Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Working proactively with the Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development and Associate Director of People Transformation and Culture and with key people within the Trust (and externally where appropriate) to raise questions about policies, practices and provisions and to influence and support changes to them as appropriate Project manage the organisations Inclusion Framework, Workforce Race Equality Scheme (WRES), Workforce Disability Equality Scheme (WDES) and Equality Delivery System (EDS) action plans; input into the Inclusion Framework and progress the organisation further forward with this agenda. Co-ordinate, lead and monitor progress against the action plans for WRES, WDES and EDS and support applications for awards, attend network meetings etc. Ensure arrangements are made for the meetings of relevant committees, including the selection of meeting dates, room-bookings, etc and the drafting and distribution of meetings agendas, papers and minutes. Use social science research and other methods to develop feedback mechanisms and analyse qualitative diversity data. Gather and analyse diversity data from across the organisation, e.g. staff demographic data, recruitment data, committee data, invited speakers, awards etc. and prepare these for presentation. To collate, analyse and report on data to inform future Equality and Diversity actions and to ensure compliance with legal requirements. To play the lead role in the development of the Inclusion Framework and create supporting action plans. To review and develop the Trusts approach to the governance and management of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in order to enable to delivery of agreed actions. To act as the lead point of contact for issues relating to equality and diversity in the workplace, providing advice, support and guidance to staff, manager and colleagues in this area. To maintain a thorough knowledge of equalities legislation and practice and develop strategies and measures to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and best practice. To act as critical friend in relation to existing and developing HR and other processes, procedures and policies to ensure that they are appropriate for the Trust, that Diversity and equality issues are embedded at all stages; and that they comply with the requirements or charter schemes such as Disability Confident, Stonewall Index and Mindful Employer. To develop and maintain internal and external relationships with staff and stakeholders in relation to moving forward the Trusts Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda including leading and participating in relevant conferences, employer networks, forums, committees and steering groups. To collaborate with the Head of Resourcing to ensure that our recruitment policy and process support our Inclusion Framework. To play a proactive role in encouraging cross institution awareness of Equality and diversity issues, working with the communications team to raise the profile of the Inclusion Framework. This will include developing a communications plan. To support development of a programme of events that support equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including planning and delivery of workshops and training sessions. To further develop a Trust wide approach to assessing equality impact and seek to embed these in key policy areas. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Knowledge of EDI issues affecting the healthcare or similar environments Knowledge of how to develop and implement cultural change programmes Strong project management skills Able to liaise and influence a wide range of people and build effective working relationships quickly Strong communication skills both oral and written Ability to produce reliable and comprehensive data Experience of social science research methods Ability to respond to changes in workload at short notice Experience of Equality and diversity issues Experience of ensuring compliance with equality and diversity legislation Educated to a Masters (or equivalent) level in a social science based subject The ability to demonstrate continuous professional development COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS Internally Associate Director of People Transformation and ~Culture Heads of HR Director of Human Resources and OD Group Chief People Officer Executive Directors Divisional Directors HR Business Partners Head of Patient Experience Head of Resourcing and Workforce Systems Freedom to Speak Up Guardian Trade Unions Externally ICB Colleagues Inclusion Colleagues Representatives from Community Groups