Job summary
Barts Health is seeking an Inclusion Project Manager for this newly developed Band 7 role to support delivery of the Equality Diversity and Inclusion hospital priorities aligned with the Trust's WeBelong strategy, as part of our inclusion centre. We have invested in making our ambitious inclusion strategy reality and recognised in national awards for our innovative and action focused approach. If you have the experience and commitment to deliver EDI projects at a large organisation to shape the culture for our people, patients, and local community, we would like to hear from you.
The Inclusion Project Manager, will play a vital role in advising and overseeing delivery of the WeBelong strategy in four programme areas, covering culture, employee relations, staff diversity networks and career development. The post holder will manage a range of projects providing specialist knowledge and targeted support to hospitals, which requires someone to be agile/flexible in their approach.
Main duties of the job
The role involves partnering with People Directorate Leads, staff diversity networks and operational colleagues to develop practical, robust projects with a built-in process for measuring impact and evaluation. A team player able to work independently to tight deadlines co-designing interventions to ensure we achieve our operational and strategic objectives, with both internal and external colleagues.
The Inclusion Project Manager would be supported by the Associate Director of People Programmes, and project managers within the Inclusion Centre, as part of a high performing team. They would:
- Be confident raising the profile of equality, diversity and inclusion across the organisation and building capacity at all levels to deliver on equality objectives.
- Apply their knowledge and subject matter expertise to highlight gaps and workshop solutions in the EDI agenda, information to the attention of the organisation appropriately.
- Have excellent organisation and time management skills, working efficiently across large, complex EDI projects.
- Use their initiative, diplomacy and take a proactive approach to solving problems and escalating issues as appropriate.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a unique opportunity to make a huge impact in improving the life of our people, ultimately improving the way in which we deliver care. Contact Valerie Swaby, Associate Director of People Programmes, for more information or questions: v.swaby@nhs.net
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is a unique opportunity to make a huge impact in improving the life of our people, ultimately improving the way in which we deliver care. Contact Valerie Swaby, Associate Director of People Programmes, for more information or questions: v.swaby@nhs.net
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to Degree level or related transferable experience
- Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion policy agenda, legislation and best practice
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent IT skills; advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Engaged with the wider EDI agenda locally or nationally.
Experience
Essential
- Experience Previous experience Highly developed specialist knowledge in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work procedures, underpinned by theory and experience
- Experience of supporting transformational change programmes
- Ability to train/develop others/
- Experience and/or demonstrated interest in improving workforce equality with knowledge of the WRES and WDES.
- Experience of planning and organising complex activities or programmes of work Plan and organising a broad range of complex activities; formulisation, adjusting plans and strategies
- Experience of implementing EDI initiatives, including frameworks and standards
- Experience of developing and delivering training to a wide audience
- Ability to identify/research new developments in EDI and translate these into practical applications
- Experience of reviewing requests for funding and liaising with the Supplies team to source products and supplies and authorise small spend against budget for items
Desirable
- Experience of working in partnership with unions/staff side
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Knowledge of the development of EDI theory and practice.
- Experience of providing project management support to senior managers and focusing on benefits realisation and supporting change.
- Experience of communicating complex issues with staff and managers at all levels.
- Experience of working autonomously within an unpredictable environment.
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS People Plan and the inclusion and diversity agenda at Barts Health or across the NHS
Skills
Essential
- communications skills, written and oral; good listening skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong customer focus Analyses complex Equality issues and makes decisions based on analysis and interpretation.
- Ability to deliver against targets, and to plan and prioritise work in the face of competing demands Authorises payments for materials sign payroll authorisations
- Makes proposals on range of personnel policies or processes which impact on other departments.
- The ability to summarise and describe numerical data from a range of
- sources Ability to work independently as well as within a team (internal or external) Self-motivated, resourceful and flexible
- The ability to self-motivate, show initiative and drive
- The ability to effectively manage, organise and prioritise own workload and meet set deadlines.
- Continuously seeking to learn and develop in this area both personally and professional.
Other
Essential
- Post requires extensive VDU usage Postholder will work across a number of sites Ability to carry out the physical requirements of the post, with any reasonable adjustment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to Degree level or related transferable experience
- Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion policy agenda, legislation and best practice
- Evidence of CPD
- Excellent IT skills; advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Engaged with the wider EDI agenda locally or nationally.
Experience
Essential
- Experience Previous experience Highly developed specialist knowledge in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work procedures, underpinned by theory and experience
- Experience of supporting transformational change programmes
- Ability to train/develop others/
- Experience and/or demonstrated interest in improving workforce equality with knowledge of the WRES and WDES.
- Experience of planning and organising complex activities or programmes of work Plan and organising a broad range of complex activities; formulisation, adjusting plans and strategies
- Experience of implementing EDI initiatives, including frameworks and standards
- Experience of developing and delivering training to a wide audience
- Ability to identify/research new developments in EDI and translate these into practical applications
- Experience of reviewing requests for funding and liaising with the Supplies team to source products and supplies and authorise small spend against budget for items
Desirable
- Experience of working in partnership with unions/staff side
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Knowledge of the development of EDI theory and practice.
- Experience of providing project management support to senior managers and focusing on benefits realisation and supporting change.
- Experience of communicating complex issues with staff and managers at all levels.
- Experience of working autonomously within an unpredictable environment.
Desirable
- Understanding of the NHS People Plan and the inclusion and diversity agenda at Barts Health or across the NHS
Skills
Essential
- communications skills, written and oral; good listening skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with strong customer focus Analyses complex Equality issues and makes decisions based on analysis and interpretation.
- Ability to deliver against targets, and to plan and prioritise work in the face of competing demands Authorises payments for materials sign payroll authorisations
- Makes proposals on range of personnel policies or processes which impact on other departments.
- The ability to summarise and describe numerical data from a range of
- sources Ability to work independently as well as within a team (internal or external) Self-motivated, resourceful and flexible
- The ability to self-motivate, show initiative and drive
- The ability to effectively manage, organise and prioritise own workload and meet set deadlines.
- Continuously seeking to learn and develop in this area both personally and professional.
Other
Essential
- Post requires extensive VDU usage Postholder will work across a number of sites Ability to carry out the physical requirements of the post, with any reasonable adjustment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
