Job summary
Are you passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion? Do you have proven experience in leading change and creating working environments where all colleagues can thrive? Do you like a challenge?
If yes, then this role gives you an exciting opportunity to join the Organisational Development and Learning (OD&L) team here at The Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust (PAHT). This post, reporting to the Associate Director of OD and Learning, will work with stakeholders internally and externally to identify and implement changes to make a real difference to the lived experiences of our workforce and help achieve our strategic objectives.
The role is based at our offices in Kao Park, Harlow, and the successful applicant will join a diverse, professional and welcoming team. You will enjoy hybrid working and will need to be flexible about working onsite based on the needs of the role.
PAHT values diversity and inclusion and is committed to the recruitment and retention of under-represented groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
Main duties of the job
Job summary
Working with director of people and associate director of organisational development and learning, the head of equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) will develop the EDI implementation plan to support the Trust's commitment to be naturally inclusive and promote equality of opportunity and diversity for all staff members.
You will be the subject matter expert and provide specialist guidance and information to the Trust Board, People team, managers, staff side colleagues, internal networks and staff on diversity and inclusion issues across the Trust.
You will lead the implementation of the Trust's EDI strategic objectives. This includes stakeholder engagement, definition, and delivery of the implementation plan, developing a suite of metrics to monitor progress, and evaluation of the interventions.
You will lead on reporting and improving the Trust's position on the Gender Pay Gap, the Ethnicity Pay Gap, the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) and present reports and information to our ICS partners, the Board and Board Sub-committees, showing the impact of change and on progress against EDI programmes.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification. Available to download at any time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification. Available to download at any time.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development with an emphasis on EDI and leadership
- Educated to master's degree level in a relevant topic, or equivalent level of experience developed through similar specialist roles
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of devising and implementing high impact EDI interventions
- Significant experience of successfully leading complex cultural change projects in large organisations
- Excellent stakeholder management experience to develop, champion and maintain effective engagement and working relationships at all levels and in negotiating with and influencing stakeholder groups on complex issues across all levels of an organisation.
- Proven experience influencing all levels including executive level to get buy in for the inclusion agenda, including the ability to negotiate and influence at all levels
- Proven experience identifying risks, anticipating issues and creating solutions to resolve problems in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion
Desirable
- Proven understanding of strategy, setting and measuring KPI's.
- Proven experience analysing, interpreting, and utilising data to inform strategic plans, decision making and the development of evidence-based policy and processes
- Experience of applying equality and diversity good practice principles
Skills, knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Expert understanding of Diversity and Inclusion with the ability to provide expert advice up to Board level
- Expert, up to date knowledge of EDI key factors impacting healthcare within and outside the NHS
- Excellent interpersonal skills to deliver highly complex contentious messages to a broad range of stakeholders and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.
- Written, analytical and numerical skills to undertake research and provide concise findings, to identify solutions to complex problems, and analyse and provide commentary on statistical data.
- Effective negotiation skills to provide a range of options for dealing with problem resolution together with the ability to demonstrate tact and understanding when dealing with sensitive issues
- Ability to exercise judgement where there are conflicting views and a need to make decisions on highly complex issues
Desirable
- An understanding of the importance of ensuring confidential information and security of sensitive information. An awareness of the principles of the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of information Act.
- An up to date knowledge of UK anti- Discrimination Employment Law and good practice approaches, with the ability to interpret legislation and complex information and develop practical workable solutions
- Effective organisational skills to manage own workload, prioritise and delegate work to meet deadlines and targets.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development with an emphasis on EDI and leadership
- Educated to master's degree level in a relevant topic, or equivalent level of experience developed through similar specialist roles
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of devising and implementing high impact EDI interventions
- Significant experience of successfully leading complex cultural change projects in large organisations
- Excellent stakeholder management experience to develop, champion and maintain effective engagement and working relationships at all levels and in negotiating with and influencing stakeholder groups on complex issues across all levels of an organisation.
- Proven experience influencing all levels including executive level to get buy in for the inclusion agenda, including the ability to negotiate and influence at all levels
- Proven experience identifying risks, anticipating issues and creating solutions to resolve problems in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion
Desirable
- Proven understanding of strategy, setting and measuring KPI's.
- Proven experience analysing, interpreting, and utilising data to inform strategic plans, decision making and the development of evidence-based policy and processes
- Experience of applying equality and diversity good practice principles
Skills, knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Expert understanding of Diversity and Inclusion with the ability to provide expert advice up to Board level
- Expert, up to date knowledge of EDI key factors impacting healthcare within and outside the NHS
- Excellent interpersonal skills to deliver highly complex contentious messages to a broad range of stakeholders and maintain effective internal and external working relationships.
- Written, analytical and numerical skills to undertake research and provide concise findings, to identify solutions to complex problems, and analyse and provide commentary on statistical data.
- Effective negotiation skills to provide a range of options for dealing with problem resolution together with the ability to demonstrate tact and understanding when dealing with sensitive issues
- Ability to exercise judgement where there are conflicting views and a need to make decisions on highly complex issues
Desirable
- An understanding of the importance of ensuring confidential information and security of sensitive information. An awareness of the principles of the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of information Act.
- An up to date knowledge of UK anti- Discrimination Employment Law and good practice approaches, with the ability to interpret legislation and complex information and develop practical workable solutions
- Effective organisational skills to manage own workload, prioritise and delegate work to meet deadlines and targets.
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).
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).
