Job summary
Reporting to the Associate Director for Education, Learning and Culture, the post-holder will provide expertise and lead development and delivery of the Trust Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Development and Action Plans. They will lead, coordinate and champion the development, improvement and delivery of the Trust's EDI development work as an integral feature of the Trusts People and OD Strategy, national People Plan, culture, service delivery and wider workforce agenda.
The post-holder will be a senior member of the People and OD department and work to achieve continuous improvement in equality of access and outcomes for patients and the workforce. They will ensure that the strategy remains relevant, contemporary and aligned to Trust business and strategic plans and lead the EDI team. Through providing support and guidance to senior and executive leaders across the Trust they will work to achieve: -
- Improved patient access, safety and experience
- A representative and supported workforce
- Inclusive leadership
Given the importance of the agenda to the vision of the Trust, as a specialist senior advisor the post-holder will work directly with members of the Board and its committees on EDI issues. They will oversee the delivery of high-quality Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training to our workforce by working in close collaboration fellow leaders in education and development.
Expected Interview Date: 26th March 2024
Main duties of the job
This role would suit someone with the following attributes, skills and experience:
- Experience of successfully working in a senior leadership role in an NHS provider organisation (demonstrate high performance/achievements)
- A specialist knowledge and in-depth understanding of equality, diversity and inclusivity issues, both within large organisations but also culturally across the local community, nationally and/or internationally
- Demonstrable leadership experience in EDI development activities concerning to the full range of protected characteristics, including a broad and deep understanding of barriers to change, prejudices and unconscious bias and how to appropriately challenge and remove such barriers
- A record of successfully leading on organisation wide EDI matters. Experience of having successfully implemented and held responsibility for the delivery of EDI projects showing clear and tangible delivery of equality objectives and link to strategic plans
- Experienced people manager with demonstrable ability to lead and motivate the immediate team, to deliver to hard deadlines on high profile, complex and sensitive projects with multiple stakeholders including from outside of the organisation as well as sensitive upwards management and the reporting into the EDI Steering Group
- Excellent presentational, communication and negotiation skills
- High performing and achieving ethos
- Leads and manages with compassion and self-awareness
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
The Education Learning & Culture service is part of the People & OD department and made up of the following teams: EDI, Leadership & OD, Professional Education, Corporate Learning & Development including Digital, Colleague Health and Wellbeing, Library and Information services, and Freedom to Speak Up Guardians. The service works in close and regular partnership with colleagues in the Resourcing, HR services, Workforce Information and Communications & Engagement teams.
Between us we cover a large portfolio, and together we are committed to doing the very best for our colleagues and patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DELIVERABLES
- Devise, implement and revise an EDI strategy for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Develop and drive forward the evolving EDI Development Plan
- Formulate clear goals, implement plans and evaluate results to ensure milestones are met.
- To ensure that the EDI management and governance frameworks are fit for purpose and ensure the Trust meets its legal obligations, delivering on annual reporting requirements including, but not limited to, the Equality Act 2010, Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), Equality Delivery System (EDS), Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES), as well as inform its EDI objectives.
- Assess the impact of potential strategies of those who experience multiple structural disadvantages and mitigate any negative outcomes.
- To lead on an annual programme of work (EDI Development Plan) associated with the Trust meeting its Public Sector Equality Duty and all associated standards. To be solely responsible for creating and managing the Trust databases for all EDI reporting, including holding annual and quarterly data, completing all online submissions, managing the operation of all the EDI systems to ensure data is generated, created, updated and stored securely to a high standard.
- Stay abreast of national and local EDI Actions, Objectives and agendas and take appropriate action to adapt the strategic focus at GHFT
- Develop and maintain a high-level working relationship with senior leaders and colleagues across the One Gloucestershire ICS to prioritise issues relating to EDI at GHFT in light of an evolving and changing internal and external environments.
- Provide specialist advice and input into departmental and divisional policy and procedure reviews
- Work in a collaborative, networked way to share best practice across the ICS
- Attend as required, relevant board, committees, working groups and meetings to represent the interests of EDI and provide specialist advice
- Attend relevant Divisional and Professional Service Department meetings where EDI is a focus.
- Prepare papers and reports for People and OD, and the Trust as requested.
- Take the lead on EDI projects within the Trust.
- Provide EDI focus to ensure the Trust provides high quality on-boarding including Trust Induction as aligned to Long Term workforce plans.
- Provide the EDI review of the Trust and Clinical Induction offering,
- Ensure the Trust has and utilises Equality Impact Assessments
- Influence and/or collaborate with internal and external EDI leads, co-ordinating and managing projects that cut across professional and organisational boundaries
- Design, deliver and evaluate service and Trust activity that supports organisation, Trust Strategic Objectives and aligns to the continuing transformation of GHFT and its services.
- Engage and collaborate with other local organisations, NHSE, One Gloucestershire ICS and other relevant regional and national teams to develop EDI strategies within the health community and deliver the Long Term Plan.
- Provide activity and quality assurance to GHFT/NHSE/ICS reporting and recording processes through Board/Committee papers and regular data returns.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
- Be competent in the use of all relevant Trust IT systems
- Be involved with and aware of all local and national EDI requirements and legal responsibilities
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
- Working with the Education, Learning and Culture service, set strategic direction of the EDI agenda ensuring alignment to NHS and GHFT priorities.
- Provide strong, compassionate leadership to all colleagues.
- Comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times.
- Investigate and action as appropriate near misses and untoward incidents, complaints, injury or errors as detailed in the departmental and Trust protocols. Assist lead staff in investigating incidents as required.
- To work in collaboration with the Service Lines Heads under the direction of the Associate Director for Education, Learning and Culture.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Demonstrate strong leadership in the field of EDI
- Lead in the introduction of research-based change.
- Remain up-to-date and a strong positive role model in all mandatory training and appraisal reviews as required for self and the team.
IMPROVING QUALITY AND DEVELOPING PRACTICE
- Regularly review the service provision to ensure it remains relevant, innovative and underpinned with research in support of our Trusts aspirations to achieve an Outstanding CQC rating and excellence in education as a University Hospital or to achieve Pathway to Excellence.
- Introduce innovative ways of working to the service that incorporate digital technologies; this with a view to streamlining, simplifying, achieving cost-efficiencies or making the learning process more enjoyable and effective for our workforce.
- Write, maintain and ensure implementation of relevant policies/protocols/ guidelines relevant to the EDI service.
- Openly question and challenge practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY DELIVERABLES
- Devise, implement and revise an EDI strategy for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Develop and drive forward the evolving EDI Development Plan
- Formulate clear goals, implement plans and evaluate results to ensure milestones are met.
- To ensure that the EDI management and governance frameworks are fit for purpose and ensure the Trust meets its legal obligations, delivering on annual reporting requirements including, but not limited to, the Equality Act 2010, Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), Equality Delivery System (EDS), Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES), as well as inform its EDI objectives.
- Assess the impact of potential strategies of those who experience multiple structural disadvantages and mitigate any negative outcomes.
- To lead on an annual programme of work (EDI Development Plan) associated with the Trust meeting its Public Sector Equality Duty and all associated standards. To be solely responsible for creating and managing the Trust databases for all EDI reporting, including holding annual and quarterly data, completing all online submissions, managing the operation of all the EDI systems to ensure data is generated, created, updated and stored securely to a high standard.
- Stay abreast of national and local EDI Actions, Objectives and agendas and take appropriate action to adapt the strategic focus at GHFT
- Develop and maintain a high-level working relationship with senior leaders and colleagues across the One Gloucestershire ICS to prioritise issues relating to EDI at GHFT in light of an evolving and changing internal and external environments.
- Provide specialist advice and input into departmental and divisional policy and procedure reviews
- Work in a collaborative, networked way to share best practice across the ICS
- Attend as required, relevant board, committees, working groups and meetings to represent the interests of EDI and provide specialist advice
- Attend relevant Divisional and Professional Service Department meetings where EDI is a focus.
- Prepare papers and reports for People and OD, and the Trust as requested.
- Take the lead on EDI projects within the Trust.
- Provide EDI focus to ensure the Trust provides high quality on-boarding including Trust Induction as aligned to Long Term workforce plans.
- Provide the EDI review of the Trust and Clinical Induction offering,
- Ensure the Trust has and utilises Equality Impact Assessments
- Influence and/or collaborate with internal and external EDI leads, co-ordinating and managing projects that cut across professional and organisational boundaries
- Design, deliver and evaluate service and Trust activity that supports organisation, Trust Strategic Objectives and aligns to the continuing transformation of GHFT and its services.
- Engage and collaborate with other local organisations, NHSE, One Gloucestershire ICS and other relevant regional and national teams to develop EDI strategies within the health community and deliver the Long Term Plan.
- Provide activity and quality assurance to GHFT/NHSE/ICS reporting and recording processes through Board/Committee papers and regular data returns.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
- Be competent in the use of all relevant Trust IT systems
- Be involved with and aware of all local and national EDI requirements and legal responsibilities
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
- Working with the Education, Learning and Culture service, set strategic direction of the EDI agenda ensuring alignment to NHS and GHFT priorities.
- Provide strong, compassionate leadership to all colleagues.
- Comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times.
- Investigate and action as appropriate near misses and untoward incidents, complaints, injury or errors as detailed in the departmental and Trust protocols. Assist lead staff in investigating incidents as required.
- To work in collaboration with the Service Lines Heads under the direction of the Associate Director for Education, Learning and Culture.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Demonstrate strong leadership in the field of EDI
- Lead in the introduction of research-based change.
- Remain up-to-date and a strong positive role model in all mandatory training and appraisal reviews as required for self and the team.
IMPROVING QUALITY AND DEVELOPING PRACTICE
- Regularly review the service provision to ensure it remains relevant, innovative and underpinned with research in support of our Trusts aspirations to achieve an Outstanding CQC rating and excellence in education as a University Hospital or to achieve Pathway to Excellence.
- Introduce innovative ways of working to the service that incorporate digital technologies; this with a view to streamlining, simplifying, achieving cost-efficiencies or making the learning process more enjoyable and effective for our workforce.
- Write, maintain and ensure implementation of relevant policies/protocols/ guidelines relevant to the EDI service.
- Openly question and challenge practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level degree/Level 7 qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant field
- Professional qualification - in healthcare leadership or education/development
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation if needed
Desirable
- Relevant specialist professional training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership experience in EDI development activities concerning to the full range of protected characteristics, including a broad and deep understanding of barriers to change, prejudices and unconscious bias and how to appropriately challenge and remove such barriers
- Experience of successfully working in a senior leadership role in an NHS provider organisation (demonstrate high performance/achievements) and understands how to embed EDI issues into large complex organisations
- Experienced people manager with demonstrable ability to lead and motivate the immediate team, to deliver to hard deadlines on high profile, complex and sensitive projects with multiple stakeholders including from outside of the organisation as well as sensitive upwards management and the reporting into the EDI Steering Group
- Experience of leading teams/services through change. Leading and managing with compassion and self-awareness
- A record of successfully leading on organisation wide EDI matters. Experience of having successfully implemented and held responsibility for the delivery of EDI projects showing clear and tangible delivery of equality objectives and link to strategic plans
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
- Demonstrates ability to maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team, service leads, Executive leads and other colleagues. Excellent presentation, communication and negotiation skills
- Able to prioritise and monitor workloads to ensure delivery of strategic objectives and in-year needs
- Act as a role model/lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout the team, service and wider Trust
- Demonstrates ability to question and challenge practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient and staff care, health and wellbeing are continually evaluated and improved. Tenacity to pursue goals energetically without causing harm to others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level degree/Level 7 qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant field
- Professional qualification - in healthcare leadership or education/development
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation if needed
Desirable
- Relevant specialist professional training
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership experience in EDI development activities concerning to the full range of protected characteristics, including a broad and deep understanding of barriers to change, prejudices and unconscious bias and how to appropriately challenge and remove such barriers
- Experience of successfully working in a senior leadership role in an NHS provider organisation (demonstrate high performance/achievements) and understands how to embed EDI issues into large complex organisations
- Experienced people manager with demonstrable ability to lead and motivate the immediate team, to deliver to hard deadlines on high profile, complex and sensitive projects with multiple stakeholders including from outside of the organisation as well as sensitive upwards management and the reporting into the EDI Steering Group
- Experience of leading teams/services through change. Leading and managing with compassion and self-awareness
- A record of successfully leading on organisation wide EDI matters. Experience of having successfully implemented and held responsibility for the delivery of EDI projects showing clear and tangible delivery of equality objectives and link to strategic plans
Knowledge / Skills
Essential
- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
- Demonstrates ability to maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team, service leads, Executive leads and other colleagues. Excellent presentation, communication and negotiation skills
- Able to prioritise and monitor workloads to ensure delivery of strategic objectives and in-year needs
- Act as a role model/lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout the team, service and wider Trust
- Demonstrates ability to question and challenge practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient and staff care, health and wellbeing are continually evaluated and improved. Tenacity to pursue goals energetically without causing harm to others
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.
