Job summary
We
are looking for an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Transformation
Lead who can work collaboratively, engaging with multiple stakeholders across
West Yorkshire.
The
postholder will lead on the development of an EDI Strategy for the Integrated
Care System (ICS), ensure a strong profile and visibility for EDI throughout
the ICS and provide EDI expertise and advice to senior leaders within the
Integrated Care Board
You
will build trust and credibility, organising and prioritising your workload
to often changing and tight timescales. You will be an excellent communicator
and problem solver. You will have a proactive can-do attitude and be able to
show resilience and leadership through times of challenge.
We
welcome enquiries and applications from applicants across all backgrounds,
sectors and protected characteristics.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will:
Develop
an EDI Strategy for the Integrated Care System, ensuring Board level sign up.
Be
accountable for the overall delivery of the strategy, developing and
delivering a workplan for the networked team.
Be
accountable for transparent reporting and delivery of improvements against
metrics on EDI.
Ensure
a strong profile and visibility for EDI throughout the ICS, connecting with
the EDI champions on the ICB Board and the Non-Executive Member with
responsibility for people and communities.
Provide
EDI expertise and advice to senior leaders in the ICB and to place based EDI
leads.
Work
with EDI leads in the five places to set the standards for EDI to which all
places would be expected to operate, promoting exemplary practice and
embedding consistent methodologies where this adds value or makes better use
of resources.
Promote
a community of practice amongst EDI leads and champions across the West
Yorkshire integrated care system to facilitate alignment of work to advance
inclusion and address inequalities
Provide
strategic leadership, co-ordination and operational delivery to ensure the
ICB as a statutory body fulfils all EDI compliance duties relating to
commissioning decisions and workforce, including (but not limited to)
coordination of assurance processes and action plans associated with the
Equality Delivery System, Workforce Race Equality Scheme and Disability
Equality Scheme.
About us
NHS West Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board is responsible for improving population health and
reducing inequalities to meet the diverse health needs of its population and is part of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership which
includes organisations, local councils, health and care providers and
voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.
We are passionate
about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity we see
this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We
know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds
create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient
outcomes.
We are committed to
creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your
wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential.
We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet
the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristics.
We are committed to a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves and are offered a working Carer passport.
We are a Disability
Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the
essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any reasonable
adjustments you may require as part of the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership has a strong reputation for its
progressive approach and commitment to addressing inequalities that
contribute to poor population health outcomes.
The
purpose of this role is to provide strong leadership to the Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) agenda for West Yorkshire ensuring that the NHS
West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is compliant with statutory EDI
obligations and duties and is at the leading edge of advancing equality and
inclusion for the communities it serves and as an employer.
The
role is to ensure inclusive values and behaviours are adopted in policy and
practice throughout the organisation and system and to provide professional
leadership and support to a network of EDI leads in each of the five places
that make up our Integrated Care System.
Please
refer to the attached job description for full details of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership has a strong reputation for its
progressive approach and commitment to addressing inequalities that
contribute to poor population health outcomes.
The
purpose of this role is to provide strong leadership to the Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) agenda for West Yorkshire ensuring that the NHS
West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is compliant with statutory EDI
obligations and duties and is at the leading edge of advancing equality and
inclusion for the communities it serves and as an employer.
The
role is to ensure inclusive values and behaviours are adopted in policy and
practice throughout the organisation and system and to provide professional
leadership and support to a network of EDI leads in each of the five places
that make up our Integrated Care System.
Please
refer to the attached job description for full details of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree (or equivalent experience)
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and networks.
- Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
- Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of EDI expertise in supporting senior leaders
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines.
- Operates with the values and behaviours as described in the person specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across multiple sites where required (reasonable adjustments)
Experience
Essential
- Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification.
- Evidence of post qualifying continuing professional development.
- Sound understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this.
- Appreciation of the relationship between different parts of the health and care system, including the role of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector.
- Demonstrable track record of advancing EDI.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of EDI and wider health inequalities agenda.
Desirable
- Experience of utilising lived experience perspectives and insights in a strategic leadership role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree (or equivalent experience)
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and networks.
- Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement
- High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
- Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
- Ability to demonstrate a high level of EDI expertise in supporting senior leaders
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines.
- Operates with the values and behaviours as described in the person specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel across multiple sites where required (reasonable adjustments)
Experience
Essential
- Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification.
- Evidence of post qualifying continuing professional development.
- Sound understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this.
- Appreciation of the relationship between different parts of the health and care system, including the role of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector.
- Demonstrable track record of advancing EDI.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of EDI and wider health inequalities agenda.
Desirable
- Experience of utilising lived experience perspectives and insights in a strategic leadership role
