Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holders key responsibilities will be:

Influencing stakeholders to foster a commitment to initiatives that advance the EDI agenda, setting up board-level oversight groups on workforce inclusion and health inequalities and providing input and guidance on NHS equality and inclusion drivers

Taking a practical approach to providing advice, giving persuasive explanations of complex concepts around workforce inclusion orally and in writing to a range of stakeholders, in a clear and accessible manner

Analysing and triangulate data in innovative ways and adapt approaches to deal with ambiguity. Deploy analytical judgement in dealing with complex problems

Working with other team leaders to develop and support other staff within the wider programme team as appropriate

Contributing to collaborative work with other NHS England teams and external agencies as appropriate to help understand relevant evidence and research

Working closely with national and regional directors and their senior teams and build and manage collaborative relationships across the health system, including internal and external EDI teams, policy and analytical teams, clinical experts, and challenging external partners and stakeholders, to champion the use of analysis and insight to improve decision-making on key priorities linked to workforce inclusion.

Developing strong networks with key internal and external stakeholders and partners to ensure alignment and coordination of work to maximise impact

Improving quality and outcomes

To work collaboratively across the NHS England and NHS Improvement matrix, including integrating the National Directors portfolio.

Enabling patient and public involvement

To act as a champion for patients and their interests and involve the public and patients in the policy development and decision-making of NHS England and NHS Improvement.

To ensure all public and patient contact with the office is of the highest professional standard.

To embed patient and public involvement within NHS England and NHS Improvement at all levels of decision making.

Promoting equality and reducing inequalities

To uphold organisational policies and principles on the promotion of equality.

To create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality.

Partnership and cross boundary working

To generate an inclusive, partnership way of working to ensure the success in delivering the NHS People Plan and Long Term Plan

Leadership for transformational change

Model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes, embedding this approach across the programme and Directorate

Use analytical techniques appropriately to improve decision-making in support of NHS Englands core objectives, and ensure that analytical resources are focused on areas where they can have maximum impact

Develop excellent relationships with external providers of information and analysis and ensure alignment and fit

Map local interventions and undertake evaluation of locally delivered inclusion interventions in collaboration with the learning sites and lived experience data

Using insight and evidence for improvement

Scan research across the health sector and beyond related to any matters relevant to workforce inclusion indicators, and good practice on supporting and promoting equality, including as appropriate assisting with high level papers and collaboration with external experts including from academic institutions

Initiate and assist with research papers driven by or supported by analytic work which assists the workforce inclusion programme implementation

Collate as required, qualitative and quantitative information and lead appropriate analysis to develop robust business cases and contribute to programme products

Developing an excellent organisation

To ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff within the department

To ensure compliance with all confidentiality and governance requirements within the department

To adhere to the NHS Managers Code of Conduct and any other relevant professional codes of conduct at all times

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level combined with workplace training and experience in disciplines and techniques relevant to analytical work and equalities diversity and inclusion work
• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Subject matter expertise of EDI issues affecting healthcare or similar environment with Knowledge of equality frameworks and benchmarking tools such as - NHS workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) and the NHS Equality, Delivery System.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of developing and implementing change programmes on equality and inclusion, including the ability to think and work strategically
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
• Demonstrable senior management experience
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England/ NHS Improvement and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
• Experience of delivering against competing priorities and deadlines while also directing the work of teams/individuals.
• Experience of budgetary responsible, including budget setting with evidence of working knowledge of financial processes Management of staff/ functions
• Member of relevant professional body

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new market opportunities.
• Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
• Inputs to strategic plans across NHS and within the specific teams.
• Demonstrable ability to deliver at pace in complex environment.
• Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening up the market.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering results through the development and management of teams to ensure success and use a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility
• Ability to build effective cross functional working relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders to drive organisational agenda

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Victoria House

Capital Park, Fulbourn

Cambridge

CB21 5BQ

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)