University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 EDI Projects Officer - NIHR Biomedical Research Centre

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Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a skilled and motivated individual with a passion for promoting equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research to join the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).

As an EDI Project Officer, you will drive equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives within the five-year BRC programme. Working closely with the BRC, Clinical Research Facility, other NIHR infrastructure, the wider UHB Research & Development colleagues and the Inclusion Team, you will manage various projects aligned to the NIHR BRC EDI Strategy. You will have a unique opportunity to identify and design innovative solutions to complex EDI issues, provide expert guidance and support to various stakeholders, and help develop and implement a shared and inclusive research culture for our BRC programme.

The post holder will collaborate with patient and public involvement & engagement (PPIE) and EDI Theme Leads to embed and enhance EDI, and will deliver expert knowledge on training and developing EDI tools. You will actively contribute to the continued development and implementation of the programme's EDI Strategy and will be responsible for reporting progress against this.

This post is fixed-term for 2 years, and will be primarily based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. If you are interested in this role and would like more information, please speak with Byron Batten (Byron.Batten@uhb.nhs.uk/0121 371 2655).

Main duties of the job

*Coordinate efforts to develop and implement a shared and inclusive research culture for the BRC, to foster increased participation across our public research participants, collaborators and workforce.

*Work alongside our PPIE Theme Leads to embed and enhance EDI to foster relationships and improve understanding of public participation and engagement across our communities and neighbourhoods.

*Working closing with the BRC EDI Theme Leads to provide expert advice and guidance and to support the development and implementation of the programmes EDI Strategy.

*Work in partnership with operational and corporate managers across the programme, to heighten equity and diversity insight in recruitment and development practices, diagnosing issues and agreeing priorities for action.

*Provide managers and staff with the appropriate knowledge transfer to positively promote and embed equity and Human Rights principles. Help provide staff with the relevant competencies to challenge discrimination through the provision of training, development, written guidance, and support.

*Establish and maintain networks with internal and external EDI Leads both nationally and locally across the programme footprint, including establishing meaningful and productive relationships with the Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and other key stakeholders to share best practice and highlight areas of collaboration on key strategic aims.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

26 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1071850GB

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree level qualification in a relevant discipline or an equivalent professional qualification. Or equivalent relevant experience which demonstrates how specialist knowledge in EDI and or human rights interpretation, development, and implementation has been gained and applied.
Note: A degree qualification is not required if you are able to demonstrate the required relevant experience.
A formal qualification in project management. Or equivalent relevant experience managing projects in a complex organisation which has multiple organisational structures and stakeholders.
Note: A formal qualification is not required if you are able to demonstrate the required relevant experience.

Experience

Essential

Experience of developing plans tactically and creatively, and gain agreement to implement through service delivery.
Experience of presenting concepts and ideas clearly engaging the audience.
Significant experience in the preparation of EDI service change which impact the organisations.
Evidence of successful experience of implementing equality and human rights change programme within a complex structure.
Experience of managing a range of projects which require the application of in-depth specialist knowledge of equality diversity and inclusion.
Experience of developing and delivering education and development initiatives to a range of stakeholders.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree level qualification in a relevant discipline or an equivalent professional qualification. Or equivalent relevant experience which demonstrates how specialist knowledge in EDI and or human rights interpretation, development, and implementation has been gained and applied.
Note: A degree qualification is not required if you are able to demonstrate the required relevant experience.
A formal qualification in project management. Or equivalent relevant experience managing projects in a complex organisation which has multiple organisational structures and stakeholders.
Note: A formal qualification is not required if you are able to demonstrate the required relevant experience.

Experience

Essential

Experience of developing plans tactically and creatively, and gain agreement to implement through service delivery.
Experience of presenting concepts and ideas clearly engaging the audience.
Significant experience in the preparation of EDI service change which impact the organisations.
Evidence of successful experience of implementing equality and human rights change programme within a complex structure.
Experience of managing a range of projects which require the application of in-depth specialist knowledge of equality diversity and inclusion.
Experience of developing and delivering education and development initiatives to a range of stakeholders.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)