Job summary
As our new Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, you will lead our ambition that equality and equity of access is a thread throughout all that we do. You will champion new ways of thinking, delivering services and hearing the voices of our people and local population to improve equitable, diverse and inclusive experiences for all.
There is lots to do. Our Board, Executive team and Culture and Inclusion Board will work alongside you to effect change. We are building a stronger values-led culture, and we are prioritising staff welfare and wellbeing, engendering a greater sense of belonging. You will lead this important area, and engage and respectfully challenge leaders to continually act with compassion and inclusion.
With a focus on caring for our staff and 'getting the basics right' there is also a strong focus on improving, enhancing, and developing our culture through transformational change. A trusted source of professional advice and expertise, you will develop and act upon specialist knowledge in current trends in EDI.
You will drive forward civility, respect, individuality, collectiveness and belonging in a workplace that ensures equality, delivers diversity and inspires inclusivity.
You will live and breathe our values of being kind, connected and bold, and hold others to account to be inclusive, fair and supportive.
This role works with and to the Group Chief People Officer.
For further information contact: Helen Cant on 07989 959008 helen.cant@uhb.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is a new role. You will be an inspirational and experienced leader who can accelerate our EDI progress by introducing fresh impetus and best practice to our efforts.
You will demonstrate effectiveness in leading diversity and inclusion-related programmes that will deliver lasting and meaningful change for our people.
The role provides strategic and operational direction and leadership in relation to equality, diversity and human rights legislation. You will provide evidence-based, strategic direction to the Trust Board and Executive Team, ensuring strong levels of Trust-wide engagement, and a continued focus on this agenda at all levels, to develop the cultural conditions for dynamic ED&I leadership and cultural change across UHB.
You will work with the Executive Team and corporate and clinical leaders to ensure our workforce reflects the communities, service users and patients we serve. Core to the role will be ensuring that equality, diversity and inclusion is a key theme running through all workforce strategies and work streams, and integral to all systems, processes and behaviours.
Working collaboratively with staff networks will be central to your approach, listening to diverse voices and ensuring equitable and inclusive engagement in the co-creation of diverse & inclusive ways of working.
You will anticipate and get ahead of EDI-related challenges and opportunities, shaping and delivering strategies and practices.
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Minimum of degree level with either a Masters degree or equivalent level experience.
- *Specialist knowledge and or experience / or training in Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
- *Evidence of post-graduate development in a relevant work area.
- *It is desirable to have a coaching/mentoring qualification.
- *It is desirable to be a Chartered Member or Fellow of the CIPD.
Experience
Essential
- *Significant experience at a senior level, gained in a complex organisation.
- *A proven track-record of delivering EDI transformation.
- *Large scale project management experience, in EDI developments.
- *Leadership and management experience in a large, complex environment.
- *Proven track record of formulating impactful long term strategic plans.
- *Robust knowledge of legislation and EDI law to provide specialist authoritative advice for the Trust, advising on discriminatory behaviours.
- *Policy implementation across function or corporate responsibility for EDI policy.
- *Experience of delivering, leading and embedding inclusive change initiatives, with an understanding of the dynamics of change and the effects on people
- *Demonstrable experience of managing and developing a diversity and inclusion roadmap focused on achieving measurable and sustainable results.
- *It is desirable to have broader sector experience, including for example social care or education.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Provide and receive highly complex information and disseminate to various stakeholders, staff, patients and the public.
- *Experience of advanced analytical skills, ability to interpret a large set of complex facts and draw conclusions and make recommendations from them.
- *Highly-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams.
- *Has undertaken workforce or EDI audits and surveys and has supported operation of one or more information systems to support this.
- *Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- *Ability to work at a senior level with a multi-professional group of staff.
- *Ability to engage and fully involve senior staff in the development of workforce related projects.
- *A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
- *Experience in producing reports, presentations and board papers to a high standard.
- *A confident leader who will be visible in the organisation and passionate about creating an environment where diversity is celebrated; understanding the need for a collaborative approach to communication which reflects empathy and an engaging way of embedding values and culture throughout the organisations.
- *Have demonstrable personal credibility and authority to secure support from senior peers and stakeholders.
- *Resilient when under pressure.
- *Able to act on own initiative, judgement and to make decisions.
- *Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team.
- *Excellent interpersonal skills -- ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
- *Excellent team leader/player with supportive qualities.
- *Achievement focused -- ability to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
- *Possesses energy and enthusiasm for delivering leading edge people practices
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Minimum of degree level with either a Masters degree or equivalent level experience.
- *Specialist knowledge and or experience / or training in Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
- *Evidence of post-graduate development in a relevant work area.
- *It is desirable to have a coaching/mentoring qualification.
- *It is desirable to be a Chartered Member or Fellow of the CIPD.
Experience
Essential
- *Significant experience at a senior level, gained in a complex organisation.
- *A proven track-record of delivering EDI transformation.
- *Large scale project management experience, in EDI developments.
- *Leadership and management experience in a large, complex environment.
- *Proven track record of formulating impactful long term strategic plans.
- *Robust knowledge of legislation and EDI law to provide specialist authoritative advice for the Trust, advising on discriminatory behaviours.
- *Policy implementation across function or corporate responsibility for EDI policy.
- *Experience of delivering, leading and embedding inclusive change initiatives, with an understanding of the dynamics of change and the effects on people
- *Demonstrable experience of managing and developing a diversity and inclusion roadmap focused on achieving measurable and sustainable results.
- *It is desirable to have broader sector experience, including for example social care or education.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Provide and receive highly complex information and disseminate to various stakeholders, staff, patients and the public.
- *Experience of advanced analytical skills, ability to interpret a large set of complex facts and draw conclusions and make recommendations from them.
- *Highly-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams.
- *Has undertaken workforce or EDI audits and surveys and has supported operation of one or more information systems to support this.
- *Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- *Ability to work at a senior level with a multi-professional group of staff.
- *Ability to engage and fully involve senior staff in the development of workforce related projects.
- *A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
- *Experience in producing reports, presentations and board papers to a high standard.
- *A confident leader who will be visible in the organisation and passionate about creating an environment where diversity is celebrated; understanding the need for a collaborative approach to communication which reflects empathy and an engaging way of embedding values and culture throughout the organisations.
- *Have demonstrable personal credibility and authority to secure support from senior peers and stakeholders.
- *Resilient when under pressure.
- *Able to act on own initiative, judgement and to make decisions.
- *Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team.
- *Excellent interpersonal skills -- ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
- *Excellent team leader/player with supportive qualities.
- *Achievement focused -- ability to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
- *Possesses energy and enthusiasm for delivering leading edge people practices
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).
