Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

EDI Officer

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Job summary

EDI Officer

Band 5, Full Time, Permanent

The Equality Diversity & Inclusion Officer will work under the supervision and guidance of the Head of Diversity, Inclusion to support the delivery of the EDI Strategy. This is with the aim of enabling all our people to have a positive experience of work, particularly those with protected characteristics as defined in the Equality Act 2010; to ensure our people are represented across all levels of the organisation; to develop a culture which is free Excellent care with compassion from bullying, harassment or discrimination; to support the health and wellbeing of our people and to ensure everyone is supported to achieve their full potential at work.

They will be required to support the Head of EDI and the EDI Officer to establish and implementation of a range of interventions, collecting and analysing data to support reporting and evaluation purposes. They will be required to co-ordinate and facilitate inclusion events and to develop resources and communications to support and promote interventions across all available media channels.

*ONCE WE HAVE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THIS VACANCY WILL CLOSE *

Interview Date - 4TH NOVEMBER 2025

Main duties of the job

o Support the implementation of the EDI Strategy and Action Plan for the Trust.

o Work with the Head of EDI and EDI manager to assist in the design and deliver of initiatives throughout the year to support the inclusion agenda at local level.

o Support the delivery and coordination of specific events either internally, such as staff engagement forums, annual Valuing Diversity conference, celebration of diversity events across the protected characteristic throughout the year, such as LGBT History Month, Black History Month, Disability Awareness, International Women's day and various others.

About us

EDI is a small informal team with a big agenda. Team working is essential to the delivery of the EDI Strategy. However the post holder is expected to be proactive and self organised. We work in a non hierarchical way and so information and knowledge is shared. Our weekly team meeting sets the agenda , timetable and expectations and responsibility for our work.

Development opportunities are supported and encouraged.

Details

Date posted

09 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year pro rata pa inclusive of outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

199-NN-7429104-FM-NP

Job locations

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Management Degree or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Development of policies and protocols in relation to Equality Diversity & Inclusion
  • Experience of working with data to analyse patterns or trends in order to make suggestions for improvement.
  • Proven experience of reports, presentations, letters and other documents to a very high standard

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the equality standards/ measures for NHS organisations e.g. (WRES), (WDES) and EDS2.

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff and managers at all levels throughout the organisation.
  • Commitment to partnership working to achieve key targets.
  • Ability to respect and maintain confidentially and follow policies and procedures

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

  • Good understanding of, and commitment to, NHS equalities agenda and its contribution to advancing patient care.
  • Knowledge of equality, diversity and human rights, legislation and compliance requirements for Public Sector bodies in the UK and current NHS affairs.
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Management Degree or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Development of policies and protocols in relation to Equality Diversity & Inclusion
  • Experience of working with data to analyse patterns or trends in order to make suggestions for improvement.
  • Proven experience of reports, presentations, letters and other documents to a very high standard

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the equality standards/ measures for NHS organisations e.g. (WRES), (WDES) and EDS2.

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff and managers at all levels throughout the organisation.
  • Commitment to partnership working to achieve key targets.
  • Ability to respect and maintain confidentially and follow policies and procedures

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

  • Good understanding of, and commitment to, NHS equalities agenda and its contribution to advancing patient care.
  • Knowledge of equality, diversity and human rights, legislation and compliance requirements for Public Sector bodies in the UK and current NHS affairs.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

EDI Lead

Hannah Rennie

hannah.rennie1@nhs.net

07557763229

Details

Date posted

09 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year pro rata pa inclusive of outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

199-NN-7429104-FM-NP

Job locations

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


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