Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

Equality and Diversity

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

To monitor costs spent on interpreting services introducing and rolling out methods of providing interpreting services in the most cost effective ways

To liaise with senior nursing, medical and management staff to promote and introduce the use of the most cost effective methods of providing interpreting services

To act as the Trust contact for contractors used by the Trust for interpreting services

To ensure that Trust staff have access to guidance about how to access interpreting services and the options available to them

To develop and update a variety of databases in order to monitor relevant action plans and projects.

To supervise clerical staff as needed.

To write articles and manage the equality and diversity section of the intranet and internet sites.

To manage and prioritise own workload, ensuring timely completion of projects.

Dealing with interruptions and enquiries taking independent action as necessary or taking advice if needed.

To support work experience placements ensuring that local induction, training on software and machinery is provided.

To assist in the development, co-ordination and implementation of the Trusts Equality Objectives and relevant Equality and Diversity action plan strategies

To assist in the development of a monitoring tool for the Trusts Equality Objectives

To maintain and make initial contact with community groups, maintaining information and consulting with community groups on a variety of projects,

To advise and increase awareness of staff within the Trust regarding equality issues and policy development

To assist the Training Department in the development and delivery of equality and diversity training programmes to meet the requirements of the Key Skills Framework.

To work in partnership with Human Resource Department aiming to ensure all relevant legislation is embedded within policy and practice

To advise and assist on the implications of new/relevant legislation and assist in reviewing and writing policies and strategies, updating the Trust on various Equality and Diversity initiatives and progress

To breakdown and evaluate relevant information, presenting it in an understandable and workable format

To assist the Trust with Equality Analysis, providing support throughout the process

To work closely with the Council of Members aiming to ensure a variety of underrepresented groups are provided to give both individual and general advice on accessing services and information.

To signpost to relevant organisations where issues surrounding cultural sensitivities can be explored as appropriate.

To provide regular reports on any aspect of the post as required.

To manage and update information on the intranet and internet site.

To be innovative and generate new ways of working in order to meet the needs of marginalised groups

To deal with enquiries, determining and taking appropriate action as necessary

To offer support and guidance to minority groups, individuals, including being the initial point of contact for incoming calls.

Facilitate and actively contribute to the Equality and Diversity Steering Group

Use the national EDS framework as a benchmark for reporting the performance of the Trust around equality, diversity and inclusion.

Engagement

Develop and disseminate methods of engagement and involvement using both qualitative and quantitative research methods

Work collaboratively with service users, carers and teams to understand, document and analyse and evaluate the experiences of service users and carers accessing the Trusts services

Work in partnership with service and corporate directorates to embed effective engagement and support local ownership of initiatives

To train service users and carers to build a network of skilled volunteers and workers to help facilitate the work of service user engagement

Develop research protocols, in partnership with others, to evaluate the impact of quality improvement initiatives on service user and carer experience and the effectiveness of their involvement in the process.

To assist in the organisation of events to support the promotion of the patient experience service.

To assist in the recruitment and management of the Council of Members

To provide information about local services, including voluntary and statutory agencies.

Personal Development

To attend local, regional and national training and information events and networks as required.

To participate in regular supervision with a senior member of the team.

To take part in annual appraisals in line with Trust Policy.

General

To contribute to service development planning and implementation as required.

To undertake any other duties in relation to the service deemed appropriate by the Head of Patient Experience

To work in accordance with Trusts policies and procedures and those specific to Patient Experience

To maintain patient confidentiality at all times, adhering to the Data Protection Act and Caldicott Guidelines.

Person Specification

Experience of working in Equality and Diversity

Essential

• Experience
• Experience in supervising staff
• Experience of report writing to a high standard
• Experience of presenting to audiences and engaging with staff at all levels
• Knowledge of current legislation involving Equality Diversity and Inclusion in healthcare

Desirable

• Experience of public engagement work

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP

Employer's website

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