East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Health Inequalities Lead

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Job summary

To strategically lead the implementation and delivery of the ESNEFT Inequalities strategy, working collaboratively with partners across the Integrated Care System (ICS) and putting our patients at the heart our approach.

Ensuring equitable access to our services and improve health outcomes for all our patients, supported by these key objectives;

Get everyone involved in Equity
Identify and monitor health and healthcare inequalities using data
Understand the causes of inequities and barriers resulting in them
Create change together with our partners and communities to measure its impact

ESNEFT Employees will be offered on a secondment basis.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that the Inequalities Strategy and Programme is planned and led effectively, ensuring safe and seamless integration with other existing processes and services

.Take the lead in building capability across the Trust in Quality Improvement methods including Making Every Contact Count (MECC). Support frontline staff to test, implement and spread sustainable improvements to improve equity of care across the Trust and the wider health and social care system.

To lead specific Trust-wide inequalities projects, ensuring outcomes support equitable health promotion and the prevention agenda

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

20 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

23 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR2232-24

Job locations

Colchester General Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in management or clinical leadership within an acute NHS organisation
Experience of leading Programmes at a Trust wide level
Experience of presenting to large and small groups including up to Board level
Experience of working in a complex environment
Experience of leading change initiatives within operational, clinical or partner teams
Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
Experience of line management
Experience of engagement and motivating teams to successfully deliver service improvements

Desirable

Experience of participation in 'system-wide' projects and programmes

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or with the equivalent professional experience
oEvidence of continuing professional development
Formal training in process change methods eg LEAN/ Quality Improvement

Desirable

Project Management qualification

Knowledge

Essential

In depth knowledge of improvement methods (QI and MECC) and approaches to improve the quality and effectiveness of health services.
Knowledge of national best practices and NHS agendas for reducing the gap of inequities
Understanding of the relationship between providers and commissioning organisations
Risk management and governance

Desirable

Knowledge of ESNEFT Health Inequalities programme
Knowledge of local Public Health and population management data

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in management or clinical leadership within an acute NHS organisation
Experience of leading Programmes at a Trust wide level
Experience of presenting to large and small groups including up to Board level
Experience of working in a complex environment
Experience of leading change initiatives within operational, clinical or partner teams
Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
Experience of line management
Experience of engagement and motivating teams to successfully deliver service improvements

Desirable

Experience of participation in 'system-wide' projects and programmes

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or with the equivalent professional experience
oEvidence of continuing professional development
Formal training in process change methods eg LEAN/ Quality Improvement

Desirable

Project Management qualification

Knowledge

Essential

In depth knowledge of improvement methods (QI and MECC) and approaches to improve the quality and effectiveness of health services.
Knowledge of national best practices and NHS agendas for reducing the gap of inequities
Understanding of the relationship between providers and commissioning organisations
Risk management and governance

Desirable

Knowledge of ESNEFT Health Inequalities programme
Knowledge of local Public Health and population management data

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester General Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester General Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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