Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Job overview

Based within the EDI team, the appointed EDI Officer would be responsible for supporting and providing expert in-depth EDI expertise and advice and contributing to the delivery of the Trust’s EDI objectives.

Main duties of the job

• Support the Head of EDI with the Trust’s equality, diversity and human rights agenda to mainstream equality and diversity throughout the organisation’s culture, workforce practices and healthcare provision.
• Project manage programmes and work streams using project management tools and quality improvement methodology
• Analyse and interpret data and complex information, and present contentious data where required
• Provide expertise on reasonable adjustments and manage allocated workstreams
• Support the Trust’s Inclusion Board agenda setting and continuous engagement activity
• Work with key stakeholders to implement and review effective processes, e.g. Oversee Equality Impact Assessments, to ensure that service developments reflect the needs and priorities of different groups. ·

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Expert knowledge and experience to ensure the Trust meets its legal duties and responds to equality and diversity legislation, frameworks and best practice.
• Ensure the implementation of the Equality Act, public sector duties and other equality and discrimination legislation and policy requirements as required by emerging equalities legislation.
• Produce and evaluate equality and diversity objectives and action plans in consultation with staff and other stakeholders. These plans will often be highly complex and sensitive, and therefore require considerable negotiation and communication expertise.
• Advise and brief the People and Culture Committee, the EDI Implementation Group and other staff on EDI issues.
• Develop the Workforce Race Equality Standard, Workforce Disability Equality Standard, Public Sector Equality Duty, and Pay Gaps, with evidence of actions to improve scores.
• Support the Pay Gap reporting and working with the relevant teams and staff networks to reduce the gaps.
• Advise the Trust on taking action to promote equality of access and opportunity and policies that are fair and flexible to service users and staff who are affected by them.
• Support and work closely with the People and Culture Directorate to mainstream diversity into employment policies and practices. Act as the subject matter expert in relation to equality and diversity training, identifying requirements and commissioning and/or delivering briefing sessions and training programmes for managers, staff and other stakeholders as necessary. This will include the development of relevant e-learning packages and input to the design and delivery of induction and mandatory training sessions as appropriate, working with the Learning and Development team.