Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Job Description

All our live jobs are listed here. If you cant find the job or role youre looking for, please do check back orregister your interest for jobs so we can keep you posted.Main area Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grade Band 8b Contract Fixed term: 12 months (from December 2023) Hours

• Full time
• Job share
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-H491-23 Site Trust Headquarters Town Ashton under Lyne Salary £58,972 - £68,525 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/09/2023 23:59 Interview date 11/10/2023About the TrustWe are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications fromindividuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeopleWe have exciting opportunity to lead our growing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Team at Pennine Care.We welcome candidates with a clear and demonstrable passion and/lived experience.This is a key senior which at its heart will help us continue our journey in creating a truly inclusive culture where everyone can be their true selves at work and ebsuring fair access to our services and improve the outcomes and experiences of our serviceusers. people can be their authentic self and where access to and experience of ourWe are looking for a passionate EDI leader with ideas for improvement and an eye on delivering and driving our ambitious agenda. The successful candidate will be highly knowledgeable about the issues facing minority and/or under-represented groups and havethe inter-personal skills to engage with and involve a range of diverse groups and individuals to ensure our work is informed and supported by people’s experience.Main duties of the jobTo be successful, you will be an authority in EDI best practice, knowledge and application. You will be able to demonstrate significant recent evidence of leading and implementing initiatives achieving equality improvement outcomes. You will be an advocatefor diversity and inclusion and have the credibility and influence to work with people at all levels to put EDI at the heart of everything we do.A strong communicator and influencer, you will develop effective working relationships both strategically and operationally across a range of settings, in order to deliver our EDI priorities and to continue to mainstream EDI best practice across all aspectsof our patient services and our workforce.You will lead on the development and implementation of the Trusts strategic EDI objectives ensuring the involvement of diverse groups and people with lived experience in the development and implementation of our plans.Working for our organisationWe are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications fromindividuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstratein your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.Person specificationEducation/Qualification

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in a specialist area.
• Extensive knowledge of specialist area acquired through education, research or formal development.
• Evidence of further relevant study in health inequalities / EDI

Experience

• Deep and broad up to date knowledge and understanding of EDI with significant senior level experience designing, delivering and evaluating effective EDI activities.
• Experience of working across a complex organisation to delivery cultural change across a range of activities projects and programmes.
• Demonstrable experience of establishing departmental objectives, plans and service standards and monitoring performance against those objectives.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office packages including Office, excel, access, word, powerpoint
• Experience engaging with communities/patients/carers to listen, learn and influence change.
• Knowledge and experience of the NHS and wider healthcare system

Knowledge Substantial