Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Partner (Health Inequalities)

Job Summary

We are seeking an Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Partner to support the delivery of complex strategic projects aligned with the Trust's Advancing Equity and Inclusion Strategy. This role involves partnering with senior leadership teams and business managers across the Trust to provide specialist guidance and support in developing and implementing local activities that align with the Trust's overarching strategic direction. The successful candidate will work with colleagues both internally and externally, offering expert advice and managing a range of projects that require highly specialised knowledge.

Main Duties of the Job

The role involves motivating leaders to collaborate on implementing changes that will enhance equality-related performance. The successful candidate will work closely with key stakeholders, both within and outside the organisation, to support the implementation of projects related to the NHS Equality Delivery System 2022 V3, the NHS Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES), the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), and the NHS Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network Inclusion Framework, among others.

Based at our Prestwich site, the role requires some travel to external meetings. The post holder will be line-managed by the team's Head of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. We offer a hybrid working model and are open to discussing a range of flexible working options and reasonable adjustments.

This position will help establish and maintain networks with internal and external equality, diversity, and inclusion leads at both national and local levels across Integrated Care Systems (ICS). The successful candidate will share best practices and highlight areas of learning for the team and services. They will actively model our Trust Values and leadership standards based on our model, coach, care framework, and demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion by creating equitable environments.

About Us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Date Posted: 03 February 2025

Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time

Reference Number: 437-6938795-A

Job Locations: Prestwich Hospital, Prestwich, M25 3BL

Job Responsibilities:

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff Benefits:

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Masters level qualification in a relevant discipline or an equivalent professional qualification. Or equivalent relevant experience which demonstrates how specialist knowledge in policy interpretation, development, and implementation has been gained and applied.

Other Requirements

• An understanding of the principles of inclusive and compassionate leadership.
• There is an occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role.

Experience

• Experience of developing and monitoring strategic equality objectives in line with the Public Sector Equality Duties (PSED) in the Equality Act (2010) in a complex organisation.
• Experience of working across teams managing and delivering equality, diversity, and inclusion or health inequalities related projects.
• Experience of providing expert advice and guidance on the application of the Equality Act (2010).
• Experience of undertaking equality impact assessments.
• Experience of policy review and development.
• Experience of developing and delivering training and development activities.
• Experience of collecting and using data to inform insights.
• Experience of using project management tools and techniques.

Knowledge

• Expert knowledge of the Equality Act (2010); Public Sector Equality Duties (PSED).

Skills and Abilities

• An ability to identify and design innovative solutions to complex equality diversity and inclusion issues.
• An ability to establish and maintain relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• An ability to organise own workload, dealing with conflicting priorities and multiple deadlines.

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.

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.

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.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address: Prestwich Hospital, Prestwich, M25 3BL

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