Senior Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Practitioner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• A degree in the subject or equivalent knowledge or skills
• Masters Qualification or Postgraduate qualification in the subject or relevant experience to masters equivalence
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• Project management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in implementing equality improvement initiatives in a complex organisation
• Experience of developing policies and procedures for managers or staff to improve equality outcomes
• Experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds and different professions
• Experience of supporting managers or Teams with developing Equality Impact Assessments
• Experience in managing multiple projects
• Experience of strategic partnership working
• Experience of challenging organisational processes and structures appropriately to managers and teams
• Experience of community engagement and development with people from varied protected characteristics
• Experience of developing robust action plans and reports based on analysis of workforce data
• Experience of working with staff networks
• Proven experience of collaborative working and relationship management with a range of stakeholders
• Experience of line management, including sickness absence management, managing performance and appraisals
• Experience of presenting reports and presentations to varied audiences
• Experience of designing and delivering learning and development interventions

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in the public sector
• Experience of working with equality performance frameworks (e.g., NHS Equality Delivery System, Workforce Race Equality Standard, Workforce Disability Standard, Gender Pay Gap) and any other equality standards

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• A detailed understanding of best practice in relation to equality, diversity and service delivery
• Detailed understanding of the Equality Act 2010, Human Rights Act 1988 and related legislation
• An in -depth understanding of the impact of discrimination and inequality on workforce and communities

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• B7 Senior EDI Practitioner Job Description (PDF, 456.6KB)
• B7 Senior EDI Practitioner Person Specification (PDF, 216.6KB)
• FR (PDF, 928.2KB)