Equalities Manager

Are you passionate about creating inclusive services and improving equity of access, outcomes and experience for service users? This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and influence the Trust’s service user equality and human rights work, in a diverse organisation that serves the diverse populations of South East London.

The successful post holder will have experience of leading service Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) improvements, highly developed communication and influencing skills, and the ability to analyse and communicate data effectively.

You will be working in a dynamic environment alongside a committed and experienced senior leadership team. You will also support the equalities aspect of the new Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) as part of our partnership with Great Ormond St Hospital and Evelina Children’s Hospital.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on the delivery of EDI activities, plans, interventions and strategies in support of the Trust’s overall strategic plans, providing information, advice and support as required around operational plans.
• Provide senior and specialist expertise on equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights across the organisation, supporting the Operational Directorates to take an evidence-based approach to working towards equity of access, experience, and outcomes for service users.
• Be knowledgeable about and responsive to the experience of groups with protected characteristics.
• Ensure compliance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and public sector reporting duties.
• Identify areas for improvement and develop and implement projects and programmes to improve service user equity of access, experience and outcomes and to reduce health inequalities. This will include working closely with the Patient and Carer Race Equity Framework (PCREF) team, and supporting the delivery of the Trust’s Anti-Racism plan.
• Actively engage with and represent the Trust at London and national EDI forums, networks and meetings.
• Lead and coordinate cross-organisational work on equalities in specific areas of service delivery where the Trust is taking a lead role as part of a provider collaborative.

The post has been based within the Strategy and Transformation Directorate but will shortly be transferring to the Medical Directorate to strengthen alignment with the Trust’s work on population health management and inequalities.

This role is a mix of home and office working. For office work the role is based at Trust Headquarters, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lucy Canning Job title: Associate Director of Strategy Email address: lucy.canning@slam.nhs.uk