Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer

NHS; Wirral; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer care provider in the UK is seeking an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer to lead EDI initiatives and ensure compliance with legal obligations. The successful candidate will collaborate with senior leaders and external partners to drive impactful EDI strategies. This role requires proven experience in EDI within a workforce context and strong analytical and communication skills. Location is primarily in Wirral with some working from home options.

Qualifications

• Must be educated to degree level or equivalent experience in equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Experience in supporting successful interventions and projects.
• Ability to analyse and present complex data.

Responsibilities

• Lead EDI workforce activities.
• Support policy development and application.
• Ensure compliance with EDI legislation.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Influencing skills

Education

Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience

Job description

This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. As part of your application, you will be asked to confirm that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women’s Hospital or, The Walton Centre

Multi site working (Liverpool and Wirral) and some working from home

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Are you passionate about driving positive change in equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)? The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer to lead and progress our EDI agenda, ensuring compliance with statutory duties and best practice across our workforce.

As the EDI Officer, you will work closely with senior leaders, staff networks, and external partners to deliver impactful EDI initiatives, training, and strategic projects. You’ll play a key role in developing and implementing equality standards, monitoring action plans, and supporting the Trust to meet its legal obligations and foster an inclusive culture.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead point of contact for EDI workforce activities, supporting policy development and application.
• Administer and support staff networks and EDI steering groups, providing regular reports and agenda setting.
• Stay abreast of relevant legislation and NHS guidance, ensuring the Trust's compliance and best practice.
• Develop and monitor action plans for equality delivery standards (e.g., Workforce Race Equality Standard, Gender Pay Gap reporting).
• Promote positive action initiatives to address historical disadvantage and encourage participation from under‑represented groups.

Job summary

This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. As part of your application, you will be asked to confirm that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women’s Hospital or, The Walton Centre

Multi site working (Liverpool and Wirral) and some working from home

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Are you passionate about driving positive change in equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)? The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer to lead and progress our EDI agenda, ensuring compliance with statutory duties and best practice across our workforce.

As the EDI Officer, you will work closely with senior leaders, staff networks, and external partners to deliver impactful EDI initiatives, training, and strategic projects. You’ll play a key role in developing and implementing equality standards, monitoring action plans, and supporting the Trust to meet its legal obligations and foster an inclusive culture.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead point of contact for EDI workforce activities, supporting policy development and application.
• Administer and support staff networks and EDI steering groups, providing regular reports and agenda setting.
• Stay abreast of relevant legislation and NHS guidance, ensuring the Trust's compliance and best practice.
• Develop and monitor action plans for equality delivery standards (e.g., Workforce Race Equality Standard, Gender Pay Gap reporting).
• Promote positive action initiatives to address historical disadvantage and encourage participation from under‑represented groups.

The candidate:

The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or have up to date equivalent experience of EDI in a workforce context. You will have proven experience supporting successful interventions and projects to improve organisational performance, have strong communication and influencing skills. You will also have the ability to analyse and present complex, sensitive data.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in equality, diversity, and inclusion with evidence of relevant continuous professional development

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion with a workforce context
• Expertise of supporting successful interventions and programs in support of improved organisational performance and workforce satisfaction
• Proven ability developing and delivering programmes of activities and projects experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams and building and maintaining successful, collaborative working relationships
• Experience of building personal and professional credibility, good self‑management and organisational skills
• Good understanding of the legal and best practice standards for equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and data protection
• Ability to analyse and present complex and sensitive data

Experience

Essential

• Experience of building personal and professional credibility, good self‑management and organisational skills

Desirable

• Experience of Working within an NHS Environment

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer CentreFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Center - Wirral & Liverpool

Clatterbridge Road

Wirral

CH63 4JY

Employer’s website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ The Clatterbridge Cancer Center - Wirral & Liverpool