Health Inequalities Lead

NHS Blood and Transplant; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London seeks a Health Inequalities Lead to drive initiatives addressing health disparities. You'll collaborate with internal and external partners to improve access to care and promote an inclusive culture. The role requires a master's qualification, data handling skills, and leadership experience. Offering flexible work arrangements and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

NHS pension scheme

Continuous learning opportunities

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Masters level qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Commitment to continued professional development.
• Knowledge of policies related to health inequalities, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report progress on health inequalities and equality objectives.
• Engage with people from different protected characteristics.
• Support development of national workforce and retention strategy.

Skills

Understanding of health inequalities

Leadership qualities

Data collection and audit experience

Project planning

Proficient with Microsoft Office packages

Education

Masters level qualification

Job description

At NHS Blood and Transplant, we are committed to tackling health inequalities so every community can benefit from our life-saving work. As Health Inequalities Lead, you will support the Chief Scientific Officers Office in driving forward our health inequalities and inclusive culture action plans, ensuring they translate into real improvements for patients, donors, and staff.This role brings together evidence and activities from our laboratories, clinics, and research programmes to address conditions that disproportionately affect under-represented groups, such as sickle cell anaemia, thalassaemia and other inherited or chronic disorders. You will connect scientific insight with community engagement, helping to increase donation rates, improve access to care, and ensure our services are fair and inclusive.Guided by our values of being Caring, Expert and providing Quality, you will work across NHSBT and with external partners to advise on policy, lead data-driven improvements, and support initiatives that build a diverse and inclusive workforce. By embedding equity at the heart of what we do and championing inclusion, you will be a visible role model who raises the profile of NHSBTs life-saving mission, helping us save and improve more lives than ever, ensuring no community is left behind.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will,Leading on monitoring and reporting on progress on health inequalities and equality objectives, engaging with people from different protected characteristics, and ensuring the directorate has systems, policies and practices compliant with legislative requirements and NHS regulations.Ensuring that health inequalities and inclusive culture activities support and deliver NHSBTs shared health inequalities and inclusion vision and strategy, promoting and embedding core values that put employees, patients, and donors at the centre, and encourages continuous and sustainable improvement.Supporting the professional lead for Health Inequalities, Diversity and Inclusion development across the organisation and directorate working closely with the People and other Directorates to ensure that there are the right skills and tools to meet requirements and be a source of specialist knowledge and advice.Developing tools to support a reduction in health inequalities and an increase in inclusive leadership and wider workforce inclusion.Supporting the development of a national workforce and retention strategy including developing and evolving the recruitment and selection process for the directorate, ensuring that there are the right skills and tools to meet requirements and be a source of specialist knowledge and advice.Developing tools to support a reduction in health inequalities and an increase in inclusive leadership and wider workforce inclusion.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Job responsibilities

To learn more, please see our recruitment profile, which provides a summary of the job description and person specification. This can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.

This role offers hybrid working. Your base location will be one of NHSBT’s main centres, confirmed after the final interview and agreed with your line manager at verbal offer stage.

What we offer:

• NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
• 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
• NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
• We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters level qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience to masters level.
• Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)

Experience

• Understanding and knowledge of policy related to health inequalities, diversity and inclusion and how this relates to the role of NHS Blood and Transplant within the wider NHS.
• Experience of effective leadership qualities and ability may be supported with leadership/managerial experience.
• Experience of audit and data collection and using data to make recommendations for change.
• Experience of project and action planning to meet the organisational objectives.
• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)