Job Description

Job overview

 

The EDI & wellbeing team deliver a mix of projects and programmes relating to improving equity for people of all backgrounds and characteristics, championing inclusion and improving diversity within the workforce.

The EDI and wellbeing projects and programmes operate across the health and care sector and are often delivered as part of multi-disciplinary team working with colleagues from different specialisms across the business, from clinical and transformation specialists to data, digital and communications & engagement.

 

Main duties of the job

 

The EDI and wellbeing team deliver a mix of projects and programmes such as reviewing and improving policy, EDI & wellbeing strategy development and action planning, inclusive leadership, reporting and metrics, and improving EDI & wellbeing performance and accountability throughout organisations.

The role will involve working across a portfolio of projects and programmes, sometimes acting as a subject matter expert or workstream lead feeding into a larger multi-disciplinary team.

As we expand our EDI &Wellbeing consultancy offer, we are particularly interested in applicants who can support with the development and delivery of training, advice, and positive action programmes of activity which promote social justice and equitable experiences for all.

This role would suit someone with a broad range of EDI and/or wellbeing skills and experience, who has proven experience of supporting people from marginalised communities in the workplace or community settings. Applicants should have some project management experience, demonstrating their ability to deliver services within quality and time constraints.

 

Working for our organisation

 

Based in the South of England, SCW’s team of 1,300 skilled professionals provide expert support for more than 80 NHS organisations – locally, regionally and nationally. We are proud to be making a difference for 14 million people across the health and care landscape, working with teams across all levels of systems, joining the dots to help achieve the best possible outcomes for people, communities and populations.

Recent years have seen unprecedented demands on the health and care systems, in turn causing the way we work within the NHS and wider systems to be redefined – from how we innovate, collaborate and lead across systems to how we operationally deliver services and support and grow our workforce.  SCW is a pivotal partner in supporting these changes. As SCW responds to the challenges facing the system, we’re redefining how we can work with systems to help meet their workforce challenges.

As part of this, we’re seeking an EDI and Wellbeing Project Manager.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details about this role, please refer to the job description and person specification.

SCW supports agile, flexible and productive working so we are open to conversations about less than full time hours, or more flexible working arrangements. Please chat to us if you think you have something great to offer but need to make it work for you. Location wise this can be flexible within the SCW patch. At present our agile workers are working mostly from home, but this may be subject to change moving forwards.  Any questions or queries, please contact the EDI team in the first instance on scwcsu.workforce@nhs.net.

Person specification

Values & Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Patient First – Customer Excellence, Aspirational, Collaborative, Insightful, Respectful

Education

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Desirable criteria
  • Qualification in equality, diversity, inclusion or equivalent level of experience.
  • Project management qualification such as Prince 2 Foundation

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience in the delivery of EDI and wellbeing related projects, programmes or services
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Experience in communications and stakeholder management/community engagement.
  • Experience of coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
  • Experience in the design, delivery and management of EDI and wellbeing campaigns, initiatives or schemes
  • Skills to support EDI and wellbeing planning and improvement.
Desirable criteria
  • Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools
  • Experience in development/ delivery of EDI data analysis.
  • Understanding of the public sector
  • A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it
  • Experience in the use of social media for marketing and communications.
  • Experience in design and delivery of group facilitation and training
  • Experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment

Skills & Capabilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information; negotiate with senior stakeholders/customers on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups/customers
  • Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change
  • Demonstrate capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
  • Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity, employee wellbeing and good working relationships
  • Demonstrate capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
  • Demonstrate a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focussing on goals, understand and commit to equality of opportunity and good working relationships
  • Skills to undertake qualitative and quantitative research and analysis
  • Knowledge of financial systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement; business planning processes
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of budget and financial management e.g. project budget management, business planning or management, account management.