Job Summary

The North London Foundation Trust Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team are recruiting and we're looking for someone who is:

passionate about achieving equality and reducing health inequalities.
innovative in their approaches to creating safe, effective, accessible, inclusive and compassionate health services and work spaces.

We are looking for someone who is confident in working with a wide range of people. Someone who can demonstrate a range of skills including community engagement and co-production, project and culture change management, communications and marketing, identifying and creating evidence based innovations and best practice in health services, training development and delivery, web and intranet page design and maintenance, someone who can contribute to strategy and policy development, analyse data and build strong networks for change.

We aim to deliver using co-production and involvement, evidence-based approaches and interventions. We are keen to strengthen our approach to evaluation and performance measurement.

We look forward to speaking to you and receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

The EDI - Health Inequalities Lead will work with the EDI team and leads across the Trust and wider partnership groups to ensure that the Trust is meeting all the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and the Statutory Duties relating to tackling Health Inequalities.

The post holder will support various programmes which contribute to the delivery of the Trust's EDI Strategy, State of Inequalities Plan and the Patient Carer Race Equalities Framework (PCREF), Equality Delivery System Domain 1.

These programmes aim to improve access, patient experience and the outcomes of

people living mental health and with long-term conditions in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey whilst, reducing health inequalities. It will include action to reduce disparities in restrictive practice, the occurrence of long-term conditions and multi-morbidity and optimise outcomes, prevent complications.

This role involves working with divisions and local communities to understand the population being provided for, identify any gaps in relation to access to services and implement actions to address these.

The post holder will monitor and respond to trends related to inequality in service provision in terms of access, experience and outcomes.

The post holder will take day to day responsibility for key work-streams that support the delivery of safe, compassionate care with positive patient experience at the heart of the care delivery.

About Us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Date posted

11 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-BEH-2562-A

Job locations

North London Foundation Trust, St Ann’s Hospital.

St Ann’s Road,

Haringey, London

N15 3TH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Liaising closely with the Associate Director of EDI and the EDI, develop and support specific pieces of work that identify and reduce health inequalities for example the State of Inequalities plan, Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework and Domain 1 of the Equality Delivery System.

The post holder will be expected to produce information and communication including correspondence, reports (Board, Committee, other), presentations, data and other corporate information in a prompt and professional way which meets the highest standards of accuracy, reliability and readability tailored to the audience receiving the information.

Build and maintain good relationships with clinical and non-clinical staff across service lines and departments.

Identify, share and spread good practice within the Trust and across the partnership through, for example, lunch and learn sessions, case study development, learning events and showcasing excellence.

To write and present reports with complex information to relevant groups including the public, patients and carers in an appropriate, clear and concise manner. Communicate community related information at a range of meetings, forums and other appropriate committees.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities

Liaising closely with the Associate Director of EDI and the EDI, develop and support specific pieces of work that identify and reduce health inequalities for example the State of Inequalities plan, Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework and Domain 1 of the Equality Delivery System.

The post holder will be expected to produce information and communication including correspondence, reports (Board, Committee, other), presentations, data and other corporate information in a prompt and professional way which meets the highest standards of accuracy, reliability and readability tailored to the audience receiving the information.

Build and maintain good relationships with clinical and non-clinical staff across service lines and departments.

Identify, share and spread good practice within the Trust and across the partnership through, for example, lunch and learn sessions, case study development, learning events and showcasing excellence.

To write and present reports with complex information to relevant groups including the public, patients and carers in an appropriate, clear and concise manner. Communicate community related information at a range of meetings, forums and other appropriate committees.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

Education to graduate level, or equivalent level of qualification gained through knowledge or experience.

Desirable

EDI or Health Inequalities related training.

Experience Essential

current /previous experience of health inequalities/ community engagement
managing projects/activities action plans and reports

Desirable

Knowledge of equality and health inequalities legislation. Knowledge of the Patient and Carer Race Inequalities Framework

Skills Essential

Ability to develop trusting relationships with a diverse range of colleagues and external stakeholders
Excellent written/verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

Education to graduate level, or equivalent level of qualification gained through knowledge or experience.

Desirable

EDI or Health Inequalities related training.

Experience Essential

current /previous experience of health inequalities/ community engagement
managing projects/activities action plans and reports

Desirable

Knowledge of equality and health inequalities legislation. Knowledge of the Patient and Carer Race Inequalities Framework

Skills Essential

Ability to develop trusting relationships with a diverse range of colleagues and external stakeholders
Excellent written/verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

306 North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North London Foundation Trust, St Ann’s Hospital.

St Ann’s Road,

Haringey, London

N15 3TH

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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