About this role
Job summary You will be a visible and influential leader, shaping how inclusive culture is lived and experienced across NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). Leading our Inclusive Culture Team, you will set clear direction, mobilise change and deliver ambitious, long-term programmes that help everyone at NHSBT feel they belong and can thrive. Working closely with senior leaders, staff networks, trade unions and external partners, you will turn insight and evidence into practical action. Your work will directly support our purpose of saving and improving lives by ensuring inclusion sits at the heart of decision-making, culture and performance across the organisation.
Main duties of the job
Lead the Inclusive Culture Team, setting clear direction, priorities and standards.Develop and deliver organisation-wide inclusive culture roadmaps aligned to NHSBTs strategy.Oversee large, complex culture change programmes, ensuring delivery to time and impact.Build strong relationships with senior leaders, staff networks, trade unions and external partners.Champion inclusion across NHSBT, acting as a credible and visible senior leader.Oversee statutory and organisational inclusion reporting, including WRES, WDES and pay gap reporting.Use robust evidence, insight and analysis to inform decisions and drive improvement.Lead the development and review of inclusive policies and practice.Manage budgets and resources to maximise value and impact.Coach, support and develop your team to deliver high-quality, meaningful work.
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 description Job responsibilities
As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience in a relevant field such as diversity and inclusion. Postgraduate leadership and management qualification or equivalent senior-level experience. Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development.
Experience Essential
Significant senior leadership experience delivering inclusive culture or organisational change. Proven track record of leading complex, organisation-wide programmes. Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all organisational levels. Experience of using evidence, insight and analysis to drive improvement. Experience managing people, budgets and resources in a complex 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.
Employer details Employer name NHS Blood and Transplant
Address England
England
Gloucestershire
BS34 7QH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)