30 days holiday
Occupational health
Flexi time

Assistant Director - Workforce Advisor

Salary £76,115 per annum, plus £4,000 London Weighting allowance
Location Agile working with travel to London and Leeds
Expiry Date 05/01/2025 23:59
Mergefield Title {Mergefield Value}

This is a Temporary, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Are you passionate about improving workforce race equality in the NHS? Do you have a proven track record in leading strategic projects, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving meaningful change? If so, we want you on our team!

The NHS Race and Health Observatory (RHO) is seeking a highly skilled Assistant Director Workforce Advisor to lead our workforce race equality programme. This role is integral to supporting the Observatory’s strategic ambitions to address racial and ethnic inequalities in the NHS workforce.

As Assistant Director Workforce Advisor in the NHS Race and Health Observatory, you will:

  • Lead on delivering the Observatory’s workforce race equality programme, ensuring projects are robust, timely, and impactful.
  • Use expertise in workforce data analysis and modelling to set measurable improvement targets and inform system and organisational strategies.
  • Oversee the development of resources to support healthcare organisations in closing gaps in ethnicity pay, progression, bullying, and harassment.
  • Provide leadership and strategic direction, setting objectives, coaching team members, and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
  • Work with stakeholders across the wider healthcare system, in NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, and with international bodies, to drive systemic improvements.

This role offers a unique chance to work at the NHS Race and Health Observatory, leading transformative projects that aim to improve workforce equity in the NHS. Working closely with the Observatory’s Chief Executive, Board members, and senior leaders, you’ll shape the future of workforce race equality initiatives and deliver measurable, lasting change.

About you

As well as having excellent knowledge of workforce race equality policy and practice in the NHS you will also be experienced in managing complex projects and working with senior healthcare leaders.

You will also:

  • Be skilled in quantitative and qualitative research, workforce data analyses, and modelling.
  • Excel in stakeholder engagement, communication, and working collaboratively.
  • Have a commitment to continuous professional development and thrive in fast-paced environments.

To apply

Please download the job description found at the end of this page and click apply to complete the application form. Please note we do not accept CVs.

For an informal discussion about the post and the NHS Confederation before applying please contact habib.naqvi@nhsrho.org  

Application deadline: 5th January 2024 

Interview date: w/c 20th January 2024

About the NHS Race and Health Observatory

 

The NHS Race and Health Observatory is an independent organisation, set up to identify and tackle ethnic inequalities in access to healthcare, experiences of healthcare, health outcomes, and inequalities experienced by Black, and minority ethnic members of the health and care workforce. In doing so, the Observatory addresses aspirations in these areas as outlined in national healthcare policy. It is a proactive investigator, providing strong recommendations that inform policymaking and facilitate change. The Observatory is evidence-driven and solution-focused.

The Observatory is hosted by NHS Confederation and supported by NHS England. The Board and team of the Observatory are independent, and it dictates its own direction and areas of focus. The Observatory has three main functions:

•            facilitating new, high-quality, and innovative research and evidence

•            making strategic recommendations for change in policy and practice

•            supporting the practical implementation of those recommendations

The NHS Confederation is the membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The NHS Confederation is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our staff networks and a staff forum.

The NHS Confederation is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice schemes and travel season ticket loans.

Employee assistant (counselling)

Cycle to work scheme

Mindful employer plus

Occupational health

30 days holiday

Flexi time

Season ticket loan

Eye tests/ flu jabs

Alternatively, please sign in with...


Published

Not Published

Closing

in X days

{Expiry}