NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
Shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
The opportunity has arisen within the Public Health Directorate to recruit to the position of Equalities and Human Rights Manager within the Equalities and Human Rights (EHR) Team, based within the Public Health Directorate. The team is responsible for developing and delivering ‘A Fairer NHSGGC: Meeting the Requirements of the Equality Act (Equality Scheme)’ covering a suite of equality outcomes and mainstream functions to meet the general duty in the Equality Act. The work of the team to support compliance with equalities legislation broadly falls into three categories:
- Provision of professional leadership and specialist knowledge to support policy development.
- Transforming practice through service engagement.
- Legal risk mitigation.
The post holder will provide strategic leadership and will lead on policy development in relation to NHSGGC’s equalities duties and legislation, and provide expert advice to support the development of key NHS strategies, service redesign and service developments, ensuring NHSGGC designs and delivers services in a way that is compliant with that legislation and meets the needs of our diverse population. The post holder will also be required to lead aspects of the EHR team development including the development of performance measures and ensuring the resources (finance and staff) are deployed appropriately.
Successful Candidates Will Be Qualified To Masters Degree Standard Or Be Able To Demonstrate Ability At That Level In Either Health Policy, Social Policy, Public Health Or Business Administration And Have Experience Of Working In The Inequalities Or Equality And Diversity Field. Additional Essential Criteria Include Experience Of
- Leading and influencing at a high strategic level
- Policy formulation and implementation
- Contributing to the overall performance of and management of teams
Informal Contact: Marion O'Neill, General Manager at Marion.O'Neill@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or 07958138985.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
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