The Patient and Carer Race Equity Framework (PCREF) launched in October 2023 as NHS Englands first ever anti-racism framework for all NHS mental health trusts to embed. This pivotal new role in GMMH will provide leadership for coproducing and implementing our implementation plan to reduce racial inequalities within our services. GMMH has been a pilot site for the PCREF and is further driving the delivery of its first year plan by recruiting a designated lead who will drive forward the plans to tackle systemic inequalities in service provision through use of NHS data and lived experience.
This is an exciting time to join GMMH as it moves forward on its improvement journey with a new executive leadership team and a focus on recovery from current national oversight.
This role and the workplan aligned to engagement, representation and community voices is one example of how GMMH will ensure it is responding to all communities and specifically hears from the global majority and their experiences of our care.
You will need to have a credible community presence, working across numerous community groups to build new relationships, build trust and demonstrate active listening. Your stance on racism and tackling inequalities needs to be honest, transparent and engaging.
You will need to engage with clinical staff and corporate staff on sometimes difficult subjects, conveying hard to hear information and stories. Experience of developing reporting structures and writing reports is essential as you will report up to and including Trust Board.
If you have experience working in the field of racial inequalities, mental health and a strong track record of building and engaging with individuals, communities and services with a passion for race equity and human rights, then this is the post for you.
Due to the nature of this role it is advised that you would need to be a resident of Greater Manchester and able to travel around the city. There are limited opportunities for home working in this role.
In return you will join a growing engagement and experience team with links across our care groups who deliver a wide range of services. We will ensure you have good supervision and development in the role.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
If you are interested, please contact either
Salli Midgley, Chief Nurse and responsible executive for engagement and experiencesalli.midgley@gmmh.nhs.ukor Claire Watson, Head of Engagement and ExperienceClaire.watson@gmmh.nhs.uk
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Mar 2025