Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead for Maternity Services
The role will be responsible for improving patient experience and health inequalities within local maternity services. They will contribute at all levels across the service in understanding what we do well and what we can improve through the challenges faced for those who fall under the nine protected characteristics of The Equality Act 2010.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will ensure:
1. That local maternity services meet the needs of their local populations, paying particular attention to health inequalities. This includes facilitating informed decision-making, for example choice of pain relief in labour where we know there are inequalities, ensuring access to interpreter services, and adhering to the Accessible Information Standard in maternity and neonatal settings.
2. The collection and disaggregation of local data and feedback by population groups to monitor differences in outcomes and experiences for women and babies from different backgrounds.
3. That this data is used to provide targeted support and implement local plans to reduce inequalities in experience and outcomes.
4. The involvement of service users in quality, governance, and co-production when designing and planning delivery of maternity and neonatal services.
About us
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions. Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trusts 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Midwife
* Post-graduate qualification or equivalent in relevant field obtained through personal or professional lived experience
* Evidence of professional and personal development
* Has or working towards a post graduate Masters qualification
* Mentor Course or equivalent
* Leadership course
* PMA
Experience
* Proven experience as a midwife and able to articulate the functions of maternity services.
* Demonstrates knowledge of evidence-based practice and quality improvement
* Up to date and evidence-based knowledge of current professional issues related to marginalised women and health inequalities
* Awareness and understanding of MBRRACE-UK report findings related the global majority, LGBTQ+ and marginalised service users
* An understanding of audit and research methodologies.
* In-depth understanding of the relevance of cultural awareness, cultural competency and unconscious bias
* Good counselling skills or willing to undertake training.
Skills
* Able to work as part of a team or autonomously, referring to line manager when appropriate
* Teaching, training and presenting experience.
* Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people at all levels from a broad range of disciplines
* Ability to communicate concerns and issues with a range of people with differing communication needs
* Able to work collaboratively with staff at all levels across the Trust and with external stakeholders and committed to teamwork
* Able to motivate, empower and facilitate teams from different professional disciplines to be proactive
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.
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
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