Positive Action Programmes
Breaking Diversity Barriers
The Breaking Diversity Barriers programme removes barriers to promotion for Band 7-8B finance professionals regardless of background.
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Sponsorship Programme
The Sponsorship Programme helps high-potential finance staff from under-represented groups advance within NHS finance.
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Inclusion and Diversity Ambassadors
Inclusion and diversity ambassadors develop equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) plans and implement ‘positive action’ initiatives to ensure NHS finance is fairer for everyone.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan
Our commitment to embedding a diverse and inclusive culture across NHS Finance
This is vitally important for our staff, our patients, and for the future of the NHS. Finance teams across the country must play their part and we have taken a fundamental first step by committing to take action – however, we all recognise that inequalities within NHS Finance still exist and are unacceptable, and we need to make changes, together. Our NHS Finance Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion action-plan supports this by setting out objectives and actions that aim to improve the disparities that still affect our workforce.
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Diversity and Inclusion Resource Pack
Creating a Diverse Workforce Maintaining an Inclusive Culture Demonstrating Inclusive Leadership. Practical Steps to embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion within your teams
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Recruitment Commitment Charter
We have developed a commitment charter, designed to offer a recruiting manager a means to clearly set their expectation of a recruitment process in-line with NHS D&I standards when conducted through a recruitment consultant or agency.
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Flexible Working in the NHS
This resource looks specifically at encouraging flexible working within all NHS finance teams providing a guide that covers: What is flexible working? Benefits for the individual and the finance team, case study examples of working arrangements within NHS finance.
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Diversity Bulletin
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The National Rainbow Network
The National Rainbow Network will take a leading role in developing a more inclusive NHS Finance for colleagues who identify as LGBTQIA+.
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Initial steps for setting up an Inclusion and Diversity Ambassadors network within your organisation
An example of the initial steps that Cat Youds, Assistant Director of Finance – Medical Care Group, St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has implemented to set up their I&D Ambassador Champions network and what they have achieved so far.
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Parental leave: a guide for employees
We are pleased to provide an employee resource to support staff who are due to go on parental leave. Including case studies providing lived experiences from colleagues within the NHS finance community.
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WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP FOR NHS FINANCE
The Women in Leadership programme is improving the gender balance in senior finance roles, ensuring that NHS finance leadership reflects wider society.
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Blog – Celebrating Eid
Simi Amini, Finance Assistant at The Mid Yorks Hospital NHS Trust shares their experiences of celebrating Eid festival.
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The National Disabilities Network will take a leading role on developing a more inclusive NHS Finance for colleagues living with a disability, colleagues struggling with mental health and colleagues who are caring for people.
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Good Recruitment Guide
This resource aims to support those advertising and recruiting NHS finance positions.
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Parental leave: a guide for line managers
Download our informative and helpful guidance for line managers to help them support members of staff whilst on different forms of parental leave.
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