Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Head of EDI and People Promise
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Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and People Promise
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group as our Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and People Promise. This senior leadership role will lead the development and delivery of a Group-wide vision for workforce inclusion, equality and staff experience across our three hospital sites, supporting a workforce of approximately 18,000 colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Director of Culture, Inclusion and Learning, you will provide essential strategic leadership for EDI and People Promise priorities, ensuring national NHS requirements and statutory obligations are translated into meaningful improvements for colleagues.
- Lead the Group's approach to workforce equality standards, staff experience, staff networks and inclusion programmes.
- Provide professional leadership to Site Inclusion Partners across the Group.
- Work closely with senior leaders, staff networks, community partners and Board-level committees to drive measurable change and help create a workplace where every colleague can thrive.
- Flexible and agile working arrangements are supported, with travel across all three hospital sites required.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of the Group's workforce EDI strategy, ensuring compliance with the Equality Act, Public Sector Equality Duty and national NHS workforce equality standards.
- Oversee key programmes including WRES, WDES, gender pay reporting and anti-racism initiatives, using workforce data and insights to identify priorities and drive improvement.
- Lead the Group's People Promise agenda, coordinating staff experience initiatives, staff survey governance, listening frameworks and action planning to improve colleague engagement and wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively with staff networks, trade union representatives and external partners, ensuring diverse voices influence organisational decision-making and shape future priorities.
- Provide leadership and direction to Site Inclusion Partners, ensuring local delivery aligns to Group objectives while responding to the needs of individual hospital sites.
- Provide assurance to senior leaders and Board committees on equality, inclusion and workforce experience outcomes, helping build organisational capability in inclusive leadership and equality practice.
About the Role
As Head of EDI and People Promise, you'll join NWUHG at a defining moment. Bringing together three established hospitals — JPUH, NNUH and QEH — into a single Group, we're building a unified approach to leadership and care while preserving what makes each site distinct.
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The Group is undergoing significant structural change, with a new senior leadership team taking shape. As Head of EDI and People Promise, you'll help shape that change directly — influencing how the Group works now and for years to come.
Operating across three sites brings a scale and complexity few roles offer: three patient populations, three cultures, one shared purpose to build. It's a genuine opportunity to develop as a leader in a large, complex, multi-site organisation, working alongside colleagues equally invested in getting it right.
Focusing on people supports national priorities—ensuring the workforce is skilled, adaptable, and ready for future models of care—and strengthens NWUHG’s overall performance by improving quality, resilience, and sustainability.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Emma-Jayne Perez Chies
- Job title: Interim Group Chief People Officer
- Email address: emma-jayne.perezchies@nnuh.nhs.uk
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