Equality Diversity and Inclusion Project Officer

Job overview

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Project Officer

Band 5 | Permanent| 34 HPW

The Bradford District Care Trust Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team are recruiting and we’re looking for someone who is:

• passionate about achieving equality
• looking to develop their career in Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.
• innovative in their approaches to creating safe, inclusive and compassionate workplaces and health services.

We will support and develop you ensuring you are given a platform to further establish your own career and reputation for delivery across the Trust.

The team has successfully launched a Belonging and Inclusion Plan in 2021. We are in the top 10% performing Trusts for our NHS Workforce Disability Standard performance. We are in the top 25% (sample benchmarked) performing NHS Trusts for our Gender Pay Gap. We have a vibrant and committed workforce who are striving to close the gap of health inequalities and deliver outstanding care to our diverse population.

We work in a collaborative way, within and outside of our Trust to improve the working experiences and health outcomes of our workforce and the communities we serve.

We are looking for someone who is confident in working with a wide range of people. Someone who can demonstrate a range of skills including communications and marketing, training development and delivery, web and intranet page design and maintenance, someone who can contribute to strategy and policy development, project management, engagement and research.

We aim to deliver using co-production and involvement, evidence-based approaches and interventions. We are keen to strengthen our approach to evaluation and performance measurement.

We offer flexible working and working from home to support work life balance. Our Trust aims to reflect the diverse community we serve. If you would like to have a chat about the role please contact the recruiting manager lisa.wright@bdct.nhs.uk  Feel free to ask any questions about the role and the organisation. We are happy to connect you with team members and stakeholders if you would like a different perspective.

We look forward to speaking to you and receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

As EDI Project Officer within the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team you will deliver an efficient and effective Business Management Support service and role model the culture we promote.

Under the management of the Head of EDI, your role will be to support the team to run efficiently supporting the organisations compliance with the Equality Act 2010 and the NHS EDI requirements. Within the role you will engage across the Trust with our colleagues, patients, Bradford District and Craven communities and our partnerships.

There will be some standard administrative such as communications, diary, training and meetings management, but this role will also give you the opportunity to learn more about and deliver key priorities within the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda whilst working in a nurturing environment.

The team’s role is to support the organisation to create safe and inclusive environments where people can bring their whole selves to work and our stakeholders’ lived experiences help us think and deliver differently. The Team leads on delivering the Trusts Belonging and Inclusion Plan and Equality Objectives as the main strategic driver of this organisational aim.

This role will work as an advisor to Trust managers on a wide range of EDI issues ensuring Trust standards and policies are implemented and adhered to in a consistent manner. The role will have a focus on providing excellent customer service with a right first-time approach that supports the Trust values and aim to provide outstanding care.

Closing date: 22nd October 2026

Interviews: 4th November 2026

Working for our organisation

• Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference 
• We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs 
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.
• We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.