We are passionate about York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals being an excellent place to work for everyone.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment by striving to build a workforce which is valued and whose diversity reflects the communities it serves. We believe that this commitment will lead to improved services for our patients and greater equality in opportunities for our staff.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we are committed to equal opportunities, and diversity and as an Organisation we encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristics.

A number of staff networks have been set up to represent and offer support to members of staff from a wide variety of backgrounds

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Carers Staff Network:

· Build a network of colleagues who are carers providing a safe space to get together in a supportive environment.

· Celebrate carers achievements and contributions to the success of the organisation.

· To support an inclusive and positive approach, enabling the Trust to attract and retain a workforce that is representative of the population that it serves.

· To raise awareness and support the development of actions to support carers within the Trust.

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Enable Network - Network Objectives:

. Inspire and provide support to disabled staff.

. Support the development of visible role models for disabled staff by celebrating the achievements and contributions of members.

. Raise awareness of the issues disabled people face within the Trust and engage with the Trust to address these issues

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LGBTQ+ Network:

. Work together with other departments (YorSexual Health) for the

. June Pride in York and March representing the Trust and the Network.

. Re-vamp the social Network meetings and use new technology to engage more with new and old Network members - with success!

. Recruit new members to the core committee, but also engage more members in running the network.

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Race Equality Network

. Voice and Engagement

. Empathy and Collaboration

. Celebration

. Self-Development Opportunities

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Women's Network

. Celebrate, recognise and share women’s achievements and successes at all levels through events and communications.

What the Networks do

• Work across York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals to make positive change
• Raise awareness and reduce stigma
• Provide a safe and confidential space for staff to discuss what is important to them

• Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can
• Being a disability confident employer and in line with the disability confident scheme guarantee an interview for all applicants who share their disability and  meet the essential criteria
• Making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process for those with a physical or hidden disabilities, including those who are neuro-diverse
• Working with marginalised groups, to increase representation and inclusive practice throughout the Trust through our Networks
• Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, access to mentors and peer support groups to support their personal and career development objectives

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The Trust provide in conjunction with the ENEI various Learning Events such as;

_‍We also run bi-annual workshops including

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‍Cultural Competence

· Understand culture and its importance for people

· Explore different cultural models and consider the impact within the workplace

· Dive in to discovering the impact of cultural differences within everyday interactions

· Discuss how individual and cultural preferences can influence interactions and working practices

· Consider empathetic approach to building an environment of cultural sensitivity and competence

· Identifying opportunities across our interactions, language, communication, and practices

· Apply a practical approach to actions that can be taken following the session

· Session will include open discussion, exercises, quizzes, and takeaway tips

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Inclusive Recruitment ‍

This complements the Trust’s Recruitment and Selection training and is aimed at all staff with recruitment responsibilities. It will be delivered online for 3 hours. More information to come.

• Application Form tips and Interview Skills – This theory and practice workshop will be delivered online for 3 hours and is aimed at Staff network members in the first instance.