Diversity and inclusion
About our policies
All policies include guidance from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to help us provide a healthy and productive workplace. We support our staff to develop and thrive with a focus on personal health and wellbeing. We also aim to:
- reflect the desired culture of our organisation
- enable our workforce to understand our approach, style and ways of working
- promote a culture of smarter working using streamlined and less bureaucratic processes
Find out more information on our employment policies.
Disability Confident Scheme
As a Disability Confident employer, we recognise the rights of disabled employees to be considered fully and fairly in all aspects of employment.
We have committed to the following actions
- recruit disabled people
- provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process
- offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
- ensure we make reasonable adjustments for disabled job applicants
- promote a culture of being Disability Confident
- support employees to manage their disabilities or health conditions
- ensure there are no barriers to the development and progression of disabled staff
- ensure managers are aware of how they can support staff who are sick or absent from work
- value and listen to feedback from disabled staff
Mindful employer
We have signed up to the Mindful Employer Charter, a charter for employers who are positive about mental health issues amongst their employees.
As an organisation we are committed to providing:
- informative
- nonjudgmental
- proactive support
To support our existing and new starters who may experience mental health issues.
We will not discriminate against you for disclosing a mental health problem in your recruitment or occupational health check. Disclosing a mental health problem will allow us to evaluate and offer the right level of support.
As an employer, we aim to:
- show a positive and enabling attitude, to employees and job applicants with mental health issues
- staff involved have interview training in recruitment and selection on mental health issues and The Equality Act 2010
- avoid assumptions about mental health and workplace vulnerability to stress and absenteeism.
- provide non-judgemental and proactive support to individual staff who experience mental health issues.
- ensure all line managers have information and training about managing mental health in the workplace.
By signing up to the Mindful Employer Charter, as an employer we recognise that:
- People who have mental health issues may have experienced discrimination in recruitment and selection procedures. This may discourage them from seeking employment.
- Whilst some people are open about mental health issues, others fear that stigma will jeopardise their chances of getting a job.
With proper support, most individuals can maintain employment and achieve successful careers.