Job summary
- Main area
- EDI & Culture
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 273-DC-7547448
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kemp House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £72,921 - £83,362 per annum incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Head EDI and Culture
NHS AfC: Band 8b
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof—enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
Are you passionate about creating inclusive, equitable, and high-performing workplace cultures? Do you have the vision and leadership to drive transformational change across a leading NHS Trust? If so, we want to hear from you.
As Head of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) and Culture, you will lead the strategic development and delivery of our EDI and cultural transformation agenda. You’ll be instrumental in embedding compassionate leadership, psychological safety, and inclusive practices across the organisation. This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape policy, drive engagement, and ensure compliance with national standards including WRES, WDES, and Gender Pay Gap reporting.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Trust’s EDI and culture programme of work
- Champion inclusive leadership and Just Culture principles
- Collaborate with staff networks and senior leaders to support and amplify employee voice
- Deliver impactful engagement and OD campaigns, and wellbeing initiatives
- Oversee national reporting requirements and drive continuous improvement
Working for our organisation
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Reporting to the Associate Director of Employee Experience, the Head of EDI and Culture will play a pivotal role in shaping the organisations culture to be more diverse, equitable and inclusive. The role includes fostering an inclusive workplace, driving cultural and organisational change, ensuring compliance with local and national policies and legislation, and fostering a workplace culture where everyone feels respected, valued, supported, and empowered to thrive.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to master’s degree level in a relevant subject or the equivalent level of experience, developed through similar specialist roles.
- Evidence of continuous professional development, with an emphasis on EDI and leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of providing specialist advice, support, and guidance on a range of highly complex and sensitive issues to key decision makers within the organisation
- Demonstrable leadership experience in EDI development activities concerning to the full range of protected characteristics, including a broad and deep understanding of barriers to change, prejudices and unconscious bias and how to appropriately challenge and remove such barriers
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of devising, implementing, and evaluating Equality, Diversity and Inclusion interventions that enhance employee experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ade Adetukasi
- Job title
- Associate Director of Employee Exprience
- Email address
- [email protected]
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