DGT People Strategy 2020 - 2025

Heard

Joy at work: Heard Outcome: Our staff will work in an open and transparent culture, in which they are treated with equality, dignity and respect, and are listened to through active involvement in decision making (shared governance). There are three key delivery programmes that support the achievement of the Heard outcome. Each delivery programme comprises of a number of initiatives which will be progressed over the course of the next five years. Progress against each of these will be monitored by the Trust Workforce Committee .

Effective Shared Governance

• Develop Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy and plan • Implement equality, diversity and inclusion training - Just Culture/Managing Incivility • Implement Inclusive standard charter and develop action plan to achieve • Externally led training to improve the quality of people management practices • Increase diversity interventions for BAME, LGBTQI+ and those with disabilities • Implement reverse mentoring to increase understanding and acceptance Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Listening to colleagues through Quality Councils chaired by a member of colleagues at band 6 or below for each division • Establish Council supported by diversity forums to support and drive diversity • Strengthening partnership working with staff side colleagues and unions through the Joint Consultative and Local Negotiating Committees • Enhance the freedom to Speak up initiative to enable zero tolerance for harassment and bullying • Implement quarterly pulse engagement survey and daily mood checks • Develop action points to respond to the annual engagement survey and track progress • Delivery of the Freedom to Speak Up strategy • Establish a process for organisational learning with guardian for safe working • Embed diversity and inclusion in education, learning and development • Develop a culture of compassionate leadership using strength based leadership • Colleagues recognition and awards Listening to Colleagues • Establish equality, diversity and inclusion calendar • Celebrate a range of cultural and religious events, led by members of the diversity forum • Embed lived experiences to help promote awareness and understanding of inclusivity • Implement ally training for colleagues to improve advocacy and support for inclusion and diversity • Increase the use of data insights to improve diversity and inclusion Celebration of Diversity

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People Strategy Summary