Equality and Diversity

We promise the people of Croydon we will do our best to ensure you feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff who respect you as an individual.

We aim to be considered an employer of choice and a number of initiatives are in place to support this.  We want to provide a work environment which allows people to feel comfortable irrespective of their gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Equality remains at the centre of all Trust policy making, service delivery and employment practice with all employees being given equality of opportunity to develop, apply for promotion and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
 
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. The Trust also closely monitors recruitment activity, training and development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age, and any other protected characteristic in line with the Equality Act 2010.

The Trust has a Single Equality Scheme which outlines its committments to this work.

The rich diversity of the Trust’s workforce reflects the diversity of the local population of Croydon and enables a greater understanding and respect for individuals, cultures and diverse health needs. 

We work with various local and voluntary organisations such as Croydon Disability Forum, Status Employment, Stonewall and Croydon BME Forum to promote quality patient care, equality and inclusion.

Our first priority is the patients and people of Croydon. We have a  shared vision and commitment to them that we will be “Here for you”.

Being ‘here’ for our patients and the people we support means we also need to be ‘here for staff’, supporting them to our promise to show  respect for individuals, different cultures and patients’ privacy and  dignity.

We recognise the importance of offering support to our staff who are  experiencing or may have witnessed harassment and bullying.

We acknowledge that individuals may find it helpful to speak to  someone informally, in confidence and seek advice on what course of action to follow.

Respect@work advisors

The role of the Respect@Work Advisor was introduced as a result of feedback from staff through the national Staff Survey and to support the delivery of our promises to the people of Croydon. 

They are a first point of contact for those of their colleagues who feel that they have been subject to bullying or harassment.  They help colleagues to talk through their problems and  provide support, guidance detailed information on the options available to them in line with Trust policies and procedures