They achieve this by:
- influencing, challenging, and improving our strategy, policies and practices
- promoting the voices of staff with protected characteristics to ensure that their views are considered in decisions that impact them
- providing safe spaces for staff to share their experiences and receive peer support.
Staff Networks are vital to achieving our People Plan vision of:
'Together we make OUH a great place to work where we all feel we belong'.
How Staff Networks are run
Staff Networks are run by staff who volunteer their time to take up leading roles. Network Leads work with members to identify priorities to deliver on.
They are supported by the Culture and Leadership service and each have an Executive Sponsor who champions them at Board level and enables them to reach their potential.
Our five Staff Networks
The Trust has five Staff Networks that focus on promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), providing a safe and supportive environment for members to connect, share experiences and build community.
These Networks are open to all staff and everyone is encouraged to get involved.