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Would you like to join the Cultural Ambassador Programme? Express your interest by Friday

June 3, 2021

What is the programme? The Cultural Ambassador programme was developed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to support employee relations processes within NHS organisations, with a view to enhance fairness and remove the potential of cultural bias occurring. The need for the programme arose out of the national Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) data which highlighted Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff as over-represented in employee relations cases and experienced poor outcomes, compared to their white counterparts.

What is the role of a Cultural Ambassador? A Cultural Ambassador will provide assurance that the disciplinary process applied is fair and equitable. The Cultural Ambassador will have a role to identify any organisational cultural issues or bias related to ethnicity, disability or any other protected characteristic which may affect the case. The Cultural Ambassador’s role is to be curious about these issues, make them transparent and create dialogue to establish the potential impact on the outcome.

How to get involved: The Cultural Ambassador programme is open to all colleagues, irrespective of role, gender or race.  To express an interest in joining the programme, please email d.mighty@nhs.net no later than 4pm, Friday 4 June.

Note: The training for Cultural Ambassador will be delivered online, 9.30am – 1pm over four days in June. Attendance at all four dates listed below is required.

  • Tuesday 8 June
  • Thursday 10 June
  • Monday 14 June
  • Tuesday15 June