At Sue Ryder, we are committed to driving equity for all of our colleagues across the charity, and we support our staff and volunteers from underrepresented and marginalised groups to thrive as valued members of our team.

Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) work is a powerful tool in creating a positive culture where people feel they can contribute, problem solve and apply a creative lens to their work. We welcome and encourage candidates from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.

This includes:

People with disabilities
People from ethnically diverse communities
People of faith
People from lower socio-economic backgrounds
LGBTQ+ people
Underrepresented age groups
Women and non-binary people.

We know that people don’t get the same chances or opportunities in life - whether that be in the workplace or in healthcare. We see addressing health inequalities as an important part of our work at Sue Ryder, therefore it’s crucial that our staff and volunteers reflect the diversity of the communities we support.

Our ED&I strategy

We’ve made progress, but we know there’s lots more to do. Moving forward we’ll continue to assess our policies, structures and ways of working to ensure we are creating positive change for marginalised and underrepresented groups. Over the next year, we’ll be building on our ED&I strategy by:

Developing a Race Equity Action Plan that specifically looks at the needs of people of colour within Sue Ryder and guides us to look at our EDI work through a race inclusion lens.
Developing an accessibility action plan to understand the accessibility considerations for each department and develop a plan to tackle the priority areas.
Leading a project that ensures our EDI work reaches all employees and volunteers in a meaningful, relevant and impactful way.

Find out about adjustments at Sue Ryder to help you perform at your best

Sue Ryder Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) network groups

We believe in the power of network groups at Sue Ryder. We have four networks that bring together communities with shared lived experience and shared identity, plus allies. Our network groups are open to both employees and volunteers.

Those networks are:

Ethnic Diversity and Equity network
People with Disabilities network
LGBTQ+ network
Women and Non-Binary Individuals network

Our networks:

Help us to understand the communities we serve
Challenge and nudge the organisation to always strive to do better, creating opportunities to make change
Support our staff and volunteers, create safe spaces and encourage people to come together

The aim of our network is to raise awareness, understand the barriers and challenges for ethnic minorities at Sue Ryder, and work with colleagues to address them.

Race equality and inclusion is an international issue, with movements such as Black Lives Matter raising awareness.

The network hopes to encourage more people to speak out, bring about change and feel able to raise issues without worrying about the consequences.

Our network brings together staff and volunteers to support Sue Ryder to be more equal, diverse and inclusive around the area of disability. The group is for anyone affected by a disability or with an interest in this area to share their own views, ideas and lived experience in order to help shape the organisation’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

In 2022 we will be exploring the use of Inclusion Passports, a document for you to capture what helps you to perform best, feel included and get the support and adjustments you need when working or volunteering at Sue Ryder.

The Women and Non-Binary Individuals Network aims to raise awareness of the challenges faced by people of marginalised genders, tackle gender inequality and sexism, and work together and with the other networks to drive meaningful change.

To achieve this, we hold events, feed into policy and training, and provide a safe place for people to discuss their experiences. The network is an intersectional, inclusive and welcoming space.

The network’s aim is to bring together Sue Ryder staff and volunteers who want to help set the agenda for a more equal, diverse and inclusive organisation for LGBTQ+ people. We also aim to raise awareness of relevant issues facing the LGBTQ+ community and to be a team of expert-by-experience advisers within Sue Ryder.

The LGBTQ+ Network is open to anyone regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

We want our networks to be created and developed based on the needs of our staff and volunteers. We are open to new networks being established and any new networks will get full support from the organisation.

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Adjustments at Sue Ryder

We want to do everything possible to help you perform at your best when you interview and in your new role if you're successful. We recognise that some people will need adjustments to make the process inclusive and fair, and we’re very happy to facilitate that.

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