Our commitment

At King’s we are proud of our diverse workforce and the strength that gives us to provide compassionate care to all of our patients. We are fortunate to employ a workforce that represents the population we care for, and are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sex, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

In our 2021 Trust strategy, ‘Strong Roots, Global Reach’, we demonstrated our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion by making it one of our four headline ambitions in our BOLD vision (brilliant people, outstanding care, leaders in research, innovation and education and diversity, equality and inclusion at the heart of everything we do).

Our Roadmap to Inclusion 2022-24 will shape the strategic direction of the Trust’s equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) function over the next three years. It will ensure we turn our ambitions into real, meaningful improvements for colleagues, patients, and everyone connected to King’s. An easy read version of the Roadmap is also available.

We expect our leaders to actively champion EDI, and will equip and support them to do so. We will address inequalities across our services, strengthen our partnerships within the community, and ensure we meet our social and environmental responsibilities. We proudly champion diversity and inclusion at King’s, and act decisively to deliver more equitable experiences and outcomes for our patients and staff.

We ensure our recruitment, training, promotion, disciplinary procedures and policies are inclusive. We believe we have an obligation to do this as a public sector organisation, and we think that doing so makes us better able to treat our patients, as well as making King’s a better place to work. To find out more please read:

Our work is guided by the values of the Trust: we are a kind and respectful team. We expect everyone who works for King’s to treat people in ways which reflect our values. They set a clear standard of what you can expect while you are cared for by King’s.

Our vision, which applies to staff, patients and patients’ families, is to be ‘effortlessly inclusive’, putting EDI at the heart of everything we do. To realise that vision, we are committed to:

Leading the way by developing our culture and skill: We will build a culture that champions EDI. We will support and develop our people to provide compassionate and culturally competent care to our patients and each other.
Tackling health inequalities: We will be proactive in anticipating the diversity of our patient needs and will respond to them to ensure we achieve the best outcomes.
Being an anchor in the community: We will take our social and environmental responsibility seriously, addressing the socioeconomic determinants of health.
Building community partnerships: We will improve the reach of our organisation and grow our standing in the community through local partnerships.

For more information about our vision, please read our strategy for 2021-26.

Our Inclusion Charter for Patients and Local Communities outlines King’s commitment to providing an inclusive experience for all patients and visitors. It embeds accountability at all levels of the organisation, reinforces our commitment to providing outstanding and inclusive patient care, and outlines what our patients and public can expect when accessing out services.

Disability Confident Employer

We have signed up to be a Disability Confident Employer, which means we:

have undertaken and successfully completed the Disability Confident self-assessment
are taking all of the core actions to be a Disability Confident Employer
are offering at least one activity to get the right people for our organisation and at least one activity to keep and develop our people.