About this role
Job summary
The Trust is looking to recruit a full time Associate Director of Health Equity to join and lead our new Health Equity team.
This new and exciting Trust wide post is being recruited as part of our commitment to tacking the health inequalities experienced by the people who use our services. The post-holder working with colleagues across the Trust and system will lead on improving the health and wellbeing of the residents, particularly those living with a serious mental illness. The Associate Director will work alongside the exciting new Consultant in Public Health post that has recently been approved and for which we are also commencing recruitment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a leadership role within the Health Equity Team, and critically, have an influential leadership role across the Trust, and with stakeholders across the system. We have recently developed our first health equity strategy to address the health inequality challenges faced by the communities we serve. You will play a key leadership role in the ongoing delivery of the health equity priorities, which includes suicide prevention, Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework and the Recovery College. You will lead through using your expertise and influencing skills, developing strong and effective relationships with colleagues across the Trust and system.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description Job responsibilities
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Stakeholder Panel Date: Thursday 4 June 2026 (Via Teams)
Interview Date: Friday 5 June June 2026 (In Person)
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Master's level qualification or equivalent level of senior leadership experience in a relevant field (e.g. Public Health, Population Health, Health Policy, Health Services Management) Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
Public Health or improvement qualification (e.g. MPH, FFPH by portfolio/exam, improvement science). Leadership/management qualification
Experience Essential
Significant senior leadership experience delivering health equity, population health or public health programmes in complex organisations and systems Experience of leading system-wide programmes and partnerships and managing senior teams Proven track record of translating policy into strategy and measurable delivery
Skills Essential
Advanced strategic thinking, influencing and programme leadership skills Highly developed analytical skills; able to interpret complex data and present clear, actionable insights
Knowledge Essential
In-depth understanding of health inequalities legislation (e.g. Equality Act 2010 and PSED), NHS policy and provider responsibilities Knowledge of population health management, prevention and public health intelligence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address County Hall
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)