Health Inequalities Lead

Job summary

Nottingham CityCare Partnership is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Health Inequalities and Community Engagement Lead to help shape how we understand, engage with and respond to the needs of the diverse communities we serve.

Working within our Nursing and Quality Directorate, you will play a key role in helping CityCare deliver better outcomes for patients, families, communities and staff by ensuring that equity, inclusion and engagement are embedded throughout our organisation.

This role is permanent, part time, working 2 days per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development, coordination and delivery of CityCare's health inequalities agenda, ensuring that equity, inclusion and meaningful community engagement are embedded across all areas of service delivery.

This role sits at the heart of CityCare's commitment to improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities.If you are passionate about reducing health inequalities, improving access to care, and ensuring that every voice is heard, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews are expected to take place on 16th September 2026.

Main duties of the job

You will lead the implementation and development of our Health Inequalities Framework, ensuring that national priorities such as Core20PLUS5 are translated into meaningful local action. You will oversee a range of projects and initiatives aimed at improving equity of access, experience and outcomes across our services.

You will also play an important role in providing assurance and governance support through attendance at Health Inequalities, Experience and Engagement and other relevant forums, producing high-quality reports and insight that inform decision-making at all levels of the organisation.

About us

We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.

CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring.

CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please contact People Services on ncp.recruitment@nhs.net . CityCare is committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.

Details

• Date posted: 13 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Pro Rata for Part Time
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: B9826-PGCG-6532
• Job locations: Aspect House, Aspect Business Park, (Agile Working), 26 Bennerley Road, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8WR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The Health Inequalities Lead will provide leadership and coordination of CityCare's health inequalities agenda and community engagement approach, supporting the organisation to reduce unwarranted variation in access, experience and outcomes.

The post holder will:

• Lead the oversight, coordination and delivery of the organisations Health Inequalities Framework and associated workstreams including oversight of the organisations contribution to Core20PLUS5 priorities at place and system level.
• Drive forward programmes and projects that address health inequalities and improve equity across services.
• Ensure that meaningful engagement with underserved and seldom-heard communities informs service design, improvement and evaluation.
• Support governance and assurance through attendance at relevant meetings and the production of high-quality reports.
• Work closely with operational, clinical and corporate teams to embed health inequalities and engagement principles within service delivery.

Dimensions

STAFF

• Part of the Nursing and Quality Directorate, working collaboratively across services, with matrix working across engagement, experience and improvement functions.

BUDGET

• Responsible for direct budget management and for ensuring delivery of programmes within agreed resources and contributing to business cases where required.

AREA

• Organisation-wide role spanning all CityCare services, with a focus on underserved populations and communities.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Strategy

• Lead the implementation, delivery and continuous development of the Health Inequalities Framework.
• Translate national and system priorities (e.g. Core20PLUS5) into local delivery plans.
• Oversee and monitor CityCare's contribution to Core20PLUS5 priorities, ensuring alignment with Integrated Care System (ICS) objectives and demonstrating measurable impact on identified population groups.
• Provide expert advice to services on reducing inequalities in access, experience and outcomes.
• Support the integration of health inequalities within quality improvement, governance and service redesign.
• Build relationships with community organisations, voluntary sector partners and stakeholders.
• Facilitate co-production approaches to service design, improvement and evaluation.
• Programme and Project Management
• Oversee a portfolio of health inequalities projects, ensuring clear objectives, milestones and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor and report on progress against key priorities and organisational objectives.
• Identify risks, gaps and opportunities, escalating and mitigating appropriately.
• Data, Insight and Reporting
• Work with Business Intelligence and operational teams to analyse inequalities data and identify priority areas.
• Produce high-quality reports for governance groups, including Health Inequalities, Participation, Engagement and Partnership Group and Quality Committee.
• Provide assurance on progress, impact and outcomes of health inequalities initiatives.
• Support development of dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track inequalities.
• Contribute to the development and monitoring of Core20PLUS5 metrics and reporting, ensuring robust tracking of outcomes and progress across priority cohorts.

Governance and Meetings

• Attend and contribute to CityCare committee and subgroup meetings.
• Lead preparation of papers, reports and presentations for internal governance forums.
• Ensure actions and outputs from meetings are tracked and progressed.

Partnership Working

• Work collaboratively with Integrated Care System (ICS), Local Authority and voluntary sector partners.
• Represent CityCare at relevant system-wide forums relating to health inequalities.
• Promote alignment between organisational and system priorities.
• Embedding Culture and Practice
• Promote a culture of inclusion, equity and continuous learning.
• Support staff to understand their role in addressing health inequalities.
• Develop and deliver training, awareness and guidance for teams.
• Support and contribute to organisational forums focused on experience and engagement (e.g. SHARE), ensuring:
• Representation of underserved and seldom-heard communities
• Integration of health inequalities insight into discussions and decision-making
• Evidence that feedback reflects diverse population groups
• Training and Learning Support
• Develop, deliver and evaluate training, guidance and awareness resources to build organisational understanding of health inequalities, Core20PLUS5 priorities, inclusive engagement and equity-focused improvement.
• Support services to build confidence and capability in recognising and responding to health inequalities, including use of data, patient/community feedback, inclusive engagement approaches and targeted improvement actions.
• Work with managers, clinical leads and teams to translate learning and insight into practical changes that improve access, experience and outcomes for underserved and seldom-heard communities.
• Identify learning needs across services and support the development of tailored resources, briefings and tools to embed health inequalities considerations into everyday practice.
• Share learning, good practice and examples of impact across the organisation to support continuous improvement and strengthen a culture of inclusion, equity and learning.