Assistant Director (fixed term)

30 days holiday

Occupational health

Flexi time

Salary £77,637 on full time 36.5 hours per week, pro rata part-time

Location Agile with Leeds office base

Expiry Date 04/05/2026 23:59

This is a Temporary, Part Time vacancy that will close in 17 days at 23:59 BST.

The vacancy

About the role

We are looking for a senior workforce leader to join our high performing team at NHS Employers to lead our work with NHS organisations on widening participation and social mobility during 2026-27. Please note, this will be a fixed term role until 31 March 2027. 

Being an anchor employer in action : This role and the programme is a truly unique opportunity to support NHS organisations to develop long-term, sustainable approaches to widening participation and improving social mobility through recruitment and career progression practice. Making a difference to peoples lives through our employment offer and in turn to the patients served in each community.

You will have specific responsibility to co-create and lead the offer which will help the NHS in England to adopt leading edge employment practices in support of ensuring the NHS is an inclusive employer.

You will engage with leads from NHS organisations across England, partners representing colleges and universities, Government officials and connect with colleagues across NHS Employers to build and deliver the programme content as well as reaching out through our network of industry leaders to bring the latest thinking and evidence to provoke and stimulate ideas to be used in the NHS.

As a member of the workforce supply senior team you will help to ensure the success of the whole directorate and that it remains a place where colleagues want to work. You will also work with peers and directors to ensure the offer NHS Employers provides to NHS organisations is relevant, timely and impactful.

About you

• Senior manager/deputy director level experience in an NHS workforce role or team
• Track record of successful delivery of large scale change project/s
• Experience of creating and embedding employment approaches in the NHS which support widening participation and improving social mobility.
• Knowledge of evidence based and leading-edge widening participation approaches
• Skills and experience in facilitating impactful sessions for diverse audiences, in support of changing employment practice/behaviour
• Experience of managing people and working as part of a senior team to ensure wider team and organisational effectiveness.

To apply

As part of our diverse recruitment practice, we use blind applications. The only information available to the shortlisting panel will be section one of the application form.

Please download the job description and complete the application form. Please note we do not accept CVs. Applications should be made using the application form and sent to peopleteam@thenhsalliance.org.

For an informal discussion about the post before applying please contact caroline.waterfield@nhsemployers.org to arrange a conversation.

Application deadline: Monday 4 May 2026 (midnight)

Interview date: Wednesday 13 May 2026 (virtual/on-line assessment)

About us

The NHS Confederation is the membership organisation that brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The NHS Confederation is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for our staff. A place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of inclusive employment policies including family friendly policies and flexible working and we have range of channels to support staff from different backgrounds including our staff networks and a staff forum.

The NHS Confederation is committed to being a flexible employer. We understand the value and benefit to our employees being able to work flexibly and our agile working principles are designed to empower our people to work with optimal flexibility and minimal constraints to support a work life balance and take care of employee health and wellbeing.

You will receive an excellent benefits package, including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice schemes and travel season ticket loans.

Benefits

Employee assistant (counselling)

Cycle to work scheme

Mindful employer plus

Occupational health

30 days holiday

Flexi time

Season ticket loan

Eye tests/ flu jabs

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