Health Inequalities Officer - System

You don’t need to tick every box; if you care about making a difference, we want to hear from you.

Ever looked at the way healthcare works and thought, this isn’t reaching the people who need it most? Or felt frustrated that the same barriers keep showing up, even though we know what would help?

This role is about changing that.

We’re looking for someone who wants to challenge the way things are done, not for the sake of it, but because the system isn’t working for too many people. You don’t need to be an expert in everything, but you do need to believe that physical activity should be a standard part of healthcare, especially for people who face the biggest barriers.

Your job will be to work alongside decision-makers to push for better, fairer systems. You’ll use evidence and real-world insights to show what’s possible and work closely with our Health Inequalities Officer – Community to make sure lived experience leads to real change.

If you care about making an impact, if you’re the kind of person who sees a problem and wants to fix it rather than accept it, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Outcomes - 

1. Health systems integrate physical activity into pathways as a standard practice.

2. Marginalised communities are meaningfully represented in decision-making processes.

3. Innovative pilot projects demonstrate effective approaches and influence system-wide adoption.

4. Evidence-based policy recommendations drive improvements in health pathways.

5. Systems respond proactively to community insights and are challenged to address inequalities.

What does this mean day to day?

Your duties will tie directly to the outcomes above, and you’ll have plenty of freedom to manage these tasks.

Your tasks could include: 

- Collaborating with stakeholders to embed physical activity in health services with a specific focus on the most marginalised groups. 

- Identifying spaces in health which are not supporting our focus communities and using evidence and community insights to influence system improvements.

- Developing and managing prototypes alongside the Health Inequalities Officer – Community to test and showcase solutions.

- Acting as a critical friend to health systems, constructively challenging practices. Advocating for policy changes informed by robust evidence and lived experience.

How do we value you?

• Generous annual leave allowance: 27.5 days upon commencement of employment plus bank holidays. This rises by an additional 1 day of leave per year after 2 years of continuous employment, up to an additional 5 days leave in total. (Pro rata for part time staff)
• Three concessionary days leave over Christmas and New Year (pro rata for part time staff)
• Death in service scheme up to the value of three times actual salary
• Volunteer day to spend either as a team or individual helping out with an organisation or cause you select
• Up to 8% employer contribution to pension scheme
• Reimbursement of the cost of a standard eye test as a user of visual display equipment
• Health & Wellbeing Cashplan - including access to a virtual GP any day anytime, Discounts to gym memberships, Retail discounts such as cinema tickets and your weekly shop.
• Access to Cyclescheme
• Annual CPD courses offered by Staffordshire University
• Online skills training platform - for employees to use to broaden their professional and personal development across a range of online courses.
• Access to counselling service.