Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Director of Housing

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

The post holder will lead the Trust's strategy and response to building housing expertise, creating housing supply and mobilising discharge solutions/community alternatives to inpatient care. Addressing mental health and housing and integrating services and strategies across housing, health and social care requires leadership at all levels.

The Sussex Integrated Care System (ICS) have agreed a Mental Health and Housing Strategy which sets out a shared vision and ambitious plan to deliver a more integrated approach to housing, health and social care.

The Associate Director of Housing will lead the delivery of the strategy, the workstream and the associated plan. They will support and work with a wide range of stakeholders, encourage collaboration and coordination within and outside of the Trust and identify and support opportunities to build on progress to achieve deeper integration and transformation in the future.

Main duties of the job

The Associate Director of Housing will need to work across a wide range of services, teams, programmes and organisations who have a role to play in delivering the strategy and local plans. They will need to operate at system and place levels, across all stakeholders and demonstrate the leadership needed to deliver the ambitious programme of transformation outlined in the strategy. They will represent the Trust and the Housing Workstream in a wide range of meetings and forums and Sussex-wide collaborations.

They will bring together the relevant housing expertise required to operate across all these levels.

The post holder will lead the delivery of the Sussex ICS Housing Programme, including delivery of the Sussex Mental Health and Housing Delivery Group. They will create and maintain effective systems that generate and provide reports to the Trust's Transformation and Improvement Committee, the ICS's Mental Health Board and any other Boards or Committees as required, on the housing programme delivery, progress and key risks.

About us

We are looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

We are an organisation who puts people first, We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We will help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we will provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have a chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust, we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us and will support you in your career aspirations.

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£76,965 to £88,682 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

354-CO-21735(R)

Job locations

Portland House

Worthing

BN11 1HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full itemised main responsibilities can be found in the attached Job Description.

The Post Holder will lead the delivery of the Sussex ICS Housing Programme, including the delivery of the Sussex Mental Health and Housing Delivery Group.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full itemised main responsibilities can be found in the attached Job Description.

The Post Holder will lead the delivery of the Sussex ICS Housing Programme, including the delivery of the Sussex Mental Health and Housing Delivery Group.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area

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).

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