Ebrahim is currently pro vice-chancellor at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) and previously chair at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As a member of the UCLAN senior executive team he has responsibility for academic leadership of the faculties. Ebrahim currently sits on both the NHS Confederation Leaders Panel and the North West Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Advisory Committee, as well as taking an active part in a number of system areas, such as the Provider Collaborative Board. Previously, Ebrahim served as vice-chair of a primary care trust and as a non-executive director of an NHS foundation trust in Greater Manchester.