Associate Clinical Director Evidence Based Clinical Policy in Ely

Main area Utilisation Management - Clinical and Professional Standards Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 15 hours per week Job ref 644-CE080

Employer Central East Integrated Care Board Employer type NHS Site NHS Central East Integrated Care Board (ICB), Gemini House Town Ely, Cambridgeshire Salary £113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/09/2026 23:59

Associate Clinical Director Evidence Based Clinical Policy

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

We are Central East ICB, the new organisation entrusted with serving more than 3.5 million people across Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and Hertfordshire.

We are responsible for making sure that the NHS can continue to support our community – now, and in the future. Everything we do will be guided by our core purpose: to do what best serves the population of this area.

We promise to focus on what makes the biggest difference to people’s lives – acting earlier to help prevent illness and detect disease and making it easier for our community to get the health care they need, closer to home, whenever that’s possible.

Job overview

The role maintains and develops the prior authorisation and clinical policy processes of the ICB, ensuring efficient, and equitable care is commissioned for populations and individuals

Main duties of the job

The Associate Clinical Director plays a pivotal leadership role within the Integrated Care Board (ICB), ensuring the effective delivery of the organisation’s plans and priorities. Working closely together with other clinical Directors, the Associate Clinical Director provides strategic and operational leadership across a portfolio of programmes, ensuring that system ambitions are translated into tangible improvements in care, outcomes, and experience for local populations. They act as a key interface between strategic planning and operational delivery, ensuring that the ICB’s vision and objectives are fully embedded across teams, partners, and programmes.

A core part of the Associate Clinical Director’s role is to drive delivery of the ICB plan, ensuring alignment with national policy, local strategies, and partner priorities. This includes overseeing progress against the ICB’s core “must-do” requirements while maintaining a sharp focus on longer-term transformation and system development. The Associate Clinical Director ensures that delivery is underpinned by robust governance

Working for our organisation

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people’s differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.

We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles.

We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the job description and person specification attached

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent level of experience in a relevant field (e.g. health, care, public services, professional expertise, or related discipline).




• Evidence of continuous professional development, with a track record of keeping skills and knowledge current covering a number of disciplines such as Finance or Management.




• Significant experience at Senior Management (sub board) within the NHS, public sector, or a comparable complex system.




• Registered with a relevant Professional Body and up to date with CPD.




• Hold a postgraduate or management qualification, or equivalent experience.

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive leadership experience in a complex, multi‑agency environment, ideally within health and care commissioning




• Demonstrable success in delivering organisational change, transformation, and integration at scale.




• Deep understanding of the NHS, Integrated Care Systems, and the wider health and care policy context, including the priorities of the NHS 10 Year Plan and statutory duties of an ICB.




• Strong track record in delivery of strategic planning, commissioning, and or system-wide service redesign to improve outcomes and value for money.




• Evidence of working effectively with a broad range of partners, including local authorities, providers, community organisations, and national bodies.




• Experience of leading in a politically sensitive environment and balancing competing demands with diplomacy and sound judgement.

Please Note:

• This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received. We recommend submitting your application early to avoid disappointment.




• Successfully shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email with an invitation to interview.




• Please note that we do not pay interview expenses, all costs are incurred by the candidate.

Notes on completion of applications:

• All reference requests will be made to your employer/previous employers' HR Department, covering the previous 3 years of activity.




• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.




• All eligible staff will need to have gained clearance through a standard/enhanced DBS check prior to working.




• All posts are subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Name Katherine Rowe Job title Deputy Director Clinical & Professional Standards Email address [emailprotected] Additional information

Samantha Chepkin

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