Associate Director of Outcomes

Job summary

Seven portfolio opportunities | Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire ICB Cluster | Two-year appointments | Four or five sessions per week

We are seeking seven exceptional senior clinical and professional leaders to join the Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire (DLN) ICB Cluster as Associate Directors of Outcomes. These influential roles offer a unique opportunity to shape strategic commissioning, clinical effectiveness and population health improvement across three integrated care systems, helping to secure better, fairer and more sustainable outcomes for our communities.

Working with Directors of Outcomes, Clinical Cabinets, DLN Programme Boards, clinical networks and partners across health and care, you will provide visible and credible leadership for an allocated portfolio. You will bring together clinical expertise, evidence, population health intelligence and lived experience to inform priorities, redesign pathways, reduce unwarranted variation and translate ambition into measurable improvements in outcomes.

You will chair and develop relevant DLN clinical networks, advise senior leaders on complex clinical and strategic issues, and provide constructive challenge and assurance. Each appointment will combine commissioning, clinical effectiveness and corporate responsibilities, with the balance tailored to the portfolio and agreed work plan.

Main duties of the job

Available portfolios

• Portfolio 1 - Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism; Mortality and Outcomes; Children and Young People's Mental Health
• Portfolio 2 - Urgent and Emergency Care; Frailty; Palliative and End of Life Care
• Portfolio 3 - Women's Health; Clinical Effectiveness; Quality Improvement
• Portfolio 4 - Planned Care; Children and Young People's Health; Childhood Obesity
• Portfolio 5 - Primary Care; Multimorbidity; Long Term Conditions; Knowledge Management
• Portfolio 6 - Population Health Outcomes; Prevention; Immunisations and Vaccination; Screening; Clinical Policies

You will be a registered healthcare professional with senior clinical or professional leadership experience in a health and care environment. You will understand strategic commissioning, clinical governance, quality improvement, population health and the importance of improving value and reducing inequalities.

We are looking for inclusive, compassionate and collaborative leaders who can build trusted relationships across organisational and professional boundaries, work confidently through ambiguity and use evidence, insight and sound judgement to influence change. You will be able to engage a wide range of perspectives, explain complex issues clearly and maintain a strong focus on safety, equity, outcomes, affordability and responsible stewardship of NHS resources.

About us

The DLN Cluster, comprising Derby & Derbyshire ICB, Lincolnshire ICB, and Nottingham & Nottinghamshire ICB, offers prospective employees a unique opportunity to contribute to healthcare innovation focused on reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for local communities. By joining our team, you will help develop integrated neighbourhood health models that bring care closer to home and support proactive, preventative approaches. We are committed to sustainable, high-impact clinical excellence and support innovation through dedicated transformation funding, turning ideas for improvement into frontline delivery. At the DLN Cluster, your career will be shaped by meaningful system-wide change, collaborative working, and the opportunity to help build a healthier, fairer future for diverse communities across the region.

This role may be employed by any organisation within the DLN Cluster.