Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Health Economist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment cover until 30/09/2025)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 907-618
- Employer
- NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- London or Manchester
- Town
- London or Manchester
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum (Plus HCAS if applicable)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Health Economist
NHS AfC: Band 8a
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance and advice on promoting high quality health, public health and social care.
As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to creating a inclusive environment and welcome everyone from all backgrounds to apply so we can continue to create a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve.
If you are suitably qualified and have an interest in remote, hybrid, full time or part time working we encourage you to get in touch as we are happy to discuss potential flexible working opportunities.
We have modern offices in Manchester city centre and Stratford, London. Please take into consideration that you may be required to commute to one of our offices for business purposes if necessary.
Job overview
Are you passionate about health economics and looking for a challenging role? We have the perfect opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Health Economist here at NICE.
At NICE, we value our employees and offer a supportive and collaborative environment where you can grow and learn. You will have the opportunity to work on impactful projects and contribute to our goals of improving health and social care.
If you are an experienced health economist looking for a role where you can make a difference, apply today!
Interviews will be held on 28th and 29th August 2024.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities are divided between 2 streams of work: development (supporting decision-making committees on all economic issues, including developing original, applied economic models and analyses) and validation (testing the validity of economic model outputs produced by other developers to ensure that they reflect economic evidence appropriately).
In both roles, you will ensure that economic issues are given due consideration in reaching recommendations.
You will also contribute to the development of the Institute’s methods and processes. This includes undertaking and disseminating original research.
Working for our organisation
The Methods and Economics Team provides input throughout the development of a guideline, including scoping, conducting evidence reviews, developing economic models and validation. The team also fosters further development of methods in areas identified as priorities such as evidence synthesis, model validation and grading the quality of evidence.
Here at NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.
We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.
We offer a range of benefits including:
- NHS pension scheme and staff discounts
We provide a thorough induction programme - Personal development is supported through extensive training and development opportunities
- We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance
- We value equality and diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community
- We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in line with the NHS Guaranteed Interview Scheme
If you feel this is the type of environment, you will enjoy working in then please feel free to contact us for more information or apply now.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Contribute to the development of economic plans identifying cost-effectiveness issues and detailing the appropriate selection of priorities for new economic analyses
- Undertake systematic reviews to identify, appraise and summarise published economic analyses for presentation to guideline committees and inclusion in guideline documentation
- Undertake original economic modelling
Support the health economics adviser in responding to technical queries that arise during guideline development - Support the health economics adviser in reviewing draft scopes and economic plans/protocols with the aim of supporting guideline developers in the identification of cost-effectiveness issues and the appropriate selection of priorities for new economic analyses
- Support the health economics adviser in reviewing draft guidance to assess whether economic methods are appropriate and whether appraisal and interpretation of economic evidence supports recommendations
- Contribute to the develop appropriate methods and processes for assessing evidence, research/evaluation and other outputs
- Provide technical expertise to colleagues within the Directorate and across other Directorates at NICE or to external colleagues
To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.
Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters degree or Doctorate in a numerate subject or subjects with relevance to evidence-based decision-making (e.g. economics, public health, mathematics, operational research, data science) or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training/development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of conducting economic evaluation in health care, including the development of economic models to inform guideline development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of both Excel and TreeAge and at least one software package for the implementation of decision models (e.g. Visual Basic for Applications, R, WinBUGS, Simul8, Arena)
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of guideline development, health technology assessment and/or public health research and assessment methods
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to take primary responsibility for the conceptualisation, parameterisation and implementation of original decision-analytic models
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of all of the following areas and specialist expertise in at least one of them (one area of specialist expertise must be in health economics): Economics, Mathematical modelling, Statistics, Clinical trials, Social care, Epidemiology, Systematic reviewing, Operational research, Data science
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of the work of NICE, and the social, political, economic and technical context within which the NHS operates
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise own workload and produce high-quality work to meet frequent, non-negotiable deadlines
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Wonderling
- Job title
- Senior Health Economics Adviser
- Email address
- [email protected]
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