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Job overview

Within Data and Analytics our vision is to be the leading data services provider for health and social care across England through creating innovative and high-quality data products and services that give our customers the knowledge and capabilities required to deliver the best outcomes for citizens.

The Strategic Analysis team supports NHS England to understand and solve many of the NHS’s most important strategic challenges, ultimately improving outcomes for patients. 
Strategic Analysis is a cross-disciplinary team of technical specialists in economics, behavioural science and other analytical professions. The team operates as an in-house project-based consultancy, working across analytical and professional boundaries, including specialist skills of colleagues across Advanced Analytics.
We typically collaborate with policy and programme teams in NHS England and across the NHS, to translate strategy and analysis into real-world impact. We use a range of different methods, including econometric modelling, other advanced quantitative analysis, experimental methods, and qualitative research. Examples of our work include modelling of the drivers of NHS productivity and efficiency, the impact of health on work and employment, advanced data science approaches to improve cancer screening, and economies of scale modelling.

Main duties of the job

The team’s projects focus towards areas that require advanced technical or strategic skills, often from economics or behavioural science. The Strategic Analysis team have a range of backgrounds and we seek to ensure an appropriate mix to deliver our work. 
We are currently recruiting to two permanent band 6 specialist economist roles. For these roles, we are seeking individuals with specialist economics skills and knowledge. This will include an understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. It also includes a strong track record of applying this theory and associated frameworks to understand, analyse and solve strategic problems.  
Sifting criteria
Applications will be assessed based on the following criteria:
-    Educated to degree level in economics or an equivalent subject, or equivalent experience of working as an economist.
-    Educated to post-graduate level in a relevant area, or equivalent experience of working in a specialist area.
-    Strong written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering ideas and concepts concisely to a range of audiences within and beyond policy settings, such as the public, patients and staff.
-    Strong analytical skills with ability to analyse very complex strategic issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
-    Ability to work flexibly across a range of projects and manage own workload 

Working for our organisation

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the  Government website.