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Senior Health Economist
| Posting date: | 18 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £48,921-£69,164 dependent upon experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 August 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB22 3AD |
| Company: | Health Innovation East |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 29 |
Summary
Job Advert
Senior Health Economist (Health Informatics Team)
The Health Informatics team has specialist skills in delivering programmes of work that include providing secure environments for
storing and accessing health and other sensitive data to support health and care delivery, research, and innovation.
One of Health Innovation East’s key objectives is to evaluate the impact of new innovations in the real-world to support their
spread and adoption. We carry out and commission a wide range of mixed methods evaluations covering a breadth of innovation and
health and social care areas.
The Senior Health Economist will ensure that Health Innovation East designs and develops transparent and user-friendly economic
models such as budget impact models and cost-effectiveness models. The post holder will have in-depth specialist knowledge of
modelling applied to experience of health and care settings or in commercial settings. It is essential that the post holder has a
good understanding of the challenges faced in healthcare and the role of real-world evaluation in healthcare.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to expanding Health Innovation East’s commissioned evaluation work. For example,
there is an emerging project where the post holder will be partly embedded in the Strategic Commissioning Unit at the
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB whilst also collaborating with the Health Economics lead in the ICB.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Senior Health Economist, the post holder will:
* Lead the design, delivery and management of high-quality return on investment and business impact evaluations
* Produce high quality reports
* Develop measurement plans, impact measures and productivity analyses that can be applied consistently for new evaluation
programmes
* Analyse economic growth data from innovator support activities
* Communicate and disseminate evaluation report findings, including through the development of communications materials such as
blogs and impact stories, to inform future implementation efforts
* Provide expert advice to colleagues in Health Innovation East and to organisations in the wider healthcare landscape in the
East of England on the methodology of evaluating the economic impact of health innovations. This will involve communicating
highly complex information to people both with and without specialist knowledge in evaluation
* Develop and deliver specialist training sessions, resources and tools on evaluation to build the capacity and capability of
colleagues to undertake evaluations
* Ensure evaluation projects / programmes are managed effectively, leading and being accountable for their successful delivery
from start through to completion
* Provide project / programme leadership on multiple evaluation projects
* Ensure evaluation projects are delivered in line with agreed milestones
* Build and nurture relationships with relevant stakeholders to support the successful delivery of projects
* Monitor progress across the evaluation programme and produce regular project reports and updates for national, regional and
local governance mechanisms
Corporate and personal responsibilities
* Promote equal opportunities and affirm that staff, colleagues, patients, and others who encounter Health Innovation East are
afforded equality of access, experience and outcomes
* Observe Health Innovation East’s equity, diversity and inclusion pledges in every aspect of your work, avoiding any behaviour
which discriminates against colleagues, potential employees, patients, or partners on any grounds
* Uphold and promote the organisation’s values
* Work flexibly and collaboratively with others to achieve the organisation’s goals and support its values
* Support the organisation in creating an environment that values risk management and promotes the highest standards of health
and safety for Health Innovation East’s employees, supported by policies and procedures as appropriate
* Ensure up to date knowledge is maintained and comply with current data protection laws and company data protection and
confidentiality policies and procedures
* Ensure that we only operate within our remit of not offering clinical advice
* Adhere to all company policies and procedures and any applicable legislation
Person specification
Competence
Essential requirements
Desirable requirements
Qualifications and
training
Postgraduate qualification (PhD or MSc) in health economics, or with equivalent professional experience in healthcare evaluation
Membership of a professional body such as HESG
Knowledge
Awareness of strategic challenges facing the NHS (with a working knowledge of Eastern region preferred)
Knowledge of information governance, security, GDPR legislation and guidance
Knowledge of health economics and methodologies for the analysis of patient-reported and other health outcomes
Knowledge of advanced statistical analyses
Experience of project management methodologies
Skills
Strong analytical skills to analyse and interpret complex and varied data for qualitative and quantitative evaluations
Using software tools (eg SAS, R) to manipulate data and perform analyses
Ability to create compelling offers for paid work
Experience
Right to work in the UK
Experience of managing complex programmes and multiple projects
Significant experience in generating and analysing data, conducting complex analysis on bid data particularly in health and social
care
Confident presenter, able to communicate complex economic concepts to lay persons
Applicants must be able to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK at the point prior to interview.
Personal development responsibilities
* Understanding and awareness of own personal development needs
* Maintenance of a compliant professional portfolio where required
Key relationships
Internal - all Health Innovation East’s employees will be expected to form key relationships within the organisation relevant to
the role.
External - in addition, the successful appointee will need to develop and build relationships with external colleagues as relevant
to the role. These may include, but are not limited to, relationships with:
* Operational colleagues within partner organisations may include but not exclusively:
* NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts
* Care Quality Commission
* Local Government
* Integrated Care System and Integrated Care Boards etc.
* NHS England & NHS Improvement
* Third Sector Organisations
* Patient Advisory Groups/Services
BENEFITS OF WORKING AT HEALTH INNOVATION EAST
As part of the benefits package, Health Innovation East’s employees are entitled to 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
(pro rata for less than wholetime equivalent) and are offered a company pension (employer contribution up to 10% of annual salary)
as well as a cycle to work scheme. In addition, all employees are covered by our group life insurance (after passing probation)
and have unlimited access to the company’s well-being programme which is fully confidential. Team members on secondments will
remain on their employer’s terms and conditions.
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter by Noon, Monday 5 August 2024 to recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk
specifying your motivation for applying and how you meet the person specification. For an informal discussion, please contact
sarah.robinson@healthinnovationeast.co.uk
Senior Health Economist (Health Informatics Team)
The Health Informatics team has specialist skills in delivering programmes of work that include providing secure environments for
storing and accessing health and other sensitive data to support health and care delivery, research, and innovation.
One of Health Innovation East’s key objectives is to evaluate the impact of new innovations in the real-world to support their
spread and adoption. We carry out and commission a wide range of mixed methods evaluations covering a breadth of innovation and
health and social care areas.
The Senior Health Economist will ensure that Health Innovation East designs and develops transparent and user-friendly economic
models such as budget impact models and cost-effectiveness models. The post holder will have in-depth specialist knowledge of
modelling applied to experience of health and care settings or in commercial settings. It is essential that the post holder has a
good understanding of the challenges faced in healthcare and the role of real-world evaluation in healthcare.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to expanding Health Innovation East’s commissioned evaluation work. For example,
there is an emerging project where the post holder will be partly embedded in the Strategic Commissioning Unit at the
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB whilst also collaborating with the Health Economics lead in the ICB.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Senior Health Economist, the post holder will:
* Lead the design, delivery and management of high-quality return on investment and business impact evaluations
* Produce high quality reports
* Develop measurement plans, impact measures and productivity analyses that can be applied consistently for new evaluation
programmes
* Analyse economic growth data from innovator support activities
* Communicate and disseminate evaluation report findings, including through the development of communications materials such as
blogs and impact stories, to inform future implementation efforts
* Provide expert advice to colleagues in Health Innovation East and to organisations in the wider healthcare landscape in the
East of England on the methodology of evaluating the economic impact of health innovations. This will involve communicating
highly complex information to people both with and without specialist knowledge in evaluation
* Develop and deliver specialist training sessions, resources and tools on evaluation to build the capacity and capability of
colleagues to undertake evaluations
* Ensure evaluation projects / programmes are managed effectively, leading and being accountable for their successful delivery
from start through to completion
* Provide project / programme leadership on multiple evaluation projects
* Ensure evaluation projects are delivered in line with agreed milestones
* Build and nurture relationships with relevant stakeholders to support the successful delivery of projects
* Monitor progress across the evaluation programme and produce regular project reports and updates for national, regional and
local governance mechanisms
Corporate and personal responsibilities
* Promote equal opportunities and affirm that staff, colleagues, patients, and others who encounter Health Innovation East are
afforded equality of access, experience and outcomes
* Observe Health Innovation East’s equity, diversity and inclusion pledges in every aspect of your work, avoiding any behaviour
which discriminates against colleagues, potential employees, patients, or partners on any grounds
* Uphold and promote the organisation’s values
* Work flexibly and collaboratively with others to achieve the organisation’s goals and support its values
* Support the organisation in creating an environment that values risk management and promotes the highest standards of health
and safety for Health Innovation East’s employees, supported by policies and procedures as appropriate
* Ensure up to date knowledge is maintained and comply with current data protection laws and company data protection and
confidentiality policies and procedures
* Ensure that we only operate within our remit of not offering clinical advice
* Adhere to all company policies and procedures and any applicable legislation
Person specification
Competence
Essential requirements
Desirable requirements
Qualifications and
training
Postgraduate qualification (PhD or MSc) in health economics, or with equivalent professional experience in healthcare evaluation
Membership of a professional body such as HESG
Knowledge
Awareness of strategic challenges facing the NHS (with a working knowledge of Eastern region preferred)
Knowledge of information governance, security, GDPR legislation and guidance
Knowledge of health economics and methodologies for the analysis of patient-reported and other health outcomes
Knowledge of advanced statistical analyses
Experience of project management methodologies
Skills
Strong analytical skills to analyse and interpret complex and varied data for qualitative and quantitative evaluations
Using software tools (eg SAS, R) to manipulate data and perform analyses
Ability to create compelling offers for paid work
Experience
Right to work in the UK
Experience of managing complex programmes and multiple projects
Significant experience in generating and analysing data, conducting complex analysis on bid data particularly in health and social
care
Confident presenter, able to communicate complex economic concepts to lay persons
Applicants must be able to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK at the point prior to interview.
Personal development responsibilities
* Understanding and awareness of own personal development needs
* Maintenance of a compliant professional portfolio where required
Key relationships
Internal - all Health Innovation East’s employees will be expected to form key relationships within the organisation relevant to
the role.
External - in addition, the successful appointee will need to develop and build relationships with external colleagues as relevant
to the role. These may include, but are not limited to, relationships with:
* Operational colleagues within partner organisations may include but not exclusively:
* NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts
* Care Quality Commission
* Local Government
* Integrated Care System and Integrated Care Boards etc.
* NHS England & NHS Improvement
* Third Sector Organisations
* Patient Advisory Groups/Services
BENEFITS OF WORKING AT HEALTH INNOVATION EAST
As part of the benefits package, Health Innovation East’s employees are entitled to 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
(pro rata for less than wholetime equivalent) and are offered a company pension (employer contribution up to 10% of annual salary)
as well as a cycle to work scheme. In addition, all employees are covered by our group life insurance (after passing probation)
and have unlimited access to the company’s well-being programme which is fully confidential. Team members on secondments will
remain on their employer’s terms and conditions.
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter by Noon, Monday 5 August 2024 to recruitment@healthinnovationeast.co.uk
specifying your motivation for applying and how you meet the person specification. For an informal discussion, please contact
sarah.robinson@healthinnovationeast.co.uk
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