Health Economist
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £48,527.00 to £55,532.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £48527.00 - £55532.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Location: | Cardiff, CF11 9AD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C8120-26-0023 |
Summary
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. The post holder is required to develop and maintain effective internal communication and productive working relationships, to ensure effective cross-functional and team working. This may involve delegation and supervision of administrative duties associated with projects to relevant support staff. The post holder will establish and maintain productive engagement with a range of external contacts including senior staff from the NHSWales, Procurement, the Welsh Government and academic staff in universities across the UK. The post holder provides and receives highly complex information (scientific, clinical, financial) in various formats that they are required to assimilate and effectively communicate to groups with often little or no knowledge of economics or HTA. The post holder will be required to use a range of presentation skills to present methodology and evidence review findings and related advice to various audiences and prepare responses to technical questions. Internally, the post holder will be required to communicate with: the HTW Director, the HTW Research Team, professional in other national and international HTW agencies e.g. NICE, SHTG and other staff contributing to HTA/evidence review products, e.g. information officers, health services researchers, pharmacists, communications team, statisticians, medical writers. In addition, regular communication with project and administrative staff will also be required. Externally, the post holder will be required to communicate with: technology groups members, expert contacts, e.g. clinical experts, planners, policy makers, HTA topic group members; Welsh Government Health and Social Care Directorates, NHS boards, external clinical, scientific and manufacturer representatives, university based academic staff, charities, and voluntary agencies.