About this role
Job summary
The Health Economist provides applied health economic and evaluation expertise within the Strategic Value Unit. The role will work closely with Senior Health Economists, Head of Evaluation, Deputy Director and wider SVU team by undertaking defined analytical workstreams that inform commissioning, prioritisation, pathway redesign, business cases, evaluation and resource allocation.
The postholder will contribute to work across the strategic commissioning cycle, including understanding population need, identifying opportunities, appraising options, modelling potential impact, supporting business cases and evaluating whether programmes deliver benefits, value and reduced inequalities. The role requires the ability to apply health economic reasoning to practical NHS questions, including cost, benefit, affordability, equity, uncertainty, opportunity cost and implementation constraints.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job include:
A. Support the SVU in providing decision intelligence for the ICB, contributing health economic analysis to products that inform strategic commissioning, transformation, prioritisation and evaluation.
B.Develop, adapt, maintain and document health economic and analytical models under senior guidance, including budget impact models, cost-effectiveness models, return on investment models, decision trees, scenario models and service impact models where appropriate.
C.Contribute to proportionate economic evaluations of programmes, pathways and service changes, linking costs, activity, outcomes, equity and implementation context to inform decisions about continuation, scaling, redesign or disinvestment.
D.Support option appraisal and prioritisation by making explicit the costs, benefits, assumptions, uncertainty, affordability implications and opportunity costs associated with different uses of ICB resources.
E.Undertake literature review, evidence appraisal, parameter estimation, data extraction, data quality assessment and triangulation of published, local and routine data sources.
F.Prepare clear technical reports, summaries, visualisations, presentations and briefings that communicate methods, assumptions, findings, uncertainty and limitations to technical and non-technical audiences.
G. Support colleagues to understand health economic concepts.
About us
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people's differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.
We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience.
We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles.
We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on the role please see attached the job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Background Essential
Educated to Master's level in a directly relevant field, e.g. Health Economics, Economics, Statistics, Public Health. Evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to health economics, economic evaluation, applied analytics, evaluation or population health. Experience of applying quantitative analytical methods within a health, care, academic, consulting, public sector or NHS setting.
Desirable
Relevant professional membership or engagement with professional networks, for example the Health Economists' Study Group, Association of Professional Healthcare Analysts, Royal Statistical Society, Operational Research Society or equivalent is desirable.
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of health economics in the NHS context, including value, opportunity cost, affordability, prioritisation, economic evaluation and resource allocation. Understanding of economic evaluation methods, including cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility analysis, cost-consequence analysis, budget impact analysis and return on investment. Experience contributing to economic or analytical models, such as budget impact models, decision trees, cohort models, scenario models, service impact models or return on investment models. Knowledge of using Excel, R, Python, SQL, Git or equivalent tools for modelling, analysis, reporting or reproducible workflows is desirable. Experience of literature review, evidence appraisal, data extraction or parameter estimation for modelling, evaluation or analytical work.
Desirable
Experience of using routine health, care, activity, finance, workforce, outcomes or service-use datasets is desirable. Understanding of strategic commissioning, population health management, inequalities, prevention, value-based care and the financial context in which ICBs operate. Experience in these areas is desirable. Understanding of NICE methods, health technology assessment or economic evaluation guidance is desirable. Experience of working with linked health and care datasets is desirable.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name NHS Central East ICB
Address Gemini House
Ely
CB7 4EA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.centraleast.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)