Health Economist

NHS; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Greater Manchester seeks a Health Economist. You will analyze real-world data to support economic evaluation and health outcome strategies. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field and experience in cost-benefit analysis. This role offers a salary between £47,810 to £54,710 per annum, with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Educated to Bachelor's degree level in a relevant healthcare setting or equivalent.
• Experience in health economic modelling and cost-benefit analysis.
• Ability to analyze diverse data to support healthcare projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver benefits management strategies for health projects.
• Produce reports for senior managers regarding benefits and changes.
• Undertake Cost Benefit Analysis for various projects.

Skills

Health economic modelling

Cost-benefit analysis

Data analysis

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant healthcare setting

Tools

Analytical software

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job Description

Health Economist

The closing date is 06 October 2025

Join our team, where you will play a key role in using robust literature and real-world data for health economic analysis and population health management. Your work will help generate evidence, support the adoption of innovation, assess value, enhance health outcomes, and foster economic growth across Greater Manchester.

A strong background in health economics with excellent analytical and communication skills.

Ability to build relationships quickly, adapt to changing environments, and work autonomously to deliver results.

Exceptional time management and prioritisation skills, with the ability to meet objectives within set deadlines.

A flexible, proactive approach and a keen interest in the challenges of healthcare innovation and transformation.

We welcome applicants with diverse experiences, whether clinical, NHS management, or industry backgrounds.

An appreciation of the challenges involved with innovation and transformation across health and care is an advantage to succeed in this role.

Main Duties

• Delivery of benefits management strategies for HInM projects, including creation and maintenance of benefits profiles and plans, linking to wider local and national strategies and best practices methodologies as per the HInM PMO.
• Production of Benefits and Business Change reports/graphics and regularly co-developing, creating and maintaining such information for senior managers as well as local and national governance and reporting requirements.
• Scoping and researching best practice -appraising published research, grey literature, healthcare policies, organisational activity and financial plans - to inform the ongoing drive for evidence-based, benefits-led change.
• Contributing to logic models and metrics for programmes and supporting project teams to determine the theory of change of their initiatives and articulate key benefit measures.
• Analyse diverse data to deliver its strategic vision. Manage the collection, analysis, modelling and presentations of data to support projects and programmes.
• The role-holder will be responsible for undertaking Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and/or Budget Impact Analysis (BIA) required to support the implementation and scale-up of a range of projects.

About Us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Bachelor's degree level of relevant healthcare setting or equivalent level in experience and further training.

Knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of and experience with the national NHS benefits approach including HM Treasury's Green Book, the five-case model and the "Better Business Cases" framework
• Able to take personal responsibility for operational objectives and learn and develop from success and failure.

Training and Experience

• Experience of evidencing benefits realisation of health and care initiatives and undertaking health economic modelling, specifically cost-benefit analysis.
• Experience of working on understanding and documenting healthcare pathways including analysis of impact. Experience of systems that harness new technology and innovations.
• Experience of working within and/or with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience of applying techniques from specialist analytical disciplines in healthcare settings such as cost-benefit analysis (CBA), return on investment (ROI) and evaluation.

Skills and Abilities

• Some experience of using data and conducting analysis and an ability to apply this to healthcare settings, including experience of using analytical software and managing the communication of the results of complex analysis.
• Ability to identify, assimilate and interpret national strategies and policies to influence local practice. Evidence of advance analytic and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage a complex workload under pressure to deliver outcomes to fixed deadlines.
• Advance keyboard skills and requirement for accuracy is very high. Inaccuracy in complex projects such as these will lead to poor use of resources and impact.
• The post holder must be an excellent listener and a clear and consistent communicator. Energetic and determined with a positive "can do" sense of confidence and high degree of personal integrity and emotional self-awareness. Independent, flexible and entrepreneurial thinker, capable of working with ambiguity, results focused and resilient in the face of resistance.
• Works on own initiative, work is managed rather than supervision, within clearly defined policies/procedures. Complies with the Trust Information Governance requirements.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPer annum, pro rata