Senior Health Economist

NHS Jobs; Ely; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NHS Jobs in Ely is seeking an experienced health economist to join the Strategic Value Unit to ground commissioning decisions in evidence and population health needs through robust economic analysis.

The role covers modelling, economic evaluations and reporting, with cross-disciplinary collaboration to inform transformation and service redesign. A strong background in health economics is essential.

Responsabilidades

• A. Support the SVU in providing decision intelligence for the ICB, grounding decisions in evidence, value and population health need.
• B. Develop and interpret economic models (budget impact, cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, cost-benefit, ROI and other analyses).
• C. Design and deliver economic evaluations of programmes and service changes, linking costs, outcomes and implementation context.
• D. Support prioritisation and option appraisal by explaining constraints, trade-offs and opportunity costs.
• E. Appraise literature and data, estimate parameters and apply health economic methods.
• F. Prepare clear technical reports, visualisations and briefings for technical and non-technical audiences.
• G. Plan and manage analytical projects, documenting methods, risks and data governance.
• H. Support colleagues to understand health economics concepts, including value and uncertainty.
• I. Collaborate with health economists, data scientists and commissioning colleagues to integrate evidence.
• J. Champion continuous improvement by using complex data and feedback to drive service redesign.
• K. Manage budgets and resources within delegated limits and contribute to financial planning.

Descripción del empleo

• A. Strategic value and decision intelligence: Support the SVU in providing decision intelligence for the ICB, ensuring that transformation and commissioning decisions are grounded in evidence, value and population health need.
• B. Health economic modelling: Develop, adapt and interpret economic and analytical models, including budget impact, cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, cost-benefit, return on investment, multi-criteria decision analysis, decision trees, Markov or cohort state-transition models, and scenario or impact models where appropriate.
• C. Economic evaluation and benefits realisation: Design and deliver 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. Allocative efficiency and opportunity cost: Support prioritisation and option appraisal by making explicit the constraints, assumptions, trade-offs, marginal benefits and opportunity costs associated with competing uses of ICB resources.
• E. Evidence, data and methods: Appraise published and grey literature, estimate modelling parameters, assess data quality, triangulate multiple sources and apply appropriate statistical, health economic and evaluation methods.
• F. Insight, communication and influence: Prepare clear technical reports, summaries, visualisations, presentations and briefings that make complex analysis understandable and usable for technical and non-technical audiences.
• G. Programme delivery and governance: Plan and manage allocated analytical projects, documenting assumptions, methods, limitations, risks and dependencies, and ensuring that work is delivered to appropriate standards of quality, confidentiality and information governance.
• H. Capability building: Support colleagues to understand and apply health economic concepts, including value, opportunity cost, evaluation, modelling, uncertainty and the interpretation of analytical outputs.
• I. Multidisciplinary working: Work alongside health economists, data scientists, statisticians, qualitative specialists, public health experts and commissioning colleagues to integrate economic evidence with population health, clinical and operational insight.
• J. Quality and Improvement: Champion continuous improvement by using highly complex data, evidence, and feedback to drive service redesign and innovation. Encourage learning within teams, ensuring that improvement methodologies are applied consistently.
• K. Resource and Budget Management: Manage budgets and resources within delegated limits, ensuring effective use of staff, funding and digital tools. Contribute to financial planning and workforce development to support service sustainability. Line Management of the team or department including appraisals, attendance and performance.