Job summary
A new exciting opportunity exists for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join the All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (AWTTC). We are seeking a Senior Health Economist to contribute to the production of evidence reviews and advice for AWTTC and the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group. This is an applied health economics role which will contribute to shaping advice for the NHS in Wales; helping to ensure timely, equitable access to medicines and optimised prescribing, to improve Welsh population health.
You will have a postgraduate degree in health economics (or related discipline with a strong statistics/modelling component), a sound understanding of economics concepts, and practical, applied health economic evaluation experience. If your skills and experience can enhance the provision of health economics across AWTTC, please consider applying to join our enthusiastic and friendly team.
This is a full-time (37.5 hour/week) permanent position, offering office-based or agile working.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include: producing rigorous reviews of health economic evidence; developing de-novo health economic models; and leading research activity and projects. The role requires: strong quantitative and analytical skills; effective communication and influencing skills; and the ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Person Specification
Essential and desirable criteria
Essential
- PhD/MSc postgraduate qualification in Health Economics or a related discipline with a strong statistics/modelling component (e.g. management science (OR), biostatistics, epidemiology, mathematics)
- Significant demonstrable experience in applied health economics, developing health economic and/or mathematical models.
- Advanced theoretical and practical specialist knowledge of health economics and statistical methods
- Extensive knowledge of economic modelling approaches (e.g. Markov models, partitioned survival analysis, patient level simulation) and relevant statistical software packages (e.g. STATA, SAS, R, WinBUGS, TreeAge, Simul8).
Desirable
- Experience of Health Technology Assessment
- Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: oMedical statistics oClinical trials oPublic health oEpidemiology o Systematic reviewing oNetwork meta-analysis oPreference elicitation (e.g. discrete choice experiments) oMulti-criteria decision analysis
Essential
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex, information in a format suitable for a range of target audiences
Person Specification
Essential and desirable criteria
Essential
- PhD/MSc postgraduate qualification in Health Economics or a related discipline with a strong statistics/modelling component (e.g. management science (OR), biostatistics, epidemiology, mathematics)
- Significant demonstrable experience in applied health economics, developing health economic and/or mathematical models.
- Advanced theoretical and practical specialist knowledge of health economics and statistical methods
- Extensive knowledge of economic modelling approaches (e.g. Markov models, partitioned survival analysis, patient level simulation) and relevant statistical software packages (e.g. STATA, SAS, R, WinBUGS, TreeAge, Simul8).
Desirable
- Experience of Health Technology Assessment
- Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: oMedical statistics oClinical trials oPublic health oEpidemiology o Systematic reviewing oNetwork meta-analysis oPreference elicitation (e.g. discrete choice experiments) oMulti-criteria decision analysis
Essential
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex, information in a format suitable for a range of target audiences
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address
Routledge Academic Centre, University Hospital LLandough
Penlan Road
LLandough, Penarth
CF64 2XX
Employer's website
https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)
