Job vacancy: Health Economist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham

Job summary

Main area: Clinical Engineering
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 30 months (The position is part-funded by the NIHR-Funded Rehab HRC which has a contract that runs to March 2029 though a re-bid will be submitted)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
Job ref: 164-8081949

Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: QMC Campus
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/10/2026 23:59

Health Economist

Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

The post holder would also be expected to contribute to generating project costings and quotes, contribute to grant funding bids e.g. NIHR i4i PDA, RfPB, represent CHEATA at client meetings as part of overall CHEATA business development support as well as presentation/attendance at workshops, conferences etc.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

First degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
Evidence of continuing education, particularly in health economics and/or health technology assessment
Evidence of specialist health economic training and qualifications

Desirable criteria

Higher degree (PhD) or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of having undertaken significant health economic modelling such as formal decision-analytic models (including but not limited to Markov and decision tree analyses for cost utility, cost consequence, cost effectiveness and cost benefit modelling) as well as simpler budget impact assessment or other cost analysis models
Evidence of having undertaken HTA activities

Desirable criteria

Evidence of having undertaken medical device specific health economics

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent communications skills, written and oral
Ability to present complex data

Desirable criteria

Evidence of report generation

Analytical & Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

Critically analyse complex data sets

Other Requirements Specific to Role

Essential criteria

The primary function of CHEATA is to support adoption of medical technology into the NHS. It is therefore essential that the successful candidate has a good understanding of the wider medical technology agenda in the NHS

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Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
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