Health Economist

Are you a strategic leader, with a strong technical grounding in healthcare economics, looking for an exciting and dynamic opportunity to shape our direction of travel - and improve the lives of our population? If so, we would love the opportunity to meet you. We are an ambitious organisation, looking for passionate and motivated people to join us with a proven track record of delivery in the life sciences and healthcare sector. As one of 15 Health Innovation Networks across England we connect and support the NHS and social care, academics, industry and other key stakeholders to bring fresh energy to old problems, inspired thinking to new ones and to adopt innovative solutions and practice at scale. Join our organisation where you will be responsible for using real world data for health economic analyses and population health management to generate evidence and support the adoption of innovation, improve health outcomes and support economic growth across Wessex.

• You will need a tenacity to succeed, great communication and health economist skills.
• You will have an ability to build new relationships quickly, and the capability to adapt and work flexibly, with a high degree of autonomy to deliver outcomes in a timely manner.
• Able to prioritise work and manage time effectively and complete agreed objectives within agreed standards and deadlines., Provide advanced health economics and analytical services to clients. Business development, including developing proposals and bids to meet client project briefs for new business opportunities and services.
• Develop economic models to inform decisions on the efficient allocation of resources available to healthcare providers and communicating these insights to a variety of stakeholders.
• Plan and undertake economic modelling on clinical and economic outcomes to provide results that inform decisions about clinical practices and health-care resource allocations.
• To understand stakeholder perception as part of building the evidence base for specific health technologies, products, and services.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached., Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance. UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care. All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted. Health Innovation Wessex is a company limited by guarantee, owned by the NHS and University Members with staff hosted by University Hospital Southampton. Based at Southampton Science Park in Chilworth in a bright modern office easily accessible from the M3, M27 and Southampton Parkway train station, the location offers free parking with a café area and networking spaces on site. 27 acres of the Science Park site are designated a protected Conservation Area and open to staff. We are keen to ensure that staff enjoy a successful work/life balance and offer flexible working dependent on the requirements of the role. Our hybrid working framework provides for a minimum of 2 days in office or out visiting partners/stakeholders and home working aligned to business needs. Health Innovation Wessex endorses personal development and provides training allowances to help you deliver in the role and meet your career and organisational goals. We also have a proactive approach to wellbeing in line with our core values of being Innovative, Inclusive and Collaborative, with staff engagement groups shaping the organisation's culture and driving initiatives to allow our people to flourish despite times of challenge, change and high demand.