Health Economist

As Health Economist in the National Guideline Alliance (NGA), you will be a key member in the development of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines to improve the quality of care within the NHS and Social Care.

Salary: £36,345 – £43,605

Location: London

Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2020, full-time (37.5hrs per week)

About us

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area and are in our 90th year, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

About the role

The RCOG has been commissioned by NICE to produce evidence-based guidelines for health and social care in England and Wales on a wide variety of topics including women and children’s health, cancer and mental health. NICE guidance use the best available evidence to improve the quality of care within the NHS and Social Care and informs practitioners, the public and government agencies.

In this role you will be responsible for the health economic aspects of the development of agreed guidelines, in line with NGA and NICE standard processes, reviewing published health economic literature, undertaking original economic modelling and responding to relevant stakeholder consultation comments. You will be working with colleagues across the guideline committee and NGA technical team to develop review questions and search protocols and provide relevant advice and expertise on health economics, in a manner understandable to a non-technical audience.

Requirements

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

Significant experience in health economics or health services researchExperience in writing research papers, an MSc dissertation or a PhD thesis, or other complex technical documents, to a high standardExperienced in using internet-based information technologyAdaptable communication style to suit different audiences both verbally and in writingKnowledge of quantitative software packages for health economic modelling (for example, Excel and WinBUGS)

Benefits

As an important member of the team you will be located in our well-resourced offices overlooking Regent’s Park, with a move planned for November 2019 to brand new bespoke offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly working environment with an excellent benefits package that includes:

Generous holiday entitlementFlexible working hoursFirst class pension schemeSeason ticket loanSubsidised gym membership

How to apply

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button, to download the full Job Description and Person Specification, along with the application form.

Please return your completed application form to jobs@rcog.org.uk.

Closing date for applications: 10.00am on Wednesday 15 May 2019

If you have further questions you can contact the HR Department on 020 7772 6453.

At RCOG we are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

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