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September 5, 2008
Guidelines Technical Adviser (Health Economics): National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Location: London or Manchester, England, UK
Closing Date: 5 September 2008
Full time 37.5 hrs/week, Band 8b £43,221 + HCAS where appropriate
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is the primary source of clinical practice guidance for the NHS in England and Wales. Our work includes producing evidence-informed clinical guidelines, appraising technologies for clinical and cost effectiveness, issuing guidance on the use of interventional procedures, and producing guidance on public health interventions and programmes.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic individual to work within the Centre for Clinical Practice, which is responsible for developing a substantive programme of guidelines through seven external National Collaborating Centres and one internal team. This is an opportunity to contribute to some of the most exciting challenges in NHS policy making, within an innovative, evolving organisation that will support your on-going professional development.
This is an important leadership role: working closely with the other health economics technical adviser and reporting to the Associate Director (Methodology), you will be responsible for further developing the use of health economics in clinical guideline development. This will involve taking a lead on supporting colleagues in several external National Collaborating Centres (NCCs) as well as within NICE, reviewing the economic and other technical aspects of draft clinical guidelines, and leading the development of the health economic methods used in NICE clinical guidelines. You will be encouraged to maintain and develop your practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
You will have:
- A Doctorate in a relevant quantitative health related area or equivalent experience.
- Experience with conducting health economic modeling to support decision making
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- An understanding of the principles of evidence-based health care and critical appraisal
The ability to work independently to tight deadlines and establish good working relationships with a range of professionals and work flexibly as part of a team is essential. Applications for secondments will be considered.
For an informal discussion, contact:
Phil Alderson, Associate Director Methodology), Centre for Clinical Practice
Francis Ruiz, Guidelines Technical Adviser (health economics), Centre for Clinical Practice For more information and applying online please visit http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/ quoting reference number 907-69
Closing Date: 5 September 2008
Interview Date: 19 September 2008
