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April 9, 2010
Health Economist
Location: Cambridge, UK
Organisation: Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge
Closing Date: 9 April 2010
Interview Date: 21 April 2010
Reference Number: SY06353
Contact Type: Limit of tenure 30 September 2013
Salary: £27,319-#35,646 pa or £36,715-#46,510 pa
The Institute of Public Health, is looking for a motivated Health Economist to work on a research programme focused on mental health and well-being across the lifespan. The post-holder will be a member of the Public Health Theme of theCambridgeshire & Peterborough Collaboration in Leadership in Academic Health Research and Care (C&P CLAHRC) - a partnership between the University ofCambridge and a consortium of NHS and Social Service organisations. The newly formed Public Health team is responsible for public health analysis and evaluation ofchanges in services configuration and delivery resulting from the implementation ofresearch findings, which will primarily be focused on mental health issues at key transition points during the life course (i.e. adolescence, adulthood, old age, loss ofhealth and independence, and terminal care and death). With the aim of informing policy and practice, this post will involve quantitative analysis at the intersection ofpublic health and economics, and will involve undertaking advanced statistical/econometric analysis and modelling.
The CLAHRCs are concerned with knowledge diffusion and mobilisation, research-use, capacity building, and local service adaptation. The aim is to deliver findings thatwill have practical application for the benefit of patients, typically through improved care or better health care delivery, in the near future.
We seek an enthusiastic team member, who is committed to developing a research career. Applicants will have a first degree in economics (or a related combination with economics) or in public health, epidemiology or related discipline, and postgraduate qualification in either economics with some public health / epidemiology component, or in public health / epidemiology with some economics component. Candidates should have strong quantitative skills (statistics, econometrics) and haveexcellent writing, communication and IT skills. Experience of working in an NHS, public health or academic environment would be an advantage.
For further information please call Dr Louise Lafortune or Dr Christine Hill on 01223 330300.
Applicants should send a completed PD18 form (only parts I and III are required),which can be downloaded from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/pd18 along with their CV to Dr Lafortune at ll394@medschl.cam.ac.uk by 5pm on April 9th.
For additional information on the CLAHRC: http://www.nihr.ac.uk/infrastructure/Pages/infrastructure_clahrcs.aspx
For additional information on the Institute of Public Health: http://www.iph.cam.ac.uk/
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Health Economist: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location: London
Closing date: Friday 9th April, 2010
Reference number: D2- 279
Salary: Band 6: £29,797 - £39,516 pa inc.
Term: 1 year full time or 2 years part time, fixed term
Applications are invited for the post of Health Economist in the Glaucoma Service of Moorfields Eye Hospital. This one year (or two year part time) post has been created to support research into glaucoma outcomes and is funded by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.
The post holder will provide advice on health economics and statistical analysis of visual field data. Funding has been acquired to investigate the rate of disease progression of the entire cohort of patients’ visual fields tested in the Glaucoma Service at Moorfields. The visual field database represents the most comprehensive database of its kind worldwide.
Studies such as projection of the future levels of visual function during patients’ remaining lifetimes and additional investigation into the current frequency of visual field testing in glaucoma patients (current practice) in relation to the proportion of slow, moderate and fast progressors in the cohort will be performed in conjunction with other members of the Research Group. The post holder will develop evidence based clinical practice guidelines by providing health economic input and conducting decision analytic modelling.
Health economics models including estimates of the clinical and cost effectiveness of different monitoring intervals for detection of disease progression will be designed. Models of the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (e.g. QALYs) associated with implementing an optimum visual field testing regimen in comparison to current practice will be designed. Experience in developing analytical models (such as Markov models) and analysis with simulation methods with appropriate software would be desirable.
It is essential that the post holder has an MSc in Health Economics (or allied discipline) and have trained in/studied health economics. They should be a team player with excellent written and communication skills.
For further information please contact Mr Viswanathan, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon via his NHS Secretary on 0207 566 2625.
Please apply for this post online at http://www.jobs.nhs.uk The HR Department can be contacted on 020 7253 3411 x3032 or 020 7566 2043, Monday to Friday 9:15am - 5:00pm.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 9th April, 2010
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