Health Economist

Location Ty Glan Yr Afon - Cowbridge Road

Primary Speciality: Health Economics.

Job Overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health Economist to join our growing team at Health Technology Wales (HTW).

HTW is funded by Welsh Government and hosted by Velindre NHS Trust. The purpose of HTW is to identify, appraise, promote, enable and measure the adoption of health technologies across NHS Wales, linking into national agendas for innovation and prudent healthcare. HTW appraise the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of non-medicine health technologies in Wales, working with, but independently, of NHS Wales. HTW is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Health Economist on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity to assist the development of medical technology guidance. This will involve providing health economic analyses and cost effectiveness modelling to support the work programme of Health Technology Wales (HTW) and its Research Team.

This position is a perfect opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their skills in a varied and interesting role.

This is a hybrid working position which is predominantly home-based with the benefit of an office base in Cardiff. Flexible working, part time or job share arrangements will be considered.

Main duties of the job:

This role sits at the heart of HTW’s small but experienced Health Economists Team, and the post holder will apply a range of economic evaluation and resource impact techniques to support the HTW technology assessment groups. These analyses must be robust and able to withstand international scientific and legal challenge.

Within NHS Wales, expenditure on medicine and non-medicine technologies is significant; estimated to be in excess of £1B per annum. This post is responsible for delivering health economic assessments and related advice on the cost effectiveness of health technologies for NHS Wales.

Annual work programme of HTW includes: 50 exploratory reports, 20 Evidence Appraisal Reports (EAR) and 1-2 HTAs/systematic reviews with associated Decision Makers’ Summaries (DMS) outlining advice for NHS Wales. In addition, health economic input to other HTW products may be required

This post demands a diverse range of communication methods, including well-developed written and oral skills. Sensitivity to the barriers to understanding and communication of complex concepts is required. Further, the ability to exhibit tact, diplomacy and influence when dealing with confidential material and sensitive and contentious issues is required.

The post-holder is required to develop and maintain effective relationships and engage with a wide range of clinical, non-clinical and other staff across NHS Wales and communicate on a range of matters relating to the implications of issues relating to HTW work programmes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities *

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The post holder is required to develop and maintain effective internal communication and productive working relationships, to ensure effective cross-functional and team working. This may involve delegation and supervision of administrative duties associated with projects to relevant support staff.

The post holder will establish and maintain productive engagement with a range of external contacts including senior staff from NHS Wales Procurement, the Welsh Government and academic staff in universities across the UK.

The post holder provides and receives highly complex information (scientific, clinical, financial) in various formats that they are required to assimilate and effectively communicate to groups with often little or no knowledge of economics or HTA.

The post holder will be required to use a range of presentation skills to present methodology and evidence review findings and related advice to various audiences and prepare responses to technical questions.

Internally, the post holder will be required to communicate with: the Senior Health Economists, Principal Researcher, HTW Director, the HTW Research Team, professionals in other national and international HTW agencies e.g. NICE, SHTG and other staff contributing to HTA/evidence review products, e.g. information officers, health services researchers, pharmacists, communications team, statisticians, medical writers. In addition, regular communication with project and administrative staff will also be required.

Externally, the post holder will be required to communicate with: technology groups members, expert contacts, e.g. clinical experts, planners, policy makers, HTA topic group members; Welsh Government Health and Social Care Directorates, NHS boards, external clinical, scientific and manufacturer representatives, university based academic staff, charities, and voluntary agencies.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents, or please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

Additional contact information

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Matthew Prettyjohns – Principal Researcher

Email address Matthew.Prettyjohns@wales.nhs.uk 

Teitl: Economegydd Iechyd

Patrwm gwaith ychwanegol: Gweithio hybrid

Lleoliad: Tŷ Glan-yr-Afon - Heol y Bont-faen

Prif Arbenigedd: Economeg Iechyd.

Y Flwyddyn Pro Rata

Trosolwg o’r Swydd: - (Brief description or the role and what it takes and why this person should work for you. Candidates will read this first so inform, engage and excite)

Mae cyfle cyffrous wedi codi i Economegydd Iechyd profiadol ymuno â’n tîm sy’n tyfu yn Technoleg Iechyd Cymru (HTW).

Caiff HTW ei ariannu gan Lywodraeth Cymru a’i letya gan Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Felindre. Diben HTW yw nodi, arfarnu, hyrwyddo, galluogi a mesur cyfraddau mabwysiadu technolegau iechyd ar draws GIG Cymru, gan gysylltu ag agendâu cenedlaethol ar gyfer arloesi a gofal iechyd darbodus. Mae HTW yn arfarnu effeithiolrwydd a chost-effeithiolrwydd technolegau iechyd nad ydynt yn feddyginiaethau yng Nghymru, gan weithio gyda GIG Cymru, ond yn annibynnol arno. Mae HTW am benodi Economegydd Iechyd brwdfrydig a phrofiadol ar sail barhaol. Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i gynorthwyo datblygiad canllawiau technoleg feddygol. Bydd hyn yn cynnwys darparu dadansoddiadau economaidd iechyd a modelu cost-effeithiolrwydd i gefnogi rhaglen waith HTW a’i Dîm Ymchwil.

Mae’r swydd hon yn gyfle delfrydol i rywun sydd am ddatblygu ei sgiliau mewn rôl amrywiol a diddorol.

Mae hon yn swydd gweithio hybrid yn gweithio o gartref yn bennaf gyda swyddfa hefyd yng Nghaerdydd. Ystyrir gweithio hyblyg, rhan-amser neu drefniadau rhannu swydd.

Prif ddyletswyddau’r swydd (describe what they will do – include most important skills and qualities.

Mae’r rôl hon yn ganolog i Dîm Economegwyr Iechyd bach ond profiadol HTW, a bydd deiliad y swydd yn defnyddio ystod o dechnegau arfarnu economaidd ac effaith adnoddau i gefnogi grwpiau asesu technoleg HTW. Rhaid i’r dadansoddiadau hyn fod yn gadarn a gallu gwrthsefyll her wyddonol a chyfreithiol ryngwladol.

O fewn GIG Cymru, mae gwariant ar dechnolegau meddyginiaeth a thechnolegau nad ydynt yn feddyginiaeth yn sylweddol; amcangyfrifir ei fod yn fwy na £1B y flwyddyn. Mae’r swydd hon yn gyfrifol am ddarparu asesiadau economaidd iechyd a chyngor cysylltiedig ar gost-effeithiolrwydd technolegau iechyd ar gyfer GIG Cymru.

Mae rhaglen waith flynyddol HTW yn cynnwys: 50 o adroddiadau archwiliadol, 20 o Adroddiadau Arfarnu Tystiolaeth (EAR) ac 1-2 o HTA/adolygiadau systematig gyda Chrynodebau Penderfynwyr (DMS) cysylltiedig yn amlinellu cyngor ar gyfer GIG Cymru. Yn ogystal, efallai y bydd angen mewnbwn economaidd iechyd i gynhyrchion eraill HTW.

Mae’r swydd hon yn galw am ystod amrywiol o ddulliau cyfathrebu, gan gynnwys sgiliau ysgrifenedig a llafar datblygedig iawn. Mae angen sensitifrwydd i’r rhwystrau i ddeall a chyfathrebu cysyniadau cymhleth. Hefyd, mae angen y gallu i ddangos doethineb, diplomyddiaeth a dylanwad wrth ddelio â deunydd cyfrinachol a materion sensitif a dadleuol.

Mae’n ofynnol i ddeiliad y swydd ddatblygu a chynnal perthnasoedd effeithiol ac ymgysylltu ag ystod eang o staff clinigol, anghlinigol a staff eraill ar draws GIG Cymru a chyfathrebu ar ystod o faterion sy’n ymwneud â goblygiadau materion cysylltiedig â rhaglenni gwaith HTW.

Disgrifiad swydd manwl a phrif gyfrifoldebau *

 Detail the duties, responsibilities and key relationships of the job. In addition, a job description can also be attached from the ‘Documents’ tab. Please do not enter the person specification criteria here, these should be entered on the ‘Role Requirements’ tab.

Mae’n ofynnol i ddeiliad y swydd ddatblygu a chynnal cyfathrebu mewnol effeithiol a pherthynas waith gynhyrchiol, er mwyn sicrhau gwaith traws-swyddogaethol a gwaith tîm effeithiol. Gall hyn gynnwys dirprwyo a goruchwylio dyletswyddau gweinyddol sy’n gysylltiedig â phrosiectau i staff cymorth perthnasol.

Bydd deiliad y swydd yn sefydlu ac yn cynnal ymgysylltiad cynhyrchiol ag ystod o gysylltiadau allanol gan gynnwys uwch staff o GIG Cymru, Caffael, Llywodraeth Cymru a staff academaidd mewn prifysgolion ledled y DU.

Mae deiliad y swydd yn darparu ac yn derbyn gwybodaeth gymhleth iawn (gwyddonol, clinigol, ariannol) mewn amrywiol fformatau y mae’n ofynnol iddynt ei chymathu a’i chyfathrebu’n effeithiol i grwpiau sy’n aml â dim neu fawr ddim gwybodaeth am economeg neu HTA.

Bydd gofyn i ddeiliad y swydd ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o sgiliau cyflwyno i gyflwyno canfyddiadau adolygiad methodoleg a thystiolaeth a chyngor cysylltiedig i wahanol gynulleidfaoedd a pharatoi ymatebion i gwestiynau technegol.

Yn fewnol, bydd gofyn i ddeiliad y swydd gyfathrebu ag: Uwch Economegwyr Iechyd, Prif Ymchwilydd, Cyfarwyddwr HTW, Tîm Ymchwil HTW, gweithwyr proffesiynol mewn asiantaethau HTA cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol eraill e.e. NICE, SHTG a staff eraill sy’n cyfrannu at HTA/cynhyrchion adolygu tystiolaeth, e.e. swyddogion gwybodaeth, ymchwilwyr gwasanaethau iechyd, fferyllwyr, tîm cyfathrebu, ystadegwyr, awduron meddygol. Yn ogystal, bydd angen cyfathrebu’n rheolaidd â staff prosiect a gweinyddol.

Yn allanol, bydd gofyn i ddeiliad y swydd gyfathrebu ag: aelodau grwpiau technoleg, cysylltiadau arbenigol, e.e. arbenigwyr clinigol, cynllunwyr, llunwyr polisi, aelodau grŵp pwnc HTA; Cyfarwyddiaethau Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol Llywodraeth Cymru, byrddau’r GIG, cynrychiolwyr clinigol, gwyddonol a chynhyrchwyr allanol, staff academaidd prifysgolion, elusennau, ac asiantaethau gwirfoddol.

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Gwybodaeth gyswllt ychwanegol

Am drafodaeth anffurfiol am y rôl cysylltwch â Matthew Prettyjohns – Prif Ymchwilydd

Cyfeiriad e-bost Matthew.Prettyjohns@wales.nhs.uk