Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
Main area Clinical Engineering Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 30 months (The position is part-funded by the NIHR-Funded Rehab HRC which has a contract that runs to March 2029 though a re-bid will be submitted) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) Job ref 164-8081949
Site QMC Campus Town Nottingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59
Job overview
Modern healthcare is increasingly dependent on technology. CHEATA is based in Clinical Engineering at a large acute NHS Trust and supports medical technology innovators and manufacturers to gather the evidence needed for NHS adoption. CHEATA is a unique service that sits within the NHS and provides the MedTech industry with NHS insight and perspective on how to drive NHS adoption. A key part of the evidence base for medical technologies is the case for cost effectiveness as part of an overall device Value Proposition and this is a key service offering to CHEATA’s clients. The post will also support the NIHR-funded HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) for Rehabilitation.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the CHEATA team as a health economist and to help us support the MedTech Industry with NHS adoption and evidence. This is a fixed term contract until March 2029.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
The key aspect of the role is to provide health economic modelling for medtech innovators for both CHEATA clients and the NIHR-funded HealthTech Research Centre for Rehabilitation, including budget impact, cost utility and other cost effectiveness modelling, as well as contributing to the creation of the overall device value proposition. In addition, the role also encompasses attendance at client meetings, support for grant submissions with academic and industrial partners, leading HTA submissions that are aligned with organisations such as NICE.
The successful candidate should be educated to first degree level or have equivalent relevant experience, with specific expertise in health economics.
Working for our organisation
CHEATA has been supporting the medtech industry for ten years with a wide range of clients including industrial manufacturers as well as academic and clinical innovators and entrepreneurs. As expected from this client base, the project portfolio is diverse and varied. CHEATA is also an active partner in a network of local support services for the medtech industry including Medilink Midlands, Health Innovation East Midlands (HIEM), University of Nottingham, Centre for Healthcare Technologies, Nottingham Trent University and the Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF). NUH NHS Trust hosts the NIHR-funded HRC for Rehabilitation and the National Rehabilitation Centre.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
The post holder would also be expected to contribute to generating project costings and quotes, contribute to grant funding bids e.g. NIHR i4i PDA, RfPB, represent CHEATA at client meetings as part of overall CHEATA business development support as well as presentation/attendance at workshops, conferences etc.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
- First degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
- Evidence of continuing education, particularly in health economics and/or health technology assessment
- Evidence of specialist health economic training and qualifications
- Higher degree (PhD) or equivalent
Experience
- Evidence of having undertaken significant health economic modelling such as formal decision-analytic models (including but not limited to Markov and decision tree analyses for cost utility, cost consequence, cost effectiveness and cost benefit modelling) as well as simpler budget impact assessment or other cost analysis models
- Evidence of having undertaken HTA activities
- Evidence of having undertaken medical device specific health economics
Communication & Relationship Skills
- Excellent communications skills, written and oral
- Ability to present complex data
- Evidence of report generation
Analytical & Judgement Skills
- Critically analyse complex data sets
Other Requirements Specific to Role
- The primary function of CHEATA is to support adoption of medical technology into the NHS. It is therefore essential that the successful candidate has a good understanding of the wider medical technology agenda in the NHS
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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