STATISTICIAN / INFORMATION ANALYST
£26,271 - £30,733
Fixed term or secondment for 2 years
Health Protection Scotland is committed to work in partnership with others,
to protect the Scottish public from being exposed to hazards which damage
their health, and to limit any impact on health when such exposures occur.
The Blood Borne Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infection (BBV&STI) Section
provides expert advice and support on all aspects of BBV and STI work in
NHSScotland and provides the necessary surveillance systems for the
monitoring of BBVs.
The BBV&STI Section are seeking to recruit an Information
Analyst/Statistician to work on a 2 year project which will involve the
development of models to (i) estimate the cost of the current and future
heathcare burden associated with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Scotland and
(ii) determine the cost-effectiveness of different HCV screening approaches,
designed to detect infected persons most in need of antiviral therapy. This
high-profile project will inform those planning and delivering HCV services
with a comprehensive appreciation of Scotland's burden of HCV-related
disease, including the relative cost-effectiveness of different approaches
to identifying, and then managing, infected persons.
The ideal candidate will have a good Mathematics or Statistics first degree.
A PhD or equivalent research experience in a relevant field of study is
essential. The postholder must have experience of implementing research
projects in a relevant subject area along with highly developed programming
and analytical skills. Experience of preparing and presenting reports/papers
for publication is essential. Experience in infectious disease epidemiology
and/or economic analysis would be an advantage.
For an informal discussion about the post, please telephone Sharon
Hutchinson on 0141 300 1138.
An Application Pack and Job Description is available from the HR Department
at HPS, Clifton House, Clifton Place, Glasgow by calling 0141 300 1197 (24
hours) or by emailing [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Please quote reference: HPS 23A. Closing date: Friday 21st October 2005.
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
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