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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Health Services Research Unit The Department of Health has announced that it will publish outcome indicators for all patients undergoing surgery at NHS hospitals in England. This is the first time anywhere in the world that patients will be given an opportunity to choose the hospital where they can expect the best outcomes. Also, hospitals may be paid more if patients report better outcomes and experiences. These initiatives are hotly debated. An important question is whether the available outcome indicators are robust enough to guide the performance management of hospitals and surgeons in the NHS. We are seeking an experienced health services researcher who can contribute to this exciting debate. You should have a strong interest in performance indicators and health outcomes reported by patients and clinicians. You will be involved in a wide range of studies across the breadth of surgical practice. This will allow you to develop a programme of methodological research in areas including outcomes reported by patients, risk adjustment, continuous outcome monitoring, and value of administrative databases. The post will be based in the Clinical Effectiveness Unit, a collaboration between the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and The Royal College of Surgeons of England. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians who play a leading role both nationally and internationally in shaping and guiding large-scale evaluations of healthcare performance. Further details about the Clinical Effectiveness Unit are available at http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/surgical_research_units/ceu. The ideal applicant will have extensive experience with the application of advanced quantitative methods in health services research. Abilities to manage large-scale research projects and liaise successfully with clinicians are also required. The post is offered full-time for 5 years. The salary will be on the Lecturer scale (£39,149 - £48,688 per annum inclusive) or Senior Lecturer scale (£47,366 - £54,386), depending on qualifications and experience. For further particulars and an application form, please contact The Personnel Office, LSHTM (telephone 020 7927 2203 (24 hour answer phone) or e-mail [log in to unmask]), quoting reference JVM11. Only applications in the format outlined in the recruitment pack will be considered. Closing date for applications is: 22 October 2008. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Professor Jan van der Meulen (http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/people/vandermeulen.jantel 020 7869 6601/6600, email [log in to unmask] and web http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/people/vandermeulen.jan). The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer.