Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Are you keen on contributing to the sustainability of the healthcare system? On developing and applying methods that make an impact? We have an excellent opportunity for you. Are you the curious and open colleague we are looking for? We encourage you to apply!
As the healthcare sector faces a looming staffing crisis, innovative technologies are being developed to alleviate the burden on care staff. However, the effectiveness of these technologies in saving time for healthcare professionals remains unclear, and the actual benefits depend largely on how the saved time is utilized. This project, funded by ZonMw, aims to understand the real-world implications of these changes in staffing requirements, ensuring that health technology assessments (HTAs) reflect these shifts in a transparent, accountable, and evidence-based manner.
We are seeking a motivated postdoc researcher to join a project aimed at:
- Identifying the real-world consequences of saved staff time and how these lead to changes in workforce deployment.
- Developing and applying methodologies to assess the value of these consequences and integrating them into health economic models.
- Creating a generic framework for assessing and integrating workforce deployment changes into HTAs, based on two case studies. These case studies are 1) moving the administration of parenteral medication into the (close to) home setting; and 2) the use of 3D printing in a surgical procedure for wrist fracture recovery.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Perform a scoping review.
- Engage with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders through interviews and focus groups.
- Develop and apply methods for integrating workforce deployment outcomes into health economic models.
- Contribute to the development of a framework for incorporating workforce deployment changes into HTA evaluations.
- Disseminate research findings through reports, publications, and presentations.
Requirements
You have a PhD in the field of healthcare or workforce sustainability. You are a curious, motivated and open colleague who is able to work independently and as part of a collaborative team. You posses strong analytical and quantitative skills. Stakeholder engagement, including conducting interviews and focus group discussions, is no problem for you with your excellent communication skills.
Further, you recognize yourself in de profile below:
- Experience in health technology assessment (HTA) or health economic modeling is highly desirable.
- Experience in conducting systematic reviews and data analysis.
- Command of the Dutch language is not strictly required, however it is strongly appreciated given the regular interactions with many different Dutch stakeholders.
- Familiarity with healthcare settings and an interest in workforce deployment issues.
Additional Information
At Radboud university medical center, you build on your future. We are committed to providing the best care, education, and research. And we are true to our word, because we help you develop and seize opportunities and give you the room to grow. As an employer, we believe that employees should feel vital and happy at work in all stages of life. We are also committed to creating a healthy and safe working environment. Our employment conditions contribute to that. What we offer:
- A gross monthly salary between € 3.493 and € 5.504 (scale 10) for full-time employment (36 hours per week). You will also receive an 8% holiday allowance, an 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
- 176 vacation hours per year based on a 36-hour working week.
Any questions? Or wondering what it is like to work at Radboudumc? Then send an email to Janneke Grutters, Professor Early Health Technology Assessment. Use the Apply button to submit your application.
This job ad will be unpublished on 19/01/2025.
This job is posted by Euraxess.
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Please mention that you found the role via EuropeanHealthEconomics.com. Thank you and good luck!
