• Job Description

  Req#: K0015-VAC-8646?language=en&page=1105&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  ***Only applications submitted on the "Apply for Public Appointments" website will be considered.***

  The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is looking to appoint a commissioner (clinical pharmacologist) to the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM).

  To be considered for this role, please apply via the Apply for Public Appointments website, link provided below.

  https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8646

  Main duties of the job

  As a commissioner you will be required to possess or develop a working knowledge and understanding of the UK medicines regulatory procedures. You will draw on your individual expertise and judgement for all agenda items and assist the CHM to provide advice to Ministers. We are looking for skilled communicators with the ability to assimilate complex scientific information at short notice, and take account of a wider view of risk and benefit, particularly as it is perceived by patients, carers and other members of the public.

  About us

  The Commission on Human Medicines is an Advisory Non-Departmental Public Body, set up in law to advise UK Health Ministers on the safety, quality and efficacy of medicines for human use and to promote the collection and investigation of adverse drug reactions.

  The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seeks independent advice from the CHM to ensure its scientific judgements are robust and informed by clinical practice. It is primarily a multidisciplinary scientific advisory committee comprised of experts from medical, pharmaceutical, and related scientific disciplines and includes lay/patient representatives.

  Date posted

  31 March 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £325 a session

  Contract

  Fixed term

  Duration

  1 years

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  K0015-VAC-8646

  Job locations

  Committee Services - CHM

  MHRA, 10 South Colonnade

  Canary Wharf, London

  E14 4PU

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For full details on job description, please refer to advert attached in this vacancy or visit :

  https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8646

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For full details on job description, please refer to advert attached in this vacancy or visit :

  https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8646

  Person Specification

  Skills and Experience

  Essential

  • demonstrate the ability to operate effectively on a national expert scientific committee;
  • be a skilled communicator;
  • demonstrate the ability to assimilate complex scientific information at short notice;
  • demonstrate an understanding of the importance of patient engagement to the work of CHM and MHRA, and their ability to proactively incorporate patients lived experience in committees discussions;
  • demonstrate the ability and be prepared to contribute actively to the work of the CHM.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • must be recognised by their peers and/or be a Fellow of the relevant Royal College in the area of Clinical Pharmacology, in particular you must have experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Pharmacogenomic

  Person Specification

  Skills and Experience

  Essential

  • demonstrate the ability to operate effectively on a national expert scientific committee;
  • be a skilled communicator;
  • demonstrate the ability to assimilate complex scientific information at short notice;
  • demonstrate an understanding of the importance of patient engagement to the work of CHM and MHRA, and their ability to proactively incorporate patients lived experience in committees discussions;
  • demonstrate the ability and be prepared to contribute actively to the work of the CHM.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • must be recognised by their peers and/or be a Fellow of the relevant Royal College in the area of Clinical Pharmacology, in particular you must have experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Pharmacogenomic

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

  Address

  Committee Services - CHM

  MHRA, 10 South Colonnade

  Canary Wharf, London

  E14 4PU

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

  Address

  Committee Services - CHM

  MHRA, 10 South Colonnade

  Canary Wharf, London

  E14 4PU

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/medicines-and-healthcare-products-regulatory-agency (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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