Pharmacist Clinical Adviser

The pharmacist clinical adviser role sits within the clinical directorate. The purpose of the clinical directorate is to strengthen clinical leadership throughout NICE and ensure end-to-end clinical oversight of, and support to, all areas of NICE activity. It also enhances the external credibility of NICE and promotes more effective stakeholder engagement.

The core task of the directorate in support of NICE’s strategic direction is to develop and deliver an organisation-wide topic selection and prioritisation process that identifies and prioritises what has the greatest impact on people and the health and care system.

The directorate is also responsible for ensuring that the clinical requirements of NICE are anticipated and met in a dynamic way that is responsive to changing need. We are a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of health and care professionals, and highly skilled technical people.

Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility. This role supports the safe and effective use of medicines across the NHS and care system, improving patient care and delivering value to the taxpayer. It involves leading and delivering programmes and projects that provide technical, clinical, and medicines advice, and sharing insights from the health and care system to support evidence-based practice.

The role works closely with the NICE Medicines and Prescribing Associate community of practice—professionals who influence medicines optimisation and prescribing strategy in the NHS.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Providing expert advice on medicines optimisation and implementation.
• Leading and contributing to complex technical projects, such as technology appraisal incorporation, guidance development, and patient safety.
• Collaborating with medicines optimisation colleagues to maintain strong links with practice and gather intelligence to support NICE.
• Supporting the implementation of NICE guidance by developing tools and resources for practitioners.

The Medicines Optimisation team, part of NICE’s Clinical Directorate, provides expert advice to support safe, effective, and innovative use of medicines across the NHS. Our work helps deliver the best outcomes for patients and the public while supporting NHS staff to embed good prescribing practices.

We contribute to guidance development, quality assurance, and create implementation tools for prescribers, commissioners, and front-line professionals. We collaborate across NICE—including the Centre for Guidelines, Medicines Evaluation, and Impact and Partnerships—and externally with national stakeholders and practitioners, including the NICE Medicines and Prescribing Associates.

Our team gathers medicines intelligence and offers expert input to support NICE’s work. We also provide operational, administrative, and project management support to ensure high-quality delivery of our products and services.

Benefits Include

• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working options (e.g. remote work, compressed hours)
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Access to staff networks