Medicines Optimisation Senior Lead: Sponsorship Available

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Join our collaborative Medicines Optimisation function, working across the Thames Valley system to improve outcomes for a population of approximately 2.5 million people.

Medicines Optimisation is a core function of the health and care system and a key lever for improving population health, patient safety, quality and financial sustainability. It supports the safe, effective and equitable use of medicines, delivering maximum value for patients, communities and the NHS.

Within Thames Valley, the FHFT-hosted delegated Medicines Optimisation Function works with the Thames Valley ICB and partners across primary, secondary and tertiary care, community pharmacy, primary care networks and neighbourhoods. Together, we reduce unwarranted variation, promote evidence-based practice and NICE guidance, and support high-quality, integrated care pathways and seamless patient journeys.

Our work supports the ambitions of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and is underpinned by a strong culture of collaboration, shared purpose and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

As a Medicines Optimisation Senior Lead, you will provide senior leadership across substantial medicines optimisation portfolios within the FHFT-hosted delegated Medicines Optimisation Function. Working within the Thames Valley ICB medicines optimisation workplan and operational priorities, you will translate system priorities into deliverable programmes with measurable improvements in quality, safety, outcomes, value and sustainability.

You will lead complex programmes across organisational and professional boundaries, manage and develop teams, oversee performance and delivery and provide senior specialist advice to partners and decision-makers. You will act as a senior leader within the delegated function, support the development of the wider medicines optimisation

service and deputise for the Head of Medicines Optimisation or Head of Pharmacy Primary Care Transformation as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with the GPhC as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician.
  • Master’s level qualification or equivalent experience working at a senior level
  • Has undertaken line management training or has experience of line management.
  • Has undertaken some leadership training

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working in community pharmacy, general practice, or primary care medicines optimisation
  • Experience of delivering and managing improvement programmes in a primary care or NHS setting
  • Good knowledge of NHS policy relating to prescribing and pharmacy services
  • Understanding of clinical systems e.g. EMIS, SystemOne, and decision support software e.g. Scriptswitch, OptimiseRx

Skills

Essential

  • Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in parallel and prioritise tasks accordingly
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Works across boundaries to build relationships and share information, plans and resources.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

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

Closing Date: 14 September 2026

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