Medicines Optimisation Lead
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley, GU16 7UJ
Salary
£59,798 to £67,020
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
14 September 2026
14 days left
Job description
Join our collaborative Medicines Optimisation function, working across the Thames Valley system to improve outcomes for a population of approximately ...
As a Medicines Optimisation Lead, you will lead defined medicines optimisation workstreams and improvement programmes within the FHFT-hosted delegated Medicines Optimisation Function. Working within the Thames Valley ICB medicines optimisation workplan and approved operational priorities, you will take responsibility for translating evidence, prescribing data and national guidance into practical and sustainable improvements.
You will provide specialist medicines optimisation advice, develop and implement guidance and pathways through appropriate governance routes, and work with clinicians, commissioners, prescribers and wider partners to improve quality, safety and value. You will manage delivery, evaluate impact and support colleagues, including through line management where this forms part of the role. You will deputise for the Medicines Optimisation Senior Leads and Medicines Optimisation Senior Lead Pharmacists as required.
- Lead defined medicines optimisation projects from planning through to implementation, evaluation and sustained improvement.
- Work with clinicians, commissioners, prescribers, pharmacists and wider partners to identify opportunities and translate evidence, prescribing data and national guidance into practical improvements.
- Provide specialist, evidence-based advice on medicines optimisation, supporting prescribers and system partners to improve quality, safety and value.
- Develop and implement prescribing guidance, pathways, formularies, policies and initiatives through appropriate governance routes.
- Monitor and report delivery, including prescribing variation, medicines safety, quality, financial impact, risks and opportunities.
- Line manage and support colleagues, fostering a culture of collaboration, learning and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to clinical governance, financial sustainability and system-wide medicines optimisation priorities.
Please be advised this vacancy may close early should we receive a high volume of applications
Interviews will take place w/c 28th September 2026
Visa Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Qualifications
Essential
- Master's level qualification, healthcare professional registration or equivalent experience working at a senior level.
- Has undertaken line management training or has experience of line management.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experienceworking in healthcare organisations.
- 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.
- Knowledge of and care for the communities within the local system.
- An understanding of legal, governance and ethical frameworks within which pharmacy and health organisations work.
- Understanding of delegated-function operating models, including the distinction between ICB-retained statutory/strategic accountabilities and FHFT-hosted operational delivery responsibilities.
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
- Demonstrates ability to use skills to make decisions in complex situations where there are several factors that require analysis, interpretation and comparison.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in parallel and prioritise tasks accordingly.
- Ability to critically appraise and problem solve whilst maintaining objectivity.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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