Job requirements
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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
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
- Skills
Demonstrates ability to use skills to make decisions in complex situations where there are several factors that require analysis, interpretation and comparison
- Skills
Stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
- Skills
Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess verbal, written, numerical and draw appropriate conclusions.
- Experience
Significant experience working in community pharmacy, general practice or primary care medicines optimisation
- Experience
Understanding of how primary care functions
- Experience
Good knowledge of NHS policy relating to prescribing and pharmacy services
- Experience
Knowledge of current medicines optimisation policies in the NHS
- Experience
Experience in implementing complex audits.
- Experience
Knowledge of prescribing data sources (e.g. ePACT2) and their use in improvement
- Qualifications
Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Qualifications
Has undertaken line management training or has experience of line management
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Qualifications
Relevant Masters Qualification
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
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 Manager, you will support the delivery of agreed workstreams, projects and implementation activity within the FHFT-hosted delegated
Medicines Optimisation Function. Working within the Thames Valley ICB medicines optimisation workplan and approved operational priorities, you will help translate evidence, guidance and prescribing intelligence into practical improvements.
You will coordinate project activity, support stakeholder engagement, analyse and present information and contribute to reporting on delivery, risks, prescribing variation, medicines safety, quality and impact. This role would suit someone with sound knowledge of primary care and medicines optimisation who is ready to contribute to complex, system-wide improvement programmes.
Please be advised this vacancy may be subject to closing before the stated date due to a high volume of applications.
Interviews will take place W/C 28th September 2026
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is an opportunity to contribute to system-wide improvement, helping drive greater cohesion, safer and higher-quality medicines use, better value for the NHS and seamless patient journeys across Thames Valley.
You will join a supportive, high-performing team with a strong culture of collaboration, shared purpose and continuous improvement, making a tangible difference to the communities we serve.
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This advert is for Medicines Optimisation Manager with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Frimley, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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