# Medicines Optimisation Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Frimley Park Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Manager
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-14T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17T18:01:04.248Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Frimley/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medicine_Optimisation/Medicine_Optimisation-v8220570
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8220570?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### 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
- Stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
- Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess verbal, written, numerical and draw appropriate conclusions.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant experience working in community pharmacy, general practice or primary care medicines optimisation
- Understanding of how primary care functions
- Good knowledge of NHS policy relating to prescribing and pharmacy services
- Knowledge of current medicines optimisation policies in the NHS
- Experience in implementing complex audits.
- Knowledge of prescribing data sources (e.g. ePACT2) and their use in improvement

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Has undertaken line management training or has experience of line management
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Relevant Masters Qualification

## Documents

- [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736)
- [medicines optimisation manager jdps (pdf, 224.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10529115)

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