Medicines Optimisation Manager

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Frimley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medicines Optimisation Manager to support delivery of workstreams and projects within the FHFT-hosted delegated Medicines Optimisation Function.

You will translate evidence and guidance into practical improvements, coordinate activity, engage stakeholders, analyse data, and contribute to reporting on delivery, risks, prescribing variation and medicines safety.

Qualifications

• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Line management training or experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Relevant Masters qualification.

Responsibilities

• Significant experience in community pharmacy, general practice or primary care medicines optimisation.
• Understanding of how primary care functions.
• Knowledge of NHS prescribing policy.
• Knowledge of NHS medicines optimisation policies.
• Experience implementing complex audits.
• Knowledge of prescribing data sources (e.g. ePACT2) and their use in improvement.

Skills

Clear communication

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Report writing

Education

Masters qualification

Job description

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.

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.

Working for our organisation

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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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

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 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

Experience

Essential criteria

• 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

Skills

Essential criteria

• 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.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.