Medicines Optimisation Support Hub (Mosh) Clinical Pharmacist Lead

The Dudley Group Nhs Foundation Trust; Dudley Wood; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley is seeking a senior pharmacist to join the Medicines Optimisation Support Hub (MOSH) within the Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy Team. You will provide leadership, clinical advice, and governance support to MOSH Officers and MOSH supervisor, delivering medicines optimisation projects across GP practices and PCNs, with a focus on patient safety.

This part‑time, permanent post is based at Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre and offers

Qualifications

• Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent (BPharm).
• Sufficient Post Qualification Experience.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/Prescribing Studies or equivalent.
• Mandatory registration with GPhC.
• Proficient IT use (MS Office/Outlook/Excel).
• Independent prescribing within competency.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical audits, medication reviews and monitoring for patient safety.
• General practice role: minimum 1 day per week (0.2 WTE).
• Advise practices on medicines optimisation and prescribing.
• Line management of MOSH Operational Manager (AfC Band 6).
• Support MOSH team in delivering medicines optimisation workplan.
• Lead quality improvement in antimicrobial stewardship and other areas.
• Reduce risk through direct patient care and central reviews.
• Serve as clinical contact for MOSH medicines queries.
• Coordinate with Pharmaceutical Adviser Community Pharmacy and Public Health.

Skills

MS Office

Independent prescribing

Communication skills

Education

MPharm / BPharm

Post Qualification Experience

Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/Prescribing Studies

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed, and motivated senior pharmacist to join our recently established Medicines Optimisation Support Hub (MOSH). This service is integrated with and is part of our Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy Team (PCCPT) in Dudley Place. Due to the success and expansion of this service, a new opportunity has arisen to form part of this team.

As a team we are committed to the development of primary care pharmacy. We have been established for over 20 years developing primary care pharmacy services to meet the needs of our practices and patients in Dudley.

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide medicines optimisation and prescribing support leadership to the MOSH, a centralised support team within the PCCPT delivering on a comprehensive workplan including the PCN DES, Black Country ICB work streams and practice based clinical support. The post holder will provide leadership, professional support and clinical advice to MOSH Officers, MOSH Supervisor and MOSH operational manager (non-clinical staff) to ensure the safe, efficient and appropriate delivery of agreed medicines optimisation projects under standard operation procedures. The post holder will support the Governance Lead Pharmacist with operational oversight for managing MHRA Central Alerts and medicines safety incidents managed centrally via the MOSH.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide expert advice on the operational development of the Medicines Optimisation and Safety Hub (MOSH), linking clinical practice with service development. They will provide clinical oversight and lead the development of MOSH standard operating procedures and team training, including delivery.

The role includes monitoring service delivery and outcomes and working collaboratively with GP practices, Primary Care Network pharmacist leads, PCNs, patient representatives, the wider Integrated Care Board, member practices and community pharmacy.

Based at Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre and working within general practice, the post holder will support safer patient care through clinical audits and medication reviews and monitoring based on clinical need.

Previous experience in general practice or a similar clinical role is desirable.

A structured induction will be provided alongside MOSH colleagues, clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The team promotes collaborative working, professional development and improvement of local population health and wellbeing, with support from senior colleagues.

We welcome applications from clinical pharmacists committed to patient-centred care and professional development.

Job responsibilities

• Work within the MOSH (based in Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre) and within general practices to contribute to safer patient care through provision of clinical audits, regular medication review and monitoring of patients based on clinical need.
• General practice role will be a minimum of 1 day per week (0.2 WTE), subject to change depending upon service requirements.
• Act as an advisory resource to practices in relation to medicines optimisation, medicines waste, medicines adherence, admissions avoidance and repeat prescribing.
• Line management responsibility for the MOSH Operational Manager (AfC Band 6).
• Provide primary support to the MOSH team in safely delivering the medicines optimisation agreed workplan, including audit and quality improvement in antimicrobial stewardship, dependence forming medication, falls and frailty, and national/local matters identified via the Integrated Care System Medicines Safety Network.
• Reduce risk and improve medicines related care through direct patient facing and remote centralised medication review.
• Clinical point of contact for medicines queries arriving at the MOSH, with expansion planned for Sandwell general practice teams (subject to confirmation and contract agreement).
• Work under the direction of the Pharmaceutical Adviser Community Pharmacy and Public Health to oversee the smooth running of clinical services delivered from the centralised service.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent (BPharm)
• Essential: Sufficient Post Qualification Experience
• Desirable: Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy/Prescribing Studies/Equivalent Academic Pharmacy Course or equivalent recognisable experience

Registration

• Essential: Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)

Knowledge and skills

• Essential: Proficient in the use of IT eg MS Office Outlook, Excel working with spreadsheets and databases
• Essential: Utilising independent prescribing skills within competency
• Desirable: An appreciation of the nature of GPs and general practice
• Desirable: Excellent written, verbal communication, interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year Pro Rota (Band 8a, Agenda for Change)

Working pattern

Part-time

Contract

Permanent

Closing date

06 November 2026

Contact

Pharmaceutical Adviser Jagdeep Sangha, [e-mail], 01384321979

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.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.