Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care is looking for a pharmacist to provide expert pharmaceutical and medicines optimisation advice. The role involves supporting NHS objectives, improving prescribing practices, and leading initiatives to enhance patient outcomes. Candidates must have a suitable registration and postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist registration with General Pharmaceutical Council required.
• Significant post-registration primary care experience needed.
• Excellent inter-personal skills with evidence of recommendations acceptance.

Responsibilities

• Advise staff on medicines optimisation issues.
• Negotiate changes in prescribing behaviour.
• Prepare reports/briefings for the Head of Medicines Optimisation.

Skills

Negotiation

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of expert pharmaceutical,prescribing and medicines optimisation advice to all relevant stakeholders to ensureimplementation of the medicines optimisation agenda.They will promote evidence based, safe, cost effective prescribing, to deliver improvedpatient outcomes, and reduced health inequalities which will be achieved by effectiveworking between secondary, intermediate, primary, community and social careservices.To provide clinical support and leadership within the Medicines Optimisation team andsupport the implementation and delivery of medicines optimisation initiatives andnational and local guidance.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for advising and supporting staff on medicines optimisation issues.

Negotiating changes in prescribing behaviour and influencing opinions on prescribing issues.

Develop and implement initiatives to support the management of the ICB prescribing budget and to improve the quality of prescribing across NHS GM.

Contributing to short, medium and long term business plans, achieving quality outcomes.

Forge close positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to support an effective matrix approach to achieve NHS GM medicines optimisation objectives on a range of business sensitive issues.

Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment and proactively engage with NHS staff and providers working on a variety of topics, addressing interdependencies and ensuring alignment.

Contribute to the planning of team projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary. Collate, qualitative andquantitative information and lead appropriate analysis to develop robust business cases and contribute to project 'products'.

About us

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in their area. Their purpose is to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money and support broader social and economic development in their area efficiency. This will be delivered in neighbourhood, place, combinations of places and GM system.

Our NHS People Promise

Our NHS People Promise -the promise we must all make to each other, to work together to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Like many other employers, NHS GM currently has evidence of unwarranted inequalities in the workforce, most notably in relation to minoritised ethnic, female and\or disabled staff and their intersectionality. As a result, we will use positive action measures to bring benefits to our organisation, including a wider pool of talented, skilled and experienced people from which to recruit and a better understanding of the needs of a more diverse range of customers.

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

896-MED-1055

Job locations

Lever Chambers centre for health

27 Ashburner Street

Bolton

BL1 1SQ

Job description Job responsibilities

Present complex information about projects, initiatives and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting, persuading others and negotiating change in prescribing habits.

To communicate and negotiate with provider organisations e.g. acute trust, community service, mental health and GMMMG in the production of clinical guidelines, shared care protocols, formulary drugs etc. to assure clinical relevance and accuracy of these documents.

Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment.

Review and analyse prescribing data and drug budget information at Practice, Locality and GM level to support the Head of Medicines Optimisation and Chief Pharmacist in the management of budgets relating to prescribing and the provision of pharmaceutical services. Drug budget information is complex and specialist analytical and clinical skills are required.

Prepare reports/briefings summarising status on issues, appraising outcomes, and providing progress reports for the Head of Medicines Optimisation, Steering/Reference Groups and others as required.

Develop, implement and monitor policies, guidelines and protocols to ensure the safe, evidence based, cost effective use of medicines in line with local priorities, national directives, medicines legislation and professional ethics.

Collate qualitative and quantitative information and lead appropriate analysis developing robust business cases and ensuring delivery of project products.

Job description Job responsibilities

Present complex information about projects, initiatives and services to a wide range of stakeholders in a formal setting, persuading others and negotiating change in prescribing habits.

To communicate and negotiate with provider organisations e.g. acute trust, community service, mental health and GMMMG in the production of clinical guidelines, shared care protocols, formulary drugs etc. to assure clinical relevance and accuracy of these documents.

Link with managers and members of other functions, to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment.

Review and analyse prescribing data and drug budget information at Practice, Locality and GM level to support the Head of Medicines Optimisation and Chief Pharmacist in the management of budgets relating to prescribing and the provision of pharmaceutical services. Drug budget information is complex and specialist analytical and clinical skills are required.

Prepare reports/briefings summarising status on issues, appraising outcomes, and providing progress reports for the Head of Medicines Optimisation, Steering/Reference Groups and others as required.

Develop, implement and monitor policies, guidelines and protocols to ensure the safe, evidence based, cost effective use of medicines in line with local priorities, national directives, medicines legislation and professional ethics.

Collate qualitative and quantitative information and lead appropriate analysis developing robust business cases and ensuring delivery of project products.

Person Specification Professional registration Essential

• Pharmacist registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Qualifications Essential

• Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience

Experience Essential

• Significant post-registration primary care experience
• Experience of leading successful implementation of change

Knowledge Essential

• Advanced understanding of prescribing information including ePACT data and general practitioner computer systems

Competencies Essential

• Excellent inter-personal, influencing and negotiating skills with evidence of gaining acceptance for recommendations

Person Specification Professional registration Essential

• Pharmacist registration with General Pharmaceutical Council

Qualifications Essential

• Postgraduate qualification in clinical pharmacy or equivalent experience

Experience Essential

• Significant post-registration primary care experience
• Experience of leading successful implementation of change

Knowledge Essential

• Advanced understanding of prescribing information including ePACT data and general practitioner computer systems

Competencies Essential

• Excellent inter-personal, influencing and negotiating skills with evidence of gaining acceptance for recommendations

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Address

Lever Chambers centre for health

27 Ashburner Street

Bolton

BL1 1SQ

Employer's website

https://www.gmsharedservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Address

Lever Chambers centre for health

27 Ashburner Street

Bolton

BL1 1SQ

Employer's website

https://www.gmsharedservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)