Senior Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist

Job Summary

The post holder will:

1. Be responsible for supporting the Chief Pharmacist and Associate Chief Pharmacists with delivering safe, high quality, person-centred medicines optimisation work programs and activities.
2. Be responsible for supporting the Chief Pharmacist and Associate Chief Pharmacists with strategic medicines optimisation (MO) and clinical professional advice across NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB and Place Based Partnerships (PBPs) and have delegated responsibility for implementation in lead areas.
3. Be integral to the transformation of safe and effective medicines functions and services linked to the development of the Integrated Care System (ICS).
4. Work in conjunction with the Associate Chief Pharmacists, Chief Pharmacist and Senior Medicines Optimisation team in providing strategic oversight to raise standards for patients by improving the safety, quality and cost effectiveness of prescribing in primary care, and management of clinical governance and risk in relation to medicines.
5. Be responsible for the direct management of the Medicines Optimisation teams and the co-ordination, development, and implementation of medicines optimisation strategies across the PBPs and support of implementation of such strategies within Primary Care Networks (PCNs).
6. Provide expert advice to NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB, PBPs, senior managers, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), prescribers, members of the public and other key stakeholders on medication related issues.
7. Embed the principles of the NHS Constitution and relevant national legislation in their NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB medicines optimisation functions.
8. Work under direction of the Associate Chief Pharmacists to provide clinical professional leadership and strategic direction across the PBPs and support the PCNs within the individual PBPs.
9. Promote strong cross-organisational relationships and support joint working across the health and social care systems particularly within the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB /PBPs.
10. Provide strategic support to general practice in relation to developing the role of pharmacists as part of the primary care Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).
11. Have authority to act on key work stream leads and to meet NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICBs/PBPs needs and priorities, ensuring alignment with the strategic priorities of the ICB and those of partner organisations in Nottinghamshire.
12. Have authority to make decisions on behalf of and act in relation to the populations of NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB.