The Head of Medicines Optimisation will lead the medicines optimisation function across the Place-Based Partnership. The post-holder will report to the Cluster leadership team and work closely with the Associate Medical Director(s) and Deputy Place Based Lead to embed the function and successfully plan and deliver the CCPL and medicines optimisation programme aligned to both NHS GM and Place priorities. This will include working with key stakeholders such as the wider Place team's clinical and managerial colleagues, and partner agencies, to lead key aspects of NHS GM clinical and medicines optimisation strategies and plans; specifically service design, transformation and pathway reform through the management of projects and programmes. The post-holder will also contribute to the wider development of the medicines optimisation strategy and plans and lead projects across GM.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Medicines Optimisation will be a key member of the Place-based team and wider medicines optimisation function across GM. The post holder will support the medicines optimisation function to meet the four core purposes of the IC…
* Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
* Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
* Enhance productivity and value for money
* Help the NHS support broader social and economic development
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.Working across NHS GM or a designated locality on joint workstreams and initiatives and promoting awareness of Medicines Optimisation issues. This role will require direct travel to GM & stakeholder locations.
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.
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
Provide senior leadership and work collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders across Place to develop and align the Medicines Optimisation plans with Place-based priorities.
Provide pharmaceutical expertise to promote and embed evidence-based, high quality, safe and cost-effective prescribing to improve patient outcomes and maintain a financial sustainable system.
Lead and manage a Place-based medicines optimisation team and further support the integration of the wider pharmacy workforce and services across Place.
Report to, deputise for and support the Cluster Lead to deliver the medicines optimisation function and improve integration across health and care services within the assigned clusters across GM.
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
* Registered with the GPhC
Experience
* Experience of leading a service
* NHS Leadership Academy training or equivalent
Knowledge
* Experience of implementing Medicines Optimisation
* Experience of Medicines Optimisation across systems
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.
* Full-time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
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