Job overview

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 ICS: 
• 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.

Working for our organisation

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 –the promise we must all make to each other, to work together to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. We are Compassionate
• We are inclusive, actively promote equality and diversity, and challenge 
discrimination.
• We are kind and treat people with compassion, courtesy, and respect.
We are Curious
• We aim for the highest standards and seek to continually improve, harnessing our 
ingenuity.
• We can be trusted to do what we promise.
• We will develop our cultural proficiencies, ensuring we deliver well to all our diverse communities. 

We are Collaborative
• We collaborate, forming effective partnerships to achieve our common goals.
• We celebrate success and support our people to be the best they can be