Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant Nurse in Medicines Optimisation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 301-LG-25-7453521
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- To be confirmed Haywood Hospital or Trust HQ, Stafford
- Town
- Burslem
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Nurse and NMP Lead for Physical/Mental Health Services
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Job overview
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is unique in combining physical and mental health, learning disability, community and adult social care services in a single Trust across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Shropshire supporting the provision of a truly integrated care framework across health and social care services.
As Consultant Nurse, you will provide clinical and professional leadership to enable the delivery of the Trust Medicines Optimisation strategy and work effectively across all four pillars of consultant practice (expert clinical practice, leadership, education and research). The post holder will be an autonomous clinical practitioner leading on the provision of expert practice in medicines optimisation ensuring better value and improved patient outcomes. The post holder will lead on developing and delivering multi-disciplinary advanced clinical practice and research, prescribing competence, quality, and safety supporting multiple professional disciplines across the organisation. In conjunction with the Trust Medicines Safety officer, you will lead on embedding the principles of medicines safety and medicines optimisation into clinical practice and contribute to policy developments to support safe practice.
MPFT Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation Directorate are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking Clinical Leader.
Main duties of the job
As a senior member of the clinical team, you will be expected to represent the Trust and participate in relevant local, regional and national sector wide forums related to non-medical prescribing and medicines optimisation. You will provide expert advice, clinical supervision and training to the non-medical prescribing workforce and partner organisations and have an opportunity to contribute to research and development projects within the service.
This role will be extremely rewarding, and requires a motivated, dynamic individual who is experienced in working at an operational level with a range of stakeholders and a track record for service development and delivering to agreed targets. The successful candidate will be provided with the support of a well-established team, opportunities to develop and embed their careers, and to make a difference to patients' lives.
You will be a qualified nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council with excellent leadership and communication skills and have previous experience in education, training, quality improvement and policy development. The postholder is expected to deliver clinical care for at least 25% of their job plan with remaining time dedicated to leadership, education and training, quality improvement and research.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Nurse Consultant for Medicines Optimisation
1. To work autonomously, within professional and Trust guidelines and to exercise
responsibility for the systematic governance of professional practice of nurses, nonregistered nursing staff and, where appropriate, other staff and to ensure that appropriate training, consultation and supervision structures are in place and consistent with national and Trust guidelines related to medicines optimisation practices and non-medical prescribing.
2. Act as a facilitator in raising the profile of and addressing medicine management issues relevant to nursing/AHP staff across the Trust to ensure nurses/registered professionals carry out their responsibilities with regard to medicines management.
3. Leading and developing the provision, training, monitoring and reviews of effective and evidence-based practice in medicines optimisation or all non-medical prescribers and the wider nursing workforce.
4. To influence and lead on medicines optimisation initiatives (e.g. deprescribing/ overprescribing QI programmes) at a Trust wide level, leading on major developmental projects that impact Trust wide.
5. Establish and maintain annual audit and/ or quality improvement programme that assesses and benchmarks nursing clinical and administration practices across the Trust.
6. To provide specialist advice and support to multi-professionals across care groups relating to safe medicines management in line with national regulatory framework, legislations and Trust policies
7. To establish and develop proactive and positive relationships with professional leads/key staff groups across Care groups communicating important information about safe evidence-based cost-effective medicines practices.
8. Support nursing, pharmacy and allied health professionals staff involved in medicines management related patient safety events in line with Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) principles/ competency assessment
9. Provision of analysis of prescribing data with recommendation where appropriate to optimise the cost-effective use of medicines.
10. Provide professional input and support in relation to the development and implementation of the e-Prescribing (EPMA) & Medicines Administration system and other medicines digital programmes
11. Establish and maintain standards, guidelines and protocols that advance nursing and multiprofessional practice relating to medicines management, promoting and implementing within the Trust.
12. Working closely with the Trust Pharmacy team; develop and provide a programme of training to ensure that practices relating to medicines management are of the highest standards.
13. Work with Higher Education Institutions and Trust Partners on the delivery of and further development of the Non-Medical Prescribing curriculum
14. Work with wider nursing leadership and operational groups on raising the profile and
associated risks relating to medicines within such groups.
15. Develop and maintain a robust assurance framework that evidences compliance to the ethos, principles and content of the Trust’s Medicines Code efficiently that enables effective translation into nursing practice across all clinical delivery systems.
16. To ensure risk assessments are carried out and risk management plans and
strategies implemented according to policy and procedure.
17. Support SI reviews and medication incidents, informing changes in practice and
working across Trust nurse & operational leadership.
18. Work closely with Trust Medication Safety Officer to review medicines incident
trends and ensure learning is taken and applied to practice; supporting improvement plans as needed.
19. Support services to assist service users in safe self-administration of prescribed
medicines in line with the Medicines Code in designated services
20. Provide quarterly assurance reports to the Medicines Optimisation Committee and Nursing Director on issues relevant to the CQC Core Standard in relation to Medicines Optimisation and make recommendations where appropriate
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration according to the field of practice
- Masters level qualification (Level 7) in advanced clinical practice or equivalent qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant and in-depth post qualifying clinical experience
- Evidence of working effectively at a senior level in a multi-disciplinary health and social care setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Provide leadership by setting a clear direction in service planning and leading discussions on the requirements to meet a safe, innovative, modern and high-quality service
- Knowledge of various approaches to physical/mental health assessment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nixy Samuel
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Pharmacy for Physical Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07813401418
- Additional information
If you would like to discuss the role further or to arrange a visit, please contact the Deputy Director of Pharmacy, Nixy Samuel via email [email protected]
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