Head of Medicines Optimisation
£65,000 (pro-rata), 15 hours per week, FTC for up to 14 months
Spirit Health
Tired of ordinary? Join Spirit now and help us raise the good kind of hell making healthcare easier, fairer, with a personal approach.
We’re looking for a Head of Medicines Optimisation to jump in and make a real difference. Spirit Health is on a mission, and we need brilliant people to drive it forward. We’re growing and need people who move quick, think sharp, and care deeply. Think people-first, fast-paced, rewarding, fun, and never, ever dull. We are family with purpose!
What’s in it for you?
- 25 days (FTE) leave plus bank holidays.
- Option to buy 5 extra days (FTE). Time off is important!
- You always get your birthday off.
- Enhanced pay for maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave.
- Bonus scheme so you get to benefit from our success.
- Recognition scheme that rewards brilliant work.
- Flexible working opportunities to align with your lifestyle.
- Death in service.
- Car scheme.
- Award winning wellbeing initiatives.
- Access to many other benefits, including lifestyle discounts, emergency loans, eyecare vouchers, mental, wellness, financial and legal support.
- An award winning, fun and rewarding culture where you make a genuine difference to patients and healthcare teams every day.
The role
We are looking for a Meds Op Pharmacist who loves turning great ideas into real world impact. You will provide clinical leadership across all our Medicines Optimisation Services, designing and delivering NHS projects, that genuinely improve outcomes for patients, clinicians and Primary Care organisations.
Working closely with GP practices and NHS partners, you will shape and lead medicines optimisation programmes from concept through to delivery, with quality, care and people at the heart of what you do. This is a role where your expertise will be trusted, your voice will be heard, and your work will make a visible difference. Expect variety, pace, and the opportunity to exceed expectations through exceptional patient and stakeholder interaction.
A full Job Description is available.
This role is for someone ready to grab an opportunity and run with it. If this feels like the challenge you’ve been waiting for get in touch.
Who we need
You are an experiences Medicines Optimisation Pharmacist with a strong track record of providing clinical leadership across the full lifecycle of medicines optimisation programmes. You are passionate about delivering a brilliant service, motivated by impact, and proud of the standards you set.
You are aligned to our values, excited by our mission, and thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. An excellent communicator at all levels, you build trusted relationships with ease and bring energy, confidence and purpose to everything you do. If you’re driven by meaningful work, love collaboration, and want to be part of a team that truly cares, you will feel right at home at Spirit
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you:
- You’re a brilliant self-starter.
- You set high standards and never settle for “good enough.”
- You’re love teaming up, but equally comfortable working independently.
- You’re ready to make a difference in healthcare.
- You’re not afraid to speak up, ask questions and challenge the status quo
- You thrive on challenge, moving forward, and are happy to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
Who are Spirit
We’re challengers on one mission: make health easy.
We build smarter medicines management, digital monitoring, and patient education tools that improve patients’ life and simplify work for clinicians. Trusted by the NHS for over 15 years, we are scaling.
Through Spirit Health Foundation, we’re extending that mission to underserved communities globally. Early detection. Better access. Healthier lives for all.
Back-to-back rating as #1 health & social care employer (Best Companies), we’re only getting started.
With big ambitions and global impact, we need brilliant people to help us deliver.
Our hiring process is fast, fair, and fearless. We ask great questions, give real challenges, and move quickly, so you’ll always know where you stand.
Think you’ve got the Brilliance, Family, and Vigour to match? Click apply. Let’s make health easy, together.
Closing date for applications is 21 January 2026.
Any questions? Email people@spirit-health.com.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland.
We are an equal opportunity employer.