Patient Care May work directly with patients, carers and support groups to optimise medicines and ensure that patients get the best possible health outcomes from their medicines. Support patient and public involvement within the medicines optimisation service by working directly with patients, carers and patient public and carer support groups. Policy/Service Development Undertake specific projects relating to the implementation of policy in medicines optimisation. Provide specialist medicines optimisation input into service redesign relating to specialist area and assist in the implementation of national and regional strategies relating to medicines optimisation. Assist in the development of new local medicines optimisation services. Support reviews of any services that the Medicines Optimisation team provide. Financial & Physical Resources Support the Medicines Optimisation Team by identifying strategies to deliver value for money, efficiencies and effective budget management to inform the prescribing financial planning process. Human Resources Provides training to Medicines Optimisation staff and other internal and external stakeholders in specialist area Support other team members from different organisations in delivery of prescribing and medicines optimisation programme. This may require motivational, influencing and relationship building skills in a setting where there is no formal line management structure Information Resources Contribute to quality, up to date and accurate record-keeping of advice given in response to medicines and prescribing queries and medicines optimisation activity reported in the locality on a central ICB recording system in line with relevant data protection requirements May be required to take notes/minutes at locality prescribing meetings and other meetings as required Research & Development Participate in any appropriate R&D projects as agreed by the ICB.