
Medical Directorate Purpose
The Medical Directorate provides essential clinical and professional leadership, expertise and insight
within the ICB and across the system to underpin and integrate care for patients and populations
Critical delivery functions include:
Clinical leadership for key programmes
Assurance of quality (with Nursing Directorate) - lead on areas of medicines optimisation, mortality,
Professional Standards
Co-ordina on of immunisa on programmes
Specialist input to ICB coordina on and oversight of health protec on incidents
Safety, improvement and financial balance for medicines
Improving clinical effectiveness and efficiency – lead on system wide clinical policies, medical device
and formulary guidance
Process for individual funding requests
ICB statutory responsibili es to support research and harness benefits

Medicines Optimisation 1/2
Quality Pharmacist
Pharmacist
Band 7, 1.00 wte
Band 7, 1.00 wte
Administrator
Band 4
x3WTE
Senior Diabetes
Pharmacist
Band 8a, 1.00 wte
Project Support
Information
Pharmacy
Manager
Specialist
Technician
Band 6, 0.80 wte
Band 6, 1.00 wte
Band 5, 0.40 wte
Education &
Safety Pharmacy
Training Pharmacy
Technician
Technician
Band 6, 1.00 wte
Band 6, 1,00 wte
Specialist
Senior
Pharmacist for
Pharmaceutical
Senior Pharmacist
PCN Engagement
Advisor Medicines
Senior
Band 8a, 1.00 wte
of Dependence
Information Manager
and South Lead
Pharmacist
Band 8a, 1.00 wte
Band 8a, 1.00 wte
Band 8b, 1.00 wte
Band 8a, 0.80 wte
Senior Programme
Specialist Pharmacist for
Manager
PCN Integration
Band 8c, 0.50 wte
Band 8c, 1.00 wte
Chief Pharmacist
(Director of Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy)
MD Structure 2/5
Sati Ubhi
Band 9, 1.00 wte

Medicines Optimisation 2/2
Specialist Pharmacy
Technician
Band 6, 1.00 wte
Senior Pharmacist Care
Senior Pharmacist Care
Senior Pharmacist Care
Homes
Senior Pharmacist Care
Homes
Homes
Band 8a, 0.60 wte
Homes
Band 8a, 0.60 wte
Band 8a, 1.00 wte
Band 8a, 1.00 wte,
Care Homes Team
Specialist
Pharmacy
Technician
High-Cost Drugs
Band 6, 0.6 wte
Prescribing
Partnership
Pharmacy
Specialist
Technician
Pharmacy
Band 6, 0.80 wte
Technician
Digital
Primary Care
Contracts and
Band 6, 1.00 wte
Dietitian
Commissioning
Project Manager
Band 8a, 1.00 wte
Band 8b, 0.70 wte
(NHSEI Funded)
Prescribing
Partnership
Formulary
Pharmacist
Pharmacist
8a, 1.00 wte
Band 8a, 1.00 wte
Deputy Chief Pharmacist
Community Pharmacy
Band 8d, 1.00 wte
Clinical Lead
Band 8c, 1.00 wte
Safety & Governance
Pharmacist
Band 8c, 1.00 wte
Chief Pharmacist
(Director of Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy)
MD Structure 3/5
Sati Ubhi
Band 9, 1.00 wte