NHS Education for Scotland
A skilled and sustainable workforce for a healthier Scotland
NHS Education for Scotland
A skilled and sustainable workforce for a healthier Scotland
NES offers a high quality GPhC compliant and fully-funded training programme to Foundation trainee pharmacists covering all sectors of pharmacy practice.
The recruitment process for FTY posts in 2024-25 is now closed. Information regarding the recruitment process for FTY posts in 2025-26 has now been published here.
Our Foundation Training Year gives trainee pharmacists the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and experience in real-life hospital and community placements, under the guidance and supervision of a GPhC approved designated supervisor and a designated prescribing practitioner (from 2025-26 FTY year).
We provide Foundation trainee pharmacists excellent benefits, including a salary of approx. £30k in line with NHS Agenda for Change rates, 27 days annual leave and 8 public holidays. In addition to the superb lifestyle opportunities Scotland has to offer, with world-class outdoor activities and culturally vibrant cities, our Pharmacy Foundation training is of the highest quality and includes:
You can learn more about Pharmacy Foundation training in Scotland by joining our information webinar, where you can hear from experts or watching the videos below which feature recent trainees talking about their experiences.
Are you a pharmacy student considering your Foundation Training Year options for 2025-2026? Why not join our drop-in FTY recruitment webinar on the 30th May 2024. Click here for more information and to register.
This drop-in webinar will give you the opportunity to hear from representatives from NES, Hospital, Modular and Community programmes and there will be an opportunity for Q&A after each session.
If you are interested, don’t forget to Register! You can drop in and out of the webinar to suit your training preference. See you soon.
If you cannot attend the live session, a recording will be available at a later date.
In order to support candidates who are applying in 2024, a webinar will be held in partnership with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, NHS England, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), NHS Education Scotland (NES) and British Pharmaceutical Student Association (BPSA). This webinar will focus on key aspects of the National Recruitment Scheme and will give the opportunity to answer applicant questions.
This will occur on Tuesday 4th June 6:30pm-8pm. Click on this link to register: https://events.rpharms.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=200275891&language=eng
Another webinar will be held, which focuses on a deeper understanding of the Oriel recruitment process and will give you the opportunity to hear first-hand experiences and top tips from students who have recently undergone the process.
This webinar will occur on Thursday 18th July 2024 12:30pm-1:30pm. Click on this link to register: https://events.rpharms.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=200275898&language=eng
Hear first-hand accounts of training in Scotland from recent NES Foundation Pharmacy trainees and designated supervisors
Pharmacy Foundation trainee Cara
Pharmacy Foundation trainee Emma
Pharmacy Foundation trainee John
Pharmacy Foundation trainee Erin
Pharmacy Foundation trainee Kenneth talks about his experience of Community and Hospital placements
Pharmacy Foundation trainee Sara talks about her experiences on the modular programme
Hear from Foundation Pharmacy trainees and NES FTY support team
For any queries regarding the Foundation Training Year Recruitment process, please contact the Pharmacy Recruitment Team by going to the Service Desk here and submitting a support request.
For general pharmacy queries relating to training premises approval or any queries not related to the recruitment process, please email the Pharmacy Team - nes.ftypharmacy@nhs.scot
If you want to keep in touch with updates on the Foundation Trainee Pharmacist recruitment process you can join our mailing list NHS Education for Scotland (list-manage.com)