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
Information for FTY Applicants
The FTY Information Booklet for Prospective Trainee Pharmacists contains essential information regarding how the scheme is structured and how the recruitment process operates, including an overview of the assessment process
***This guidance will be published in due course.
The Job Description, Person Specification and Professional Attributes Framework are also very important and provide specific details of the criteria that candidates are required to demonstrate throughout the recruitment process. All applicants are strongly advised to read these documents thoroughly prior to submitting an application.
***These documents will be published in due course.
Recruitment timeline and online recruitment
The recruitment timeline has now been published (please see below), applicants are advised to add key dates to their diary. There are strict deadlines for booking assessment slots and for responding to offers of a FTY post. It is really important for you to ensure you plan around the below dates as it will not be possible for us to make any alternative arrangements.
The online recruitment system ORIEL will be used throughout the recruitment process for the following purposes:
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Recruitment Activity |
Date |
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Training Provider Information Statements published on TPI Site |
15th April 2021 |
|
Visitation Period |
April to October 2021 |
|
Training Provider Information Statements published On Oriel |
9th June 2021 |
|
Oriel applications open |
9th June 2021 (12pm) |
|
Oriel applications close |
23rd June 2021 (12pm) |
|
Training Provider Preferences open (for those submitting a list) |
15th July 2021 (12pm) |
|
Candidate Preferencing window opens |
28th July 2021 (12pm) |
|
Invitation to SJT/numeracy selection centre opens |
4th August 2021 |
|
Invitation to SJT/numeracy selection centre closes |
18th August 2021 |
|
SJT/Numeracy selection centre held |
0ctober 2021 |
|
Training Provider Preferences close |
14th October 2021 (12pm) |
|
Candidate Preferencing window closes |
October 2021 |
|
Comms to unsuccessful students |
November 2021 |
|
First iteration of offers made |
November 2021 |
|
Offers upgrade deadline |
November 2021 |
|
Programme commences |
July/August 2022 |
Training Provider Information Statements
The Training Provider Information Statements allow applicants to search for Training Providers according to their preference for sector and/or geographical area.
Details of Training Providers involved in the 2022/23 Foundation Training Year are now published on the TPI site which you can access on the link below:
https://nes-tpi.azurewebsites.net/TPinfo.html
The visitation window is now open. During the visitation period applicants must adhere to the government social distancing and travel restrictions for their region due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of the selection process, applicants are required to submit a Preference List of Training Providers that they are interested in completing their training with.
For the 2021 cycle of recruitment Training Providers were given two options:
Option A – to submit a preference list – in this case it is extremely important that Training Providers get to know you prior to the selection process and it is the responsibility of the candidate to make contact with Training Providers at their earliest opportunity to increase their chance of being included on a Preference List. You should endeavour to contact all of your preferred Training Providers to discuss the opportunities for vacational or part-time employment with them, or, at the very least, to arrange to contact/visit the pharmacy and discuss the FTY with them.
Option B – not to submit a preference list – in this case it is possible for the Training Provider to be matched with any appointable candidates who have added the Training Provider to their Preference List. You are not required to contact Training Providers who are not submitting a list, however, we strongly encourage candidates to do so in order to find out more about the opportunities available if you wish to preference a Training Provider in this category.
Each Training Provider Information Statement clearly states if a Training Provider will be submitting a Preference List or not.
Training Provider Information Statements will also be published on Oriel once applications open.
Support webinars and FAQ’s
Colleagues from NES, HEE, HIEW and BPSA co-hosted a webinar on Wednesday 3rd June 2020 where they talked through the alternative national arrangements for 2020, as the assessment process will be the same across England, Scotland and Wales. We encourage you to view this webinar – if you missed the webinar a recording is available to view on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society RPS website.
Following on from this, NES Pharmacy hosted a Scotland specific webinar on Wednesday 10th June to explain the full Recruitment process in 2020 for the Foundation Training Year in Scotland. We strongly encourage you to view this webinar to ensure you are fully aware of the various steps in the recruitment process:
Please see a list of useful FAQ’s recently published for pre-registration recruitment 2020 following an event organised by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
There will be a national webinar taking place on the 11th May 2021 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm to explain the 2021 recruitment process.
To register for a place to attend the webinar, please go to:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7098933465645344780
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Brexit
Important: We would like to bring to the attention of all applicants the potential impact Brexit may have on your application, employment and training in the UK. We therefore encourage you to refer to the UK Government website for further information and advice.