Trainee Pharmacists
💊 Trainee Pharmacists – Would you like to participate?
Are you interested in employing trainee Pharmacists or offering training placements as part of their training?
Why Get Involved?
Since the 2025/26 training year, all trainee Pharmacists will qualify as independent prescribers upon registration. To support this change, structured, high-quality training placements are more important than ever.
By offering a placement or employing a trainee pharmacist, your organisation can:
- 👩⚕️ Support the next generation of Pharmacists
- 💷 Access £28,196 in training support funding per trainee
- 🤝 Build stronger partnerships across Pharmacy sectors and showcase community Pharmacy as a place to work
🔄 What’s Changed over recent years?
Significant reforms have been introduced in the training of Pharmacists in recent years:
- Mandatory Recruitment via Oriel
All trainees must be recruited through Oriel, the national recruitment scheme, to be eligible for NHS England (NHSE) training support funding. - Independent Prescribing Qualification
All newly registered pharmacists will qualify as independent prescribers at the point of registration. - Multi-Sector Placements
Strongly encouraged and expected to become mandatory by 2028/29.
🏥 What Is a Multi-Sector Programme?
Multi-sector training placements provide experience in two or more sectors, each lasting 13 weeks or more.
Currently each programme must include at least 26 weeks in a patient-facing setting (e.g. community pharmacy, hospital, GP practice)
🤝 Employer vs. Placement Provider
Employer
- Employs the trainee Pharmacist directly
- Pays their salary
- Eligible to claim the £28,196 NHSE training support funding
Placement Provider
- Offers a placement as part of a multi-sector programme
- Works in partnership with the employer to deliver a full, well-rounded training experience
If you’re interested, we’d love to hear from you! Please get in touch and we’ll be happy to discuss how your organisation can get involved.
SAIL@dorsetlpc.org.uk