Sector overview
Overview of
Careers ServiceI want to work in pharmacy
Pre-registration opportunities
- - pharmacy recruitment, Foundation Training year (FTY) (formerly PRPS)
Hospital and Primary Care (community)
All nationally funded Pre-Registration Pharmacist training programmes in England and Wales will be recruited via a centralised recruitment and selection process using the Oriel system. A large number of primary care pharmacy training programmes in England and Wales are also being recruited via this process. Community pharmacy programmes that are included will be identifiable within the Oriel system; they can be identified and filtered as Primary Care programmes.
You can register on the Oriel system at any point to familiarise yourself with the system before applying when the application window opens and are strongly encouraged to read the applicant handbook available on the website.
Community Pharmacy
Some primary care (community pharmacy and general practice) employers will recruit to pharmacy training programmes outside of the Oriel system. These will be advertised independently by individual employers and do not form part of the Oriel application process. If you are interested in applying for any of these programmes it will be necessary for you to submit a separate application as per individual employer guidance/ timelines.
These may be advertised via:
Further information
Useful online resources
- - article from Pharmaceutical Journal
- - 'A Guide to a Career in the Pharmaceutical Industry'
- - the pre-registration manual
- - pharmacist education and training
- - career support and advice
- - 'do well at a hospital preregistration placement interview'
- - Useful information about careers in medical communication
- Careers in Medical Writing - PDF information sheet
- Associate Medical Writer - training programme information sheet
Job sites and specialist recruiters
- - summer placements, pre-registration programme, and newly qualified vacancies