Foundation Pharmacist Training  

Applicants are invited to selection for Foundation Pharmacist Training in England and Wales.  
   
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) website provides comprehensive information about Foundation Pharmacist training and its requirements. 

To keep up to date regarding how Foundation Pharmacist Training is changing for 2025, follow this link: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/pharmacy/transforming-pharmacy-education-training/initial-education-training-pharmacists-reform-programme/implementing-foundation-pharmacist
   
All Foundation pharmacist training posts in England and Wales are recruited to via the National Recruitment Scheme (Oriel); there is no option to obtain a training post outside of the National Recruitment Scheme. A full list of participating employers can be found on the England and Wales National Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Recruitment website.  
   
All of the programmes being recruited to via Oriel are 52 weeks in length. A full list of the programmes can be viewed via the Oriel system by selecting the 'Pharmacy Programme' option from the main menu within the pharmacy staff group from 07 June 2024.  
   
Applicants will be assessed against the Professional Attributes Framework and Person Specification. These documents can be found on the England and Wales National Foundation Trainee Pharmacist Recruitment website. 

We strongly advise all applicants to read the Foundation Pharmacist Recruitment Applicant Handbook 2025 before applying. This can be found on the ‘Resource Bank’ section of the Oriel system.  

   
Reasonable adjustments  
   
For more information regarding reasonable adjustments please refer to Section 3.2 of the Foundation Pharmacist Recruitment Applicant Handbook 2025. 
   

Competences 

 
All applicants applying for Foundation pharmacist training in England and Wales are required to demonstrate essential competences. For more information on competences please refer to the Person Specification.  
   
Please upload all required evidence of competences to your online application form. For those experiencing difficulties when uploading evidence, please ensure you contact the team via the PGMDE support portal: https://lasepgmdesupport.hee.nhs.uk/support/home .  
   
Key dates & information  
  

Please review the Foundation Pharmacist Recruitment Applicant Handbook for the full timeline. 
 

Programmes commence between July 2025 to August 2025.  
 

  
Selection Centres/Process 

Please note you will be assessed via the use of Situational Judgement Test (SJT) and numeracy assessments. More information can be found in the applicant handbook.   

The testing window for the SJT/numeracy assessment is between 19 September – 02 October 2024 (Please note these dates are subject to change).  
   
The SJT/numeracy assessment will be taken at Pearson VUE centres. Further information can be found in the Applicant Handbook.  

  
Preferencing Programmes:  
   

For information about preferencing programmes please refer to section 4 of the Foundation Pharmacist Recruitment Applicant Handbook 2025 before applying. This can be found on the ‘Resource Bank' section of the Oriel system.  

   
Contacts / Enquiries 
   
Please visit the PGMDE Support Portal where you will find a series of FAQs and be able to submit an enquiry to the Pharmacy National Recruitment Office (PNRO).  
   

Programmes  
   
All programmes will be available to view via the ‘Pharmacy Programmes’ section of the Oriel system from 07 June 2024. We would strongly advise you to start reviewing programmes at the earliest point to save time during the preferencing window.  
   
Please note that programme numbers and information are subject to change.