Foundation Trainee Pharmacist National Recruitment Scheme 2026 (2027 intake) via Oriel

You are invited to participate in the 2026 Foundation Trainee Pharmacist National Recruitment Scheme to recruit into your Foundation Training programme(s) for the 2027-28 training year.

The National Recruitment Scheme is the only route to employing a foundation trainee pharmacist for the 2027-28 foundation training year; you are unable to recruit trainees directly.

Employer Guidance

Step 1: Updating Your Knowledge

Please read the comprehensive National Recruitment Scheme Employer Handbook, which has been developed to support employers who wish to employ foundation trainee pharmacists.

You may also find it helpful to see information submitted by employers in 2025 by viewing the ‘Pharmacy Employers and Programme Information from 2025’ document available on the employer programme information page.

Step 2: Signing up to the National Recruitment Scheme

To make your employer programme submission please access the ‘Employer Registration How-To Guide’ and online application form via the following link, paying particular attention to our advice on writing your programme description(s), as this is your main opportunity to promote your programme to potential trainees:

https://london.wtepharmacy.nhs.uk/national-recruitment/employer-registration

You also need to read and agree to the NHS England National Recruitment Scheme Terms of Participation, and NHS England’s Quality Framework as part of the registration process.  

Once you have submitted your form, you will receive an email from [email protected] with a copy of your submission, please check your junk mail folder if you can’t see this email.

If you are submitting multiple forms for multiple programmes (one form completion per programme) it is advisable to keep a track of which ones you have submitted and ensure you do not submit a programme which you do not plan to recruit to. 

Submission Deadline

The deadline to submit your form(s) is midday on Tuesday 3 March 2026. Please note late submissions will not be accepted.