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Midlands Postgraduate School of
Pharmacy & Medicines
Foundation Pharmacist Posts
Midlands
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This document is intended to give more information about the hospital and
multisector placements coupled with hospital available in the West Midlands & East
Midlands and provide a point of contact.
This information is provided up to 14 months in advance of the foundation year start
date, to complement the National Recruitment Scheme (via Oriel) and to enable
applicants to make informed choices. Please note that training plans may change
due to circumstances beyond the employers’ control or in response to feedback and
evaluation. However, all programmes will meet the required GPhC learning
outcomes, guidance, and regulations, in addition to the HEE Quality Framework.
Important: General Pharmaceutical Council Update
In recent weeks the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has published new
standards for the initial education and training of
pharmacists(https://tinyurl.com/4v5u4ubh).
Alongside the new standards are some name changes that will be enacted from July
2021:
• The pre-registration year will be known as the Foundation Training year
• Pre-registration trainees will be known as trainee pharmacists
• Tutors will be known as designated supervisors
The wording in this handbook reflects these changes, but please be aware that the
terms described above may be used interchangeably for the foreseeable future.
Regardless of the terminology used, you can be assured that all training places
available via the National Recruitment Scheme have been approved by the GPhC to
provide an accredited training programme.
2HEE Programme Foundation Employers
Regional
STP Area Training
Provider
Birmingham and Solihull - STP
Birmingham Women’s and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Keele 5
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust Keele 6
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, part of University Hospitals
Keele
Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 7
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals, part of University
Keele
Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust 8
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust Keele 9
Coventry and Warwickshire - STP
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Keele 10
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust Keele 11
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Keele 12
Derbyshire - STP
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust DMU 13
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust -
DMU
Royal Derby Hospital 14
Herefordshire and Worcestershire - STP
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Keele 15
Wye Valley NHS Trust Keele 16
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland - STP
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust DMU 17
Lincolnshire - STP
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust – Lincoln County Hospital DMU 18
3United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust - Pilgrim Hospital DMU 19
Northamptonshire - STP
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust DMU 20
Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust with Queensway Medical
DMU
Practice 21
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust DMU 22
Nottinghamshire - STP
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust DMU 23
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust DMU 25
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin- STP
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Keele 26
Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation
Keele
Trust 27
Staffordshire -STP
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust -
Keele
Burton Hospital 28
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Keele 29
The Black Country - STP
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Keele 30
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Keele 31
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Keele 32
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Keele 33
4Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Steelhouse Pre-registration Training Manager:
Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6NH Tayebah Abbasi
Oriel Programme name: Birmingham Email: Tayebah.abbasi@nhs.net
Children’s Hospital
Tel: 0121 333 9786
Website: https://bwc.nhs.uk/
The Trust There are numerous clinical attachments to
specialist areas such as liver, medicine,
The Trust consists of two sites: Birmingham cardiology, oncology which reflect the
Children’s Hospital and Birmingham specialisms at each training site to give a well-
Women’s Hospital. The base site for training rounded clinical programme.
will be Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
As part of the training package trainees are
Birmingham Children’s Hospital is one of the encouraged to be involved in a wide range of
leading paediatric teaching centres in the activities including, audits, medicine safety,
country, with international research and interaction with healthcare professionals
development in areas such as childhood including non-medical prescribers, education
cancer, liver disease, inherited metabolic and training of patients, families, staff and
diseases and kidney disease and we are undergraduate students.
centre of excellence for children with cancer,
cardiac, liver, and renal disease. External training sites may be used for those
services or specialisms which are not found at
The Role of Pharmacy the training base such as medicine information,
The Birmingham Children’s Hospital women’s and neonatal and adult patient care.
Pharmacy department provides services to Community pharmacy placements are
all medical and surgical teams and are incorporated into the foundation year. The
responsible for managing patients' choice of premises for the cross-sector training
medicines while in hospital. Organised into is considered on an individual level with trainee
clinical teams of Pharmacists, Technicians preference taken into account.
and Assistants, the pharmacy teams work
closely with Doctors and Nurses to ensure In addition to the training rotations trainees are
medicines prescribed for patients are safe supported by both a regional and in-house
and effective. Specialist teams within the tutorial programme. Other opportunities to
department provide intravenous nutrition learn include pharmacy staff training sessions,
solutions and chemotherapy tailored to the medical grand rounds and hospital lectures on
specific needs of individual children. specialist topics.
The Training Programme What our trainees say
Trainees rotate through a comprehensive “This year has been enjoyable and has hugely
training programme covering a wide range developed my ability to practice as a
of hospital pharmacy services including competent pharmacist. I appreciate all the
dispensary services, mental health, efforts of all members of the department who
medicine information and out-patients have been happy to help with any questions
pharmacy. along the way.”
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“I’m definitely grateful for the many clinical
placements we had! We have rotated onto
nearly all of the wards in the hospital and I
think this has been such good experience.”Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The Pharmacy Department. Moseley Hall Professional Development Pharmacist
Hospital. Alcester Road. Birmingham, Aman Basra
B13 8JL Email:
aman.basra@bhamcommunity.NHS.uk
Birmingham Community
Tel: 0121 466 4395
Healthcare/Birmingham/B13 8JL
Website:
https://www.bhamcommunity.NHS.uk
The Trust In addition, you will shadow key allied
healthcare professionals in community based
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS
services such as Multiple Sclerosis clinic,
Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000
Physiotherapy and Pain Service. If you join
staff working across Birmingham and the West
us, you will gain a greater understanding of
Midlands in a wide range of Community
how to care for patients in Hospital and the
Nursing and Specialist Healthcare roles.
community. You will enjoy your experience
BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in
due to the breadth of opportunities on offer,
people's homes, health centres, clinics and
allowing you to feel confident knowing you will
inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of
become a Pharmacist with a solid foundation
services for children, young people, parents
to help you navigate your career path.
and families as well as adults and community
services, two community hospitals, Her The Training Programme
Majesty’s Prison Service, services for people
Our Pharmacy departments in Moseley Hall
with learning disabilities, the internationally
recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Hospital and West Heath Hospital offer a
comprehensive training programme,
Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental
Hospitals and School of Dentistry. structured on the GPhC Pre-registration
Pharmacist performance standards. The
programmes are tailored to each Pre-
The Role of Pharmacy
registration Pharmacist with tutor and mentor
We are a Community NHS Foundation Trust support and are designed to increase the
offering a unique type of Pre-Registration trainee’s responsibilities throughout the year,
Pharmacist experience. The Trust provides a so that they will be ready to work as
unique combination of care settings competent and confident clinical Pharmacists
compromising of Community Hospitals by the end of the year.
coupled with services delivered within the
community. You will spend time at two
Hospitals specialising in Elderly Care, Stroke,
Dementia and Palliative Care and a regional
specialist Neurological Rehabilitation Ward.
We also have three Intermediate Care Units
which support rehabilitation of patients before
they are discharged.
6University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust –
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Pre-registration Manager:
Gaenor Feelie
The Pharmacy Department. Queen Elizabeth
Hospital. Nuffield House, Mindelsohn Way, Email: gaenor.feelie@uhb.nhs.uk
Birmingham B15 2GW
Tel: 0121 424 9299
Website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk
The Trust Following a comprehensive department and Trust
induction, foundation trainees will rotate through a
Following a merge of two adjacent Trusts in 2018, comprehensive training programme covering a wide
UHB is one of the largest acute trusts in England, range of hospital pharmacy services including
providing secondary and tertiary healthcare to a dispensary services, cancer services and clinical trials
range of patient demographics. With more than and medicines information, with some time spent on
2,700 beds, we treat over 2.2 million patients a other sites within the Trust.
year.
The extensive clinical programme links with the
The Trust consists of four hospitals: Queen numerous specialist areas such as liver medicine,
Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, covered in this cardiology, oncology etc. Two weeks are spent at
entry, and Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope Heartlands Hospital to gain experience of paediatric and
and Solihull Hospitals, covered in a separate neonatal medicine. The Trust promotes involvement in
entry. clinical practice at an early stage and as part of the
training package trainees are encouraged to be involved
The Role of Pharmacy with all aspects of a patient’s care, including interaction
The pharmacy team across the four sites is over with other healthcare professionals and observation of
330-strong, a third of which are pharmacists, with interventional procedures and surgery. The clinical
a friendly, supportive culture and is a dynamic training programme is supported by the in-house tutorial
growing part of the Trust offering a wide variety of programme which uses case studies and peer learning.
services, activities and roles with close links with The foundation pharmacist clinical programme at UHB
all clinical services and dedicated clinical acts as a bridge to the clinical diploma programme that
pharmacists working closely with each specialty. hospital pharmacists enter upon qualification.
Our focus, as with the Trust, is evidence-based, Training will also include a week with the local Mental
safe and cost-effective use of medicines. Health Trust, regional study days (organised through
Keele University) and in-house tutorials. Other
As well as clinical ward services, the pharmacy
experiences available to trainees include visiting nurse
team provide other services including medicines
and pharmacist-led clinics and cardiac rehabilitation.
information, aseptic reconstitution,
radiopharmaceuticals and a number of Community pharmacy placements are incorporated into
pharmacist-led clinics as well as being part of the foundation year. The choice of premises for the
large clinical trials departments. We work with cross-sector training is considered on an individual
homecare and recovery at home services, level, with trainee preference taken into account.
helping to meet the care needs of patients.
What our trainees say
We encourage streamlined and LEAN working,
and our use of technology includes electronic During my pre-reg at UHB I always felt very supported
prescribing and medicines administration systems from the beginning. The department is really friendly
and the use of robot technology to dispense and approachable which made it so much easier to
medications in a number of our dispensaries. Our settle in and ask questions. There is a wide range of
outpatient pharmacies are also licensed to sell rotations including an offsite to mental health rotation
OTC products to the public. which meant that I learnt so much during my year. The
pre-reg tutors were so helpful and made sure that we
The Training Programme
had the opportunity to complete all our competencies. I
Our training programme has a strong emphasis would definitely recommend pre-reg at UHB to future
on clinical pharmacy and offers a structured and 7 pharmacists!
varied training year with a high level of support
from individual tutors and clinical pharmacists.University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust –
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals
The Pharmacy Department. Heartlands, Pre-registration Manager:
Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals, Gaenor Feelie
Bordesley Green East, Birmingham. B5 9SS Email: gaenor.feelie@uhb.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk Tel: 0121 424 9299
The Trust from individual tutors and clinical pharmacists.
Following a comprehensive department and Trust
Following a merge of two adjacent Trusts in 2018, induction, foundation trainees will rotate through a
UHB is one of the largest acute trusts in England, comprehensive training programme covering a wide
providing secondary and tertiary healthcare to a range of hospital pharmacy services including
range of patient demographics. With more than dispensary services, cancer services and clinical trials
2700 beds we treat over 2.2 million patients a year. and medicines information, with some time spent on
The Trust consists of four hospitals: Birmingham other sites within the Trust.
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospitals, The extensive clinical programme includes cardiology,
covered in this entry, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital surgery, critical care, infectious diseases, neonates
Birmingham covered in a separate entry. and paediatrics, endocrinology, haematology and
acute medicine to name but a few, working to achieve
The Role of Pharmacy the set objectives under the supervision of the
pharmacy team. The Trust promotes involvement in
The pharmacy team across the four sites is over clinical practice at an early stage and as part of the
330-strong, a third of which are pharmacists, with a training package trainees are encouraged to be
friendly, supportive culture. It is a dynamic, growing involved with all aspects of a patient’s care, including
part of the Trust, offering a wide variety of services, interaction with other healthcare professionals and
activities and roles with close links to all clinical observation of interventional procedures and surgery.
services with dedicated clinical pharmacists working The clinical training programme is supported by the in-
closely with each specialty. house tutorial programme which uses case studies
Our focus, as with the Trust, is evidence-based, safe and peer learning. The foundation pharmacist clinical
and cost-effective use of medicines. programme at UHB acts as a bridge to the clinical
As well as clinical ward services, the pharmacy team diploma programme that hospital pharmacists enter
upon qualification.
provide other services including medicines
information, aseptic reconstitution, Training will also include a week with the local Mental
radiopharmaceuticals and a number of pharmacist- Health Trust, regional study days (organised through
led clinics as well as being part of large clinical trials Keele University) and in-house tutorials. Other
departments. We work with homecare and recovery experiences available to trainees include visiting nurse
at home services, helping to meet the care needs of and pharmacist-led clinics and cardiac rehabilitation.
patients. Community pharmacy placements are incorporated
We encourage streamlined and LEAN working, and into the foundation year. The choice of premises for
our use of technology includes electronic prescribing the cross-sector training is considered on an individual
and medicines administration systems and the use level, with trainee preference taken into account.
of robot technology to dispense medications in a
What our trainees say
number of our dispensaries. Our outpatient
pharmacies are also licensed to sell OTC products Pre-registration training can be very daunting,
to the public. however the support I received at UHB was
impeccable. The pharmacy team is both friendly and
The Training Programme welcoming and I felt like I was challenged in order for
Our training programme has a strong emphasis on me to develop. The various specialities across the
clinical pharmacy and offers a structured and varied trust allowed me to experience different disciplines
training year with a high level of support and helped me understand complex clinical scenarios
and I felt very confident for my exam. I would
8 recommend UHB to any future pre-registration
pharmacist, I would not have wanted to complete my
training anywhere else!Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Pre-registration Training Manager:
Foundation Trust Nigel Barnes/Graeme Brown
Address Central Pharmacy, Venture House, Email: nigelbarnes@nhs.net or
Gate D Fentham Road, Erdington, Graeme.brown1@nhs.net
Birmingham B23 6AL
Tel: 0121 301 5184
Website: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/
The Trust The Training Programme
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS This training placement will offer a foundation
Foundation Trust provides mental health care to programme covering ten months split equally
those people living in Birmingham and Solihull between mental health and community
who are experiencing mental health problems. pharmacy with two months split between
community pharmacy and primary care. The
We serve a culturally and socially diverse trainee will gain a broad experience in
population of over a million spread over 172 community pharmacy and mental health
square miles, and have an income of over £230 pharmacy complemented by projects/experience
million, making our Trust one of the largest in a GP practice. You will be supported by a
mental health foundation trusts in the range of pharmacy professionals to be ready to
country. We also provide services to people pass the foundation pharmacist examination and
who live further afield because of some of the
to be a highly competent pharmacist ready for
specialised services we provide.
any field of pharmacy practice. In addition, you
Our Trust has over 4000 dedicated staff who are will have significant knowledge and experience
continually working to help people get better and of mental health pharmacy that can be applied
challenge the stigma associated with mental in a specialist service in other sectors of
illness. Our Trust operates from over 50 sites in pharmacy practice.
a variety of settings, from community based
mental health teams through to acute wards and
day centres. What our trainees say
The Role of Pharmacy “This is the first year that the trust has formally
provided foundation pharmacist training. We
The trusts pharmacy services provide medicines have had a large number of foundation
and ward based services for over 100 pharmacist trainees rotate through our
wards/teams. This includes inpatients (intensive pharmacy service over many years with often
care, acute and non-acute), forensic, forensic excellent feedback.”
CAMHS, home treatment, assertive outreach,
day units, and community mental health. The
trust is currently rolling out electronic prescribing
across the trust.
There are 4 pharmacies split across 3 sites.
Central Pharmacy and Summerhill Pharmacy
are based at Venture House in Erdington,
Reaside pharmacy supplies medication to
forensic services across the trust and HMP
pharmacy supplies medication to Winson Green
Prison. 9George Elliot Hospital (GEH) NHS Trust
The Pharmacy Department. Education and Training Pharmacist:
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Veronica Quarton
College Street, Nuneaton, CV10 7DJ Email: veronica.quarton@geh.nhs.uk
Website: http://www.geh.nhs.uk/directory-of- Tel: 02476 865083
services/specialties-and-services/p/pharmacy/
The Training Programme
The Trust Our 12-month training programme provides
the opportunity to work in a busy acute trust
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust provides a
offering a wide range of specialities including
range of elective, emergency, surgical,
paediatrics, A&E, intensive care, coronary
medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and
care, neurology and oncology. During your
therapeutic services to a population of more
rotations you will have the chance to speak
than 300,000 people.
to patients, attend clinics and join the ward
round. We have created a dedicated
The 300-bed George Eliot hospital in
foundation pharmacist training pack which
Nuneaton offers services to a large area
will act as a guide to the different specialist
including north Warwickshire, south west
rotations as well as a portfolio to document
Leicestershire, and north Coventry. The
your ward-based achievements. In our lively
hospital opened in 1948 and has since had
inpatient dispensary and outpatient
several areas of development including a
pharmacy you will become proficient in
dedicated education centre (GETEC) with
dispensing, accuracy checking and patient
excellent library facilities, simulation suite, a
counselling. Our education and training
clinical skills centre, seminar rooms and a
pharmacist will support you throughout the
lecture theatre.
year and facilitate external placements in
mental health, medicines information,
The Role of Pharmacy
aseptics and community pharmacy. We have
Our friendly pharmacy team form a dynamic recently established links with a Primary
and growing part of the trust with a shared Care Network pharmacist who is keen to
vision to ensure safe, timely and cost- offer a placement in a local GP surgery. This
effective prescribing and supply of is an exciting opportunity to experience the
medication to the inpatients of George Eliot
pharmacist’s role in what is a rapidly growing
Hospital. The ward-based team, including
sector.
Medicines Management Technicians, strive
to ensure that our patients continue to be at What our trainees say
the centre of everything we do. The
pharmacy department is located in the “GEH is a great place to complete your pre-
maternity building and is home to a modern registration year as it provides a supportive
dispensary with a fully integrated robot. learning environment. The staff are very
friendly and are always willing to help.”
“George Eliot is a close knit, friendly
community that always go above and beyond
to care for their patients. The hospital shares
the same core values that inspires me to
become the best health care professional I
can be.”
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“My Pre-Reg year at GEH was a wonderful experience
with lots of opportunities to develop my clinical
knowledge and skill set in a friendly and supportiveSouth Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
The Pharmacy Department. Warwick Education and Training Pharmacist
Hospital, Lakin Road, Warwick, CV34 Lobna Harb
5BW Email: lobna.harb@swft.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ Tel: 01926 495321 ext. 6969
The Foundation Trainee Pharmacists are well
The Trust
supported by an experienced team at all times.
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust The Training Programme
(SWFT) is a CQC rated outstanding Trust, whose
patients recommend it more often than almost At SWFT, working in partnership with Arden PCN,
any other UK Trust. The pharmacy department we pride ourselves on providing an exciting,
has links with Arden PCN which allows comprehensive, flexible training package. The role
Foundation Trainee Pharmacists to gain of the pharmacist is continuously evolving and this
experience of working within general practice in programme embraces this, covering all aspects of
addition to hospital pharmacy. hospital pharmacy and offering the opportunity to
gain experience of working within general practice.
Based in Warwick, the Trust serves over 600 in-
The programme provides opportunities to meet all
patient beds, plus community and palliative care of the GPhC Learning Outcomes. It enables
nurses and clinics in the rural Warwickshire
Foundation Trainee Pharmacists to develop their
community. We cover a wide range of medical knowledge, professional responsibility and develop
and surgical specialties as a general hospital and
a broader skill set in aspects such as transfer of
are a Regional or National Centre of excellence
care and supporting service delivery.
for some. The Trust is small enough to be
friendly and manageable, but large enough to Rotations include; in and out-patient dispensary,
offer variety of work, and experience of clinical clinical trials and medicines management. Clinical
advance. ward pharmacy experience will be obtained in all of
the main therapeutic areas.
The Role of Pharmacy
In addition, Foundation Trainee Pharmacists will
The friendly pharmacy team provides its services participate in audit and project work and gain
from a bright, modern department including experience of medicines information, antimicrobial
dispensary, out-patient department and a busy
stewardship, cancer services and aseptic
aseptics unit. The department provides an production, medicines optimisation in addition to
extensive clinical service to the wards and the
many other aspects of pharmacy. Trainees will
community. The clinical service provided to the attend regional and local study days, weekly clinical
wards is based upon a team approach involving
meetings and complete first aid training.
medicines management technicians and
pharmacists. The aim is to provide a What our trainees say
comprehensive clinical service and assist with
the discharge process whilst maintaining safe, “My pre-registration year at SWFT gave me a
effective and compassionate care at all times. thorough and well-rounded knowledge base to
draw from for future practice. It was a
The Foundation Trainee Pharmacists are valued fantastic opportunity to learn from a variety of
members of the pharmacy team and as the year experienced pharmacists and boost both my own
progresses play an integral role within the ward- competence but also my confidence as a clinical
pharmacist.”
based teams and the wider service provided.
Each Foundation Trainee Pharmacist will have "My pre-registration training at Warwick was
their own Designated Supervisor to help support excellent... The team are friendly and welcoming,
them through the year in addition to named and the strong network of support was really
supervisors for each rotation to help them helpful. The training year was immersive, allowing
achieve objectives and answer questions. me to work on many wards through different
11 specialties. It set me up well for a career as a
pharmacist."University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
The Pharmacy Department. UHCW NHS Education and Training Pharmacist
Trust. Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 Jaime Miks
2DX Email: Jaime.miks@uhcw.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk/ Tel: 02476 966791
The Trust The Training Programme
University Hospitals Coventry and We offer a structured but flexible clinical
Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) based in programme that aims to cover all areas,
Coventry and the Hospital of St Cross in including specialties such as paediatrics,
Rugby. We are a large Acute Teaching oncology, and cardiology. Trainees gain
Hospital of approximately 1200 beds and clinical and ward experience with specialist
8000 staff located at a PFI hospital, which pharmacists from the outset, also working
opened in 2006, situated just off junction 2 of
through rotations such as Medicines
the M6 and M69.
Information, clinical trials, aseptics and
We are a specialist centre for stroke, cardiac dispensary services. We like to build on
services and a renal transplant centre. the experiences throughout the year to
Together with other specialities, these help the trainees gain the skills required to
support us as a regional Major Trauma become a confident and competent
Centre. pharmacist.
Alongside your clinical work we support
Our Vision is to be a national and
experience in CCG, care homes and a
international leader in healthcare. Our
community cross sector placement to
Mission is to Care, Achieve and innovate.
round off your experience. We encourage
The Role of Pharmacy you to look for any opportunity to learn and
develop and encourage attendance at
We are a large, friendly department with
CPPE events and Keele study days.
around 170 staff including 50 pharmacists.
Pharmacist led clinics, prescribing and ward- What our trainees say
based pharmacy technician services are well
“Pre reg at UHCW has been a really
established, with an emphasis on clinical
exciting experience so far, I’ve had very
pharmacy services.
supportive tutors that have helped me in
areas I’ve struggled with and encouraged
Foundation pharmacists are fully integrated
me for parts of the pre reg I’ve looked
as valued members of the department and
forward to. I’ve had the chance to
will be given the opportunity to experience
experience a variety of different clinical
and participate fully in all areas. We have a
situations, and see how I can contribute to
team of approachable, experienced tutors
pharmaceutical and clinical care for
who support the Foundation pharmacists with
early responsibility and work to tailor the patients as a pharmacist”.
Foundation experience to each student.
Alongside our tutors we have a number of
staff acting as mentors who have
experienced Foundation life at UHCW
themselves, working to provide a supportive,
dynamic training environment. 12Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Pharmacy Department, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Pre-registration Training Co-ordinator
Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. S44 5BL Debora Gamble
Website: https://www.chesterfieldroyal- Email: D.gamble1@nhs.net
ahpstudents.com/pharmacy Tel: 01246 512159
https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk
Accommodation: https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/work-
us/hospital-accommodation
The Training Programme
The Trust
This training programme is designed to develop
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is clinical practitioners with the experience and skills to
an acute district general hospital with approximately work across healthcare settings.
550 inpatient beds. We provide a full range of acute
services including a 24-hour emergency department, At Royal Primary Care, trainees will have the
medical and surgical specialities, paediatrics and opportunity to work alongside a range of healthcare
critical care plus GP and primary care services. professionals. They will gain an in-depth
With our ‘Proud to Care’ values we are committed to understanding of how pharmacy colleagues as part
providing the best possible care for our patients. of the multidisciplinary team work together to care
for its patients. Training will cover a variety of areas
Royal Primary Care is part of the Trust and operates including medicines reconciliation, optimisation and
as the Division of Primary Care. It comprises several review work, patient consultation experience,
GP practices across eight sites in Chesterfield and medicines information provision plus a quality
Clay Cross and provides primary care services to improvement project. In order to ensure stability
around 54,000 patients. and continuity of learning, trainees will be based at
one or two GP Practice sites alongside their
This is a split post with seven months of the training
allocated primary care tutor but will be able to take
taking place at Chesterfield Royal Hospital and five
advantage of expertise across the other sites within
months spent with Royal Primary Care.
Royal Primary Care to enhance learning.
The Role of Pharmacy At Chesterfield Royal Hospital training covers a
Our modern pharmacy department employs around range of specialities including medicine, surgery,
130 staff, including forty hospital-based pharmacists paediatrics, emergency care and dispensary.
and six GP Practice pharmacists. As a department Throughout both sectors we aim to provide an
environment with a strong clinical emphasis and
we pride ourselves on working as a team,
focus on direct patient-centred care whilst providing
collaborating and integrating with colleagues across
personalised support to trainees.
the Trust to ensure the safe, appropriate and cost-
effective use of medicines for our patients. Trainees attend monthly regional study days
provided by De Montfort University plus regular
The department encourages innovation and is
workshops and clinical seminars also support the
passionate about expanding the roles and abilities of
training. For more information and to view an
its workforce for the benefit of patients. Examples of example programme timetable see our AHP student
this include the development of pharmacist-led website.
clinics, dedicated ward pharmacist working, cross-
sector roles, medicine administration technicians and What our trainees say
a variety of multi-disciplinary team working initiatives;
we currently have one of the highest numbers of ‘The department as a whole is very welcoming and
independent pharmacist prescribers in the country friendly, which makes the pre-reg year so much
who provide direct patient care using their more enjoyable’
prescribing skills.
13University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation
Trust – Royal Derby Hospitals
Pharmacy Department, Royal Derby Hospital, Education and Training Pharmacist
Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3NE Sophia Feret
Website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/education- Email: sophia.feret@nhs.net
pharmacy-training
The Trust The Training Programme
Tel: 01332 789959
Our Trust was formed on 1st July 2018 joining The Royal Derby Hospital offers an exciting and
our five hospitals to provide the highest quality comprehensive programme focusing on preparation
care to patients across southern Derbyshire and for clinical practice. Alongside key medical, surgical
south east Staffordshire. and paediatric specialities, trainees will also gain
experience in neonatal medicine, critical care,
We aim to deliver outstanding care for local oncology, antimicrobials and mental health. This is
people as we bring together the expertise of our supported by multi-disciplinary team shadowing and
12,000 staff. The Trust supports two foundation cross sector rotations. All trainees’ complete
programmes: one at Royal Derby Hospital and validations in medicines reconciliation, dispensing,
one at Queen’s Hospital, Burton (listed accuracy checking and aseptics so that they can
separately). practice independently in these areas. Our unique
tutoring system provides trainees with both a deputy
tutor and a lead tutor. The deputy tutor provides
The Role of Pharmacy
one-to-one support and meets with trainees every
Our aim is to deliver consistent, high quality, 1-2 weeks to assist with objectives and evidence.
safe, patient-focused interventions for better care The lead tutor is an experienced education
and better value. We do this at the Royal Derby pharmacist who meets with all trainees monthly and
Hospital by providing a 24/7 on-site service will carry out all appraisals. The programme
operated by shift-working pharmacists and provides its own seminars in a designated study slot
technicians; by ensuring our state-of-the-art one afternoon each week. Some of these slots
facilities utilise technologies such as automated involve the trainee attending teaching provided by
robotic dispensing, and by having specialist the department’s education and training team to
pharmacists embedded in clinical teams to medical students, and some are run for the
promote safe, effective and economic foundation students by specialist pharmacists
prescribing, delivering medicines information and working for the Trust. We are continually pleased by
support to our patients. the excellent feedback we receive from trainees
about our programme.
Our teams operate from bespoke pharmacy
Please visit our website for further information
satellites which undertake a variety of roles,
including sample timetables.
including medicines management, aseptic
production, and chemotherapy preparation. What our trainees say
Improving medicines management is highest “Good support through the mentor system.”
priority for the department. Having introduced “Very friendly atmosphere and good variety of
electronic prescribing, we can offer trainees a rotations.”
chance to complete their foundation year in an “The team is really supportive, I always got included
innovative environment. We are always as part of the team.”
developing our services, therefore we are looking “Teaching with medical students is really helpful”
for talented individuals who can add value to the “Good balance of support and independence.”
care we provide, grow with our team and share in
our ongoing success.
14Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust/Umbrella Medical
Pharmacy Department, Alexandra Hospital (AH), Woodrow Drive, Redditch, B98 7UB
Website: http://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/
Oriel Programme name: and providing a clinical service to trauma and
orthopaedics, urology, and ITU. Our pharmacists are
Umbrella Medical, Lichfield Street Surgery,
actively integrated within the multi-disciplinary team
Walsall WS1 1U
(MDT) to provide patient centred care.
Lead Pre-Reg Tutor
Caroline Gibson Umbrella Medical is a group practice of five GP
Email: caroline.gibson7@nhs.net practices across Walsall serving nearly 30,000
Tel: patients. We have a well-established and growing
The 01527
Trusts503030 (extension 44272)
Pharmacy team within the organisation.
This will be a split post between Alexandra
As a Pharmacist you will ample opportunity to utilise
Hospital in Redditch and a group GP practice
all your skills to the fullest. From managing the
located in Walsall, West Midlands Repeat Prescription service, Medicine advice to
The Alexandra Hospital is part of the colleagues and patients and also patient facing role
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust The from Long Term conditions management such as
Trust is undergoing significant expansion with the Diabetes, Respiratory conditions, chronic pain etc
opening of the new oncology and renal units, and also assessing & diagnosing in acute & minor
implementation of the geriatric emergency illness too.
medicine team (GEM’s) and expansion of the A&E
You will be working alongside & supporting a wide
department and MAU at WRH to an “emergency variety of other professionals in a busy, fast paced
village”.
but rewarding environment.
The Umbrella Medical group practice runs five
The Training Programme
Surgeries across Walsall, with several being
teaching practices and regular hosting medical & During their hospital placement at Alexandra
nursing students. Hospital in Redditch and will experience a range of
pharmaceutical services including Dispensary
A central location provides easy access to all
Services, Medicines Information and Aseptics.
transport links, and the opportunity to engage and Clinical training is delivered through weekly tutorials,
manage the health of a diverse community.
bedside teaching, managing your own patient
The Role of Pharmacy allocation and ward round attendance. Clinical
rotations include Speciality Medicine, Surgery, and
At Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust we Urgent Care. Trainees development is supported by
are an innovative forward thinking and friendly a team of approachable, experienced designated
department, and we pride ourselves on our high supervisors.
standards of education & training and we are also
a training provider for University of Birmingham. GP Practice Programme
We have a highly developed ward-based
This will include at least a 13 week placement at
Medicines Optimisation service, with pharmacy
Lichfield Street Surgery, Walsall. Training will
technicians and pharmacists performing extended
include GP practice clinical pharmacist roles
roles to deliver pharmaceutical care at the involving patient consultations, medication review
bedside.
clinics and specialist clinics. As well interaction with
Our pharmacists undertake ward rounds in a wide variety of other Health care professionals
speciality medicine, including cardiology, within Primary care including; Advanced Nurse
respiratory, and gastroenterology; and we have a Practitioners, Home Visiting Paramedics, Mental
health workers, health Care Assistants, Physicians
highly skilled team of critical care and surgical Assistants and of course Pharmacists with differing
pharmacists undertaking nutrition and TPN roles!
rounds,
15Wye Valley NHS Trust
The Pharmacy Department Designated Supervisors
Hereford County Hospital Sue Vaughan and Ellen Huggins
Union Street Email:
Hereford, HR1 2ER susan.vaughan@wvt.nhs.uk
Website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ Ellen.huggins@wvt.nhs.uk
The Trust Tel: 01432 355444 ext 2209
This is one of the smallest acute trusts in Full time hospital programme (2 trainee posts)
England, with approximately 250 beds on site. The trainees will undertake a series of rotations
Patient numbers are increasing and a new including dispensary, medical and surgical wards,
‘Frailty specialist ward area’ is being built (due to AMU, medicines information, technical services and
open Autumn 2021) specialist wards, as well as experience community
Other areas of investment within the Trust pharmacy and spend time with specialist/non-medical
include IT with the implementation of the prescribing pharmacists.
Electronic Patient Record and Electronic Integrated Primary Care Foundation Programme (1
Prescribing and Medicines Administration. trainee post)
The Trust consists of the County Hospital in From 2021/22, we are offering an exciting new
Hereford, and three community hospitals. programme encompassing both the acute hospital and
The Trust’s core values of Compassion, Primary Care settings. Based at Hereford hospital,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence underpin trainees will experience the hospital programme
all we do to provide care for the patients of above, as well as GP practice, where the trainee will
Herefordshire and Powys. undertake a range of activities, including supervised
conduction of acute/chronic disease clinics, answer
The Role of Pharmacy medication queries and reconcile medicines following
transfer of care.
A friendly and highly respected department,
pharmacy employs around 90 staff and invests What our trainees say
heavily in training and development.
“I thoroughly enjoyed my pre-registration year at
Ward based pharmacy teams (Medical, Surgical, Hereford County Hospital, I was able to gain
Frailty and Front of House) undertake medicines experience in a wide variety of areas including ITU and
reconciliations, promote safe and effective aseptic manufacturing. A structured timetable was
medicines use, and complete discharges at ward provided which allowed me to efficiently complete my
level. We have specialist pharmacists in competencies. The pharmacy department is incredibly
rheumatology, oncology, Frailty, Women’s and friendly and supportive. I would highly recommend
Children’s services and ITU. working at the trust.”
A large technical services unit supports out busy “The department is really friendly, and everyone is
Cancer Treatment Unit. always willing to help me learn and achieve.”
There is an active social scene, which is picking
up again post COVID.
The Training Programme
We offer a comprehensive training programme,
structured on the GPhC learning outcomes and
HEE framework, designed to increase the
trainee’s responsibilities throughout the year, so
they become competent and confident clinical
pharmacists by the end of the year. 16University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Pharmacy Department. Leicester Royal Pre-registration Training Facilitator
Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 Rachel Love
5WW Email:rachel.love@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Oriel Programme names: Tel: 01162585781
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
(+ East Leicester Medical Practice – 1 post)
Website: www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk The Training Programme
Accommodation:
We offer a comprehensive programme providing
residential.accommodation@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
structured clinical training across our many
The Trust specialities. Foundation students also gain
experience within the dispensary, Medicines
We are one of the largest teaching trusts in Information, aseptics, mental health and
the UK with clinical care and services spread community pharmacy. One of our posts replaces
over 3 sites; Leicester Royal Infirmary, some hospital rotations with 13 weeks at East
Leicester General Hospital and Glenfield Leicester Medical Practice, where the trainee will
Hospital. gain experience of pharmacy roles in primary care.
Example rotas are available on request.
We provide A&E services to the city and
surrounding district as well as delivering care Each foundation student has a dedicated tutor for
across many specialities including medicine, support throughout the year and has a specialist
supervisor during each rotation.
surgery, respiratory, cardiology, paediatrics,
oncology and critical care. We are a regional Students attend weekly clinical seminars in
centre for renal dialysis and transplant, and addition to the monthly regional training days.
for Medicines Information specialising in These are taught by specialist pharmacists who
drugs in breast milk. The Trust provides one use their expertise to help students expand their
of the largest ECMO services in Europe for knowledge and skills.
both children and adults. We also have By the end of the year, our students have
a large aseptic manufacturing unit providing developed the skills and confidence required to
a cytotoxic reconstitution service for IV work independently, whilst being supervised by a
chemotherapy. qualified pharmacist.
The Role of Pharmacy Many of our current pharmacists completed their
own foundation training at UHL, stayed on once
The pharmacy team is spread across the qualified, and have now taken on more senior roles
Trust and consists of over 400 members of within the Trust. This is something we encourage
staff. We have pharmacy departments on and support.
each hospital site and satellite pharmacies to
What our trainees say
support specialist areas. The main
departments use automated dispensing “UHL has provided me with an environment of
robots to improve safety and efficiency. constant support and guidance, where I have been
able to develop to my full potential.”
Our clinical pharmacy service is closely
integrated into the multidisciplinary team. We “I enjoyed every part of my pre-reg training year. It
was well structured and different speciality
provide specialist pharmacy support to wards
rotations gave me a wide range of experience.”
and clinics to ensure safe, effective and
economic prescribing, whilst delivering
medicines information and advice to our
patients.
17University Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust – Lincoln County
Hospital
The Pharmacy Department. Lincoln County Training and Development
Hospital. Greetwell Rd. Lincoln, LN2 5QY Pharmacist
Kate Ray
Website: https://www.ulh.NHS.uk/ Email:
Accommodation: Katherine.ray@ulh.nhs.uk
https://www.progressliving.org.uk/ Tel: 0152 257 3408
The Trust
The Training Programme
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS trust is
The training programmes are tailored to
one of the largest acute trusts in England. In
each foundation trainee pharmacist and are
the course of a year the trust will treat
structured on the GPhC foundation trainee
somewhere in the region of 180,000 accident
pharmacist learning outcomes. The
and emergency patients, almost 100,000
programme is designed to increase the
inpatients and nearly half a million
foundation trainee pharmacists’
outpatients. The trust consists of three acute
responsibilities throughout the year, so they
hospitals, two of which offer foundation
are ready to work as a competent and
trainee pharmacist placements; Pilgrim
confident clinical pharmacist by the end of
hospital in Boston and Lincoln County
the year. This is achieved by a series of
hospital.
rotations including; dispensary, medicine,
This placement is based at Lincoln County surgery, medicines information, specialist
hospital, but there may be the opportunity to wards (e.g. intensive care, medical
rotate to the other foundation training site. admissions) and cross-sector rotations with
supervisor and mentor support provided
The Role of Pharmacy
throughout the year.
The pharmacy department at Lincoln County
During the year, if the foundation trainee
Hospital employs approximately ninety staff
pharmacist has any questions or problems,
and is modern, friendly and progressive. The
there are numerous individuals on hand for
pharmacy role is based upon a team
support ranging from their designated
approach integrating all ward-based
supervisor to previous trainee pharmacists
pharmacy staff into a team designed to put
who have taken Band 6 jobs with the trust, to
the patients’ needs first. Patient safety and
senior pharmacists and technicians. Each
good quality care mean that the trust is
foundation pharmacist will also be assigned
committed to providing a wide range of
a mentor to help to guide them through the
education and training programmes for its
year.
entire staff, according to their needs. The
foundation trainee pharmacists have an What our trainees say
important role to play in this team and as the
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my pre-
year progresses become a more integral part
registration training at LCH, the team are
of the service. The trust’s vision is
very welcoming and always willing to help. I
outstanding care, personally delivered and
became a valuable member of the pharmacy
this is integrated into the pharmacy role,
team and my favourite part was experiencing
striving to provide an outstanding service for
a wide variety of ward rotations. This year
patients and has been recognised by the
has given me a strong platform to enable my
trust with the pharmacy department having
development as a competent pharmacist.”
previously won the Chief Executive’s award. 18University Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust – Pilgrim Hospital
The Pharmacy Department, Pilgrim Hospital, Training and Development
Sibsey Road, Boston, PE21 9QS Pharmacist
Kate Ray
Website: https://www.ulh.NHS.uk/
Accommodation: Email:
https://www.progressliving.org.uk/ Katherine.ray@ulh.nhs.uk,
Tel: 0152 257 3408
The Trust
The Training Programme
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS trust is
one of the largest acute trusts in England. In The pharmacy department in Pilgrim
the course of a year the trust will treat Hospital, Boston offers a comprehensive
somewhere in the region of 180,000 accident training programme, structured on the GPhC
and emergency patients, almost 100,000 foundation pharmacist performance
inpatients and nearly half a million standards. The programme is tailored to
outpatients. The trust consists of four each foundation trainee pharmacist with
hospitals, two of which offer foundation tutor and mentor support. The programme
trainee pharmacist placements: Pilgrim aims to increase each trainee’s
hospital in Boston and Lincoln County responsibilities throughout the year, so
hospital. that they will be ready to work as a
competent and confident clinical pharmacist
This placement is based at Pilgrim hospital,
by the end. This is achieved by a series of
Boston but there will be the opportunity to
rotations including dispensary, medicine,
rotate to Lincoln County hospital.
surgery, aseptics, specialist wards (e.g.,
The Role of Pharmacy intensive care) and cross-sector rotations.
The pharmacy department at Pilgrim Hospital During the year, if the foundation trainee
employs approximately fifty staff. The pharmacist has any questions or problems,
pharmacy team are involved in many there are numerous individuals on hand for
different aspects of patient care, including support ranging from their pharmacist tutor
ward-based care, antimicrobial ward rounds to previous foundation trainee pharmacists
and cancer services provision, and as the who have taken Band 6 jobs with the trust, to
year progresses the foundation trainee senior pharmacists and technicians. Each
pharmacists will become an integral part of student is assigned a mentor who can help
this team. The trust vision is to deliver to guide them through the year. The
excellence in rural healthcare, and this is department has an active social scene,
integrated into every aspect of the including various meals out and sporting
department, including encouraging staff to activities including badminton games and
undertake further learning and development. football matches.
This has been recognised by the trust with
What our trainees say
the pharmacy department having previously
won the Chief Executive’s award. “Friendly, supportive staff that support and
encourage you to learn. For my pre-registration
year I have a structured but flexible timetable,
this has allowed me to shadow a variety of
professionals and expand my knowledge.”
19Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The Pharmacy Department Lead Pharmacist for
Kettering General Hospital Professional Development
Rothwell Road, Kettering, NN16 8UZ Emma Cramp
Website: https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/home Email: Emma.Cramp@nhs.net
Accommodation: Upon enquiry with HR Tel: 01536 492155
The Trust The Training Programme
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation The training programme equips foundation
Trust is a 600-bed district general hospital. pharmacists with clinical and communication
The hospital serves 240 patients per day in skills as well as confidence to make
A&E and 40,000 inpatients per year. The independent decisions, in order to make a
vision of the trust is to provide safe high- positive impact on patient care.
quality care to our communities based upon
the CARE values of being Compassionate, With on-site rotations through endocrinology,
Accountable, Respectful and Engaging. surgery (incl. ITU), medicine and paediatrics,
and off-site rotations in mental health and
The Role of Pharmacy medicines information, we ensure that the
criteria and standards set out by the GPhC
The pharmacy department was recently are met. Cross sector placements,
renovated and expanded to include a large shadowing other health care professionals
dispensary, office area and a brand-new and clinical teaching week are highlights of
dispensing robot. With a workforce of over 100 the foundation year, which help trainees to
staff, the department cultivates a supportive gain a well-rounded insight into hospital
and engaging environment with a team pharmacy and how it fits into the wider
working spirit, which encourages the healthcare model.
development of all staff. The pharmacy
department strives for efficiency through a Each of the trainees have a personal tutor
plethora of initiatives, expanding the role of who is friendly, approachable and supportive
pharmacists and technicians alike. and always aims for the trainees to achieve
and realise their potential.
The department actively encourages
multidisciplinary team learning on the ward What our trainees say
and within the department itself on a weekly “I found my pre-registration year at KGH
basis, involving different specialist very supportive. Everyone is friendly and
pharmacists and health care professionals. always willing to help.”
We actively encourage the trainees to be
involved with pharmacy initiatives, including
audits and national poster presentations, in
order to further their skillset and empower them
to pursue their passion for clinical topics, in
preparation for their future career.
In addition, the staff hold games night, Secret
Santa, and other regular social events to get to
know one another and build good professional
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