Welcome to the application website for National Recruitment Scheme for Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacists in the NHS in England and Wales.

URGENT! - ONE NEW PRE-REGISTRATION POSITION HAS ARISEN FOR 2009 We have been informed by North Middlesex University Hospital and St Ann's Hospital (D20) that they have a pre-reg position available to start on the 3rd August 2009. Click here for more details

HOT OFF THE PRESS - RECRUITMENT AND IMMIGRATION STATUS - LEGAL UPDATE 1st JUNE 2009 Legal advice received by NHS Jobs following a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) judgment may affect the way in which employers use applicants' immigration status as part of the recruitment process. All those involved in recruitment are strongly advised to read this information. Click here for more details for employers. Click here for more details for students.

Open Day - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Open Day - Central Manchester and Manchester Children's Hospital Open Day - Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust

INCREASED NUMBER OF TRAINING PLACES IN SOUTH WEST REGION. The number of pre-registration training places in the South West Region has increased by four places compared with the numbers advertised in the National Recruitment Scheme booklet 2010. The numbers on the website reflect these increases. There is also a training place at a Weston General Hospital which does not feature in the booklet. See hospital entry J17 on the website for information.

HOT OFF THE PRESS – CHANGES TO BORDER AND IMMIGRATION AGENCY POLICIES 31 MARCH 2009. The Border & Immigration Agency (BIA) update and change their policies twice a year and the most recent changes took place on 31st March 2009. Some of these changes impact on the use of Tier 1 (Post Study Work) and Tier 2 general for pre–registration trainee pharmacists – click here for more details.

2010 INTAKE IS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS. If you have registered with the Pharmalife for a 2009 pre-registration training post, you will need to register again before you can apply for 2010 pre-registration places as we have purged all the old registration data. Download a copy of the National Recruitment Scheme booklet here

2009 Intake We have finished taking applications for the 2009 intake (positions beginning in August 2009). However sometimes vacancies arise outside the normal recruitment timetable and these will be advertised on the home page and emailed to those students who have registered for this service.