Hospital Pharmacy Pre-registration in the Thames Valley Dr Claire Hough Training Programme Director Health Education England - Thames Valley

NHS Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacist Training England & Wales

 East Midlands  East of England  London  North East & North Cumbria  North West  South East (Kent, Surrey & Sussex and Hampshire & the Isle of Wight)  South West  Thames Valley  Wales  West Midlands  Yorkshire & Humber Regions of England & Wales that offer pre-registration training

Number of places Growth in the number of NHS pre-reg. places over the last 4 years  689 places – 2016 intake  666 places – 2015 intake  646 places – 2014 intake  642 places – 2013 intake 2016 intake recruitment  249 students applied  Thames Valley 28 places

(Heatherwood and Wexham Park Sites )

 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (10 places)  Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (6 places)  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (Heatherwood and Wexham Park hospitals) (4 places)  Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (3 places)  Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (4 places)  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Local Trusts/Hospitals in Thames Valley

 provide experience of working :  in a variety of areas  with a large number of people with different backgrounds  with people from many different disciplines  help you to:  demonstrate competence as a pharmacist  pass the registration assessment! The pre-registration training year is designed to…….

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What’s involved?  Comprehensive rotational training programme unique to each hospital  Patient Services  Clinical Pharmacy Services  Technical Services  Tutor, mentors, supervisors  May include weeks of experience in community pharmacy

Patient Services  Dispensary  Automation – robots  In-patients  Out-patients  Discharge medicines  Pharmacists role  Clinical checking of prescriptions  Giving information to outpatients on the safe and effective use of medicines

Patient Services  Procurement & Distribution  Purchasing (involves contracting and negotiation)  Stock control  Distribution of medicines  Clinical Trials

Clinical Pharmacy Services  Ward based clinical pharmacy  Ward rounds  Medicines reconciliation  Counseling patients on their medicines  Discharge planning with other HCPs  Checking prescription charts

Clinical Pharmacy Services  Medicines Information  Answering queries  Formulary management  Evaluation of new medicines for hospital committees

Technical Services  Aseptics  TPN  Cytotoxic reconstitution  CIVAs

Technical Services  Non-sterile manufacturing  Pre-packaged products for wards and clinics  Manufactured “specials” e.g. liquids, creams  QC/QA  Raw materials  Medical gas testing  Environmental monitoring of aseptic suites

Regional courses and study days  Various topics including exam preparation  Topics more efficiently & effectively covered in groups  Interaction with other trainees in the region

What’s in it for you?  Direct involvement in patient care  Being part of a multi-professional team  Support from fellow pharmacists and colleagues is always available  The opportunity to get input from, observe, and work with several pharmacists rather than just one role model  Sociable & supportive environment  Job satisfaction & an excellent grounding on which to base your career in pharmacy

 Salary April 2015 was £21,692 per year + up to £4338 for high cost area allowances  Annual leave = 27 days  Accommodation sometimes available (discounted)  Postgraduate qualifications – Certificate, Diploma, MSc  Career structure & progression What’s in it for you?

Hospital + Community (split placement) Hospital + Primary Care (split placement) – may include working in a GP practice Why Do a Split / Joint Year?  Understand roles of more than one sector of practice in detail  Integrated, structured training programme in more than one sector  Greater career choice once registered Split & Joint placements

Applying for NHS Pre-registration Trainee Pharmacist Training in England & Wales

The NHS Constitution  The NHS Constitution  Expectations for patients  Expectations for staff  NHS Values  Trust values – mapped to NHS constitution

How to Apply  NHS National Recruitment Scheme (England & Wales) Booklet sent to universities in January 2016 Application website opens for registration for 2017 intake on 01 Marchwww.pharmacytraining.nhs.uk

Home page of the website

Choosing the right hospital for you You can choose 4  Thames Valley Region ONE choice  Five hospitals  Location  Type and size of hospital  Vacation opportunities  Availability of accommodation

Handy Hints  Think about what employers are looking for  Write about you and your experiences – don’t write a generic essay about pharmacy  Describe how any learning from work experience or placements relates to pre-reg. training  Sell yourself ; It’s competitive  Get your facts right – don’t make inaccurate claims about the hospital

Handy Hints  Try to be individual  In my degree I have studied dispensing, chemistry, pharmaceutics….  BUT – don’t be surprised if you are asked at interview about what you have written on your application form

Handy Hints  Be specific  Be critical  Have you actually answered the question?  Have you written clearly and concisely?  Be accurate  Check spelling and grammar  Don’t write in text speak!  Don’t format  e.g. bullet points – you are entering into a database without formatting

Do's and Dont's  Do submit your academic referee details on time.  Don’t expect to complete the whole application form in one sitting.  Don’t submit your application until you have checked it thoroughly  Don’t leave it to the last minute to submit your applications. Late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.

FIRST ROUND  01 March  Registration with the website for 2017 applications  30 June  Deadline for submitting academic referee details  31 August  Deadline for applications  01 September  applications sent to hospitals  September  interviews Recruitment Timetable

 Hospitals will be able to view online applications on 01 September (1 st round)  You may or may not be invited for interview  Track your status online  Interviews – Take place in September  Thames Valley 14 th & 15 th September 2016  Interview outcomes / job offers made online  Respond to job offers online What happens next after submitting?

 Respond to an offer within 72 hours of the offer being made  You may:  Accept the offer  Reject the offer  Put the offer ‘On Hold’  Multiple offers:  You may only put ONE offer on hold so if you receive a subsequent offer you must reject one of them  Decide on your preferred hospital in advance so you can respond to offers within deadline  Final decision:  Students must accept or reject all on-hold offers by the National Deadline (usually 1 st Friday in October BUT timetable not yet set for this year  See guidelines on Pharmalife website Responding to job offers online

 Hospital Pharmacy is too difficult to get into  45% of students who applied in the 1 st round were offered a post (2016 intake)  So that’s a pretty good chance of getting a place Myths

 I haven’t got any hospital experience so I don’t stand a chance of getting into hospital  Community pharmacy experience is just as relevant as hospital pharmacy experience  Explain on your application how your experience relates to a hospital pharmacy post Myths

 The application form to apply for hospital pharmacy is too difficult  Plan in advance  Think about what examples to give for profile questions  Don’t leave it until the last minute  Read this article by Helen Middleton:  Making a successful hospital pharmacy preregistration application pharmacist/making-a-successful-hospital-pharmacy- preregistration-application/ article pharmacist/making-a-successful-hospital-pharmacy- preregistration-application/ article Myths

 Being a hospital pharmacist doesn’t pay very much compared to community  Salaries for newly qualified hospital pharmacists are often lower than community  As your career progresses the hospital pharmacist salary overtakes the community pharmacy salary  Within 4 years you will earn over £30,000  Chief Pharmacists can earn up to £98,000  Agenda for Change salaries benefits/agenda-change-pay-rates benefits/agenda-change-pay-rates Myths

 You can only apply for a pre-registration placement in Wales if you speak Welsh  Legal requirement to produce Welsh language job descriptions and person specifications  BUT – training will be in English  Not expected to speak Welsh Myths

 You get better training in a teaching hospital  All pre-registration training programmes meet GPhC standards  Teaching hospital relates to teaching of medics not pharmacy  Being a teaching hospital doesn’t mean that the hospital has met a higher standard than another hospital Myths

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Please provide a summary of the experience gained collectively from your employment or work experience including what you have learnt and how this is of relevance to your pre-registration application. Do not use this section of the CV to write about placements that you have undertaken as part of your university course. You may write about university placements in the further supporting information question in the profile section of your application if you wish to do so.

The Profile section 1) Pharmacy professionals need to abide by the GPhC Standards of Conduct, Ethics and Performance to be able to practice safely and effectively. NHS employees are also expected to take account of the NHS Constitution (England) / NHS Principles (Wales) in their decisions and actions. Give an example of when you have demonstrated behaviour consistent with that expected of a pharmacy professional. (Maximum of 1000 characters including spaces) 2) Describe a situation where you demonstrated professional judgement. What did you do and what was the outcome? The example cited should relate to pharmacy practice. (Maximum of 1000 characters including spaces)

The Profile section 3) Describe a situation when you worked as part of a team and used your organisational skills to achieve a common goal. (Maximum of 1000 characters including spaces) 4) Tell us about your social/recreational interests or hobbies (Maximum of 1000 characters including spaces)

The Profile section 5) Further supporting information: Please provide a statement in support of your application, stating the reasons for your interest in working in hospital pharmacy and your chosen hospital(s). Include any relevant information, experience and achievements NOT covered elsewhere in this form. You may wish to include information about what you have learnt from university placements in this section of your application. (Maximum of 2000 characters including spaces).

Recruitment Guidelines

Criminal Records  The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) is now called the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)  DBS checks = mandatory in the NHS for all staff who have regular, direct contact with patients  Pre-regs. need an Enhanced DBS check with barring

Criminal Records  Your employer will undertake the DBS check after offering you a place.  If you have any reason to think this may cause a problem, please discuss it with potential employers.  Be Honest!  Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure from the DBS

Criminal Records  Pharmacists & pre-regs. are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order  Therefore you are NOT entitled to withhold any information about convictions, cautions, warnings and reprimands which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act.  New legislation (2013): Certain old minor convictions no longer need to be declared (including for those who are exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act). See NHS Employment Check Standards for Criminal Records for more information.

 Refer to your Recruitment Scheme booklet and visit the website     How to prepare for your hospital preregistration interview  Making a successful hospital pharmacy preregistration application  How to ensure you do well at a hospital preregistration placement interview More information