NES Pharmacy Foundation Training Year Facilitator Recruitment for 2025/26
Published: 03/04/25
NES are now in the process of gathering expressions of interest for FTY facilitators to support online and in-person training sessions for the next cohorts of NES FTY students in 2025/26.
They are keen to hear from pharmacists at any stage of their career, however, there are important eligibility criteria which reflect the new GPhC IET standards.
This includes:
Prior experience of supervising or supporting trainee pharmacists undertaking their Foundation Training Year (FTY)
An understanding of the current GPhC IET standards and format of the FTY
Currently working in clinical practice (with VDG Facilitators also being a pharmacist independent prescriber using their qualification in practice)
Availability to be released from work, through agreement with their employer or able to support sessions in their own time
For further information and how to contact NES about the FTY facilitator role, please read the full NES communication below.
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