Hospital Pharmacy Pre-registration in the Thames Valley

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Hospital Pharmacy Pre-registration in the Thames
Valley

• Dr Claire Hough
• Training Programme Director
• Health Education England - Thames Valley
• Claire.hough_at_thamesvalley.hee.nhs.uk

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NHSPre-registration Trainee Pharmacist Training
England Wales
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Regions of England Wales that offer
pre-registration training

• 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

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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

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(Heatherwood and Wexham Park Sites)
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Local Trusts/Hospitals in Thames Valley

• 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

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The pre-registration training year is designed
to.

• 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!

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GPhC survery 2014 (n828)
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GPhC survery 2014 (n828)
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Whats involved?

• Comprehensive rotational training programme
  unique to each hospital
• Patient Services
• Clinical Pharmacy Services
• Technical Services
• Tutor, mentors, supervisors
• May include 2 - 4 weeks of experience in
  community pharmacy

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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

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Patient Services

• Procurement Distribution
• Purchasing (involves contracting and negotiation)
• Stock control
• Distribution of medicines
• Clinical Trials

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Clinical Pharmacy Services

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

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Clinical Pharmacy Services

• Medicines Information
• Answering queries
• Formulary management
• Evaluation of new medicines for hospital
  committees

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Technical Services

• Aseptics
• TPN
• Cytotoxic reconstitution
• CIVAs

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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

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Regional courses and study days

• Various topics including exam preparation
• Topics more efficiently effectively covered in
  groups
• Interaction with other trainees in the region

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Whats 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

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Whats in it for you?

• 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

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Split Joint placements

• 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

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Applying for NHSPre-registration Trainee
Pharmacist Training in England Wales
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The NHS Constitution

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

https//www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs
-constitution-for-england
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http//www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/thevalues
ofnhswales
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How to Apply

• NHS National Recruitment Scheme (England
  Wales)Booklet sent to universities in January
  2016

Application website www.pharmacytraining.nhs.uko
pens for registration for 2017 intake on 01 March

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Home page of the website www.pharmacytraining.nh
s.uk
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Choosing the right hospital for youYou can
choose 4

• Thames Valley Region ONE choice
• Five hospitals
• Location
• Type and size of hospital
• Vacation opportunities
• Availability of accommodation

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Handy Hints

• Think about what employers are looking for
• Write about you and your experiences dont
  write a generic essay about pharmacy
• Describe how any learning from work experience or
  placements relates to pre-reg. training
• Sell yourself Its competitive
• Get your facts right dont make inaccurate
  claims about the hospital

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Handy Hints

• Try to be individual
• In my degree I have studied dispensing,
  chemistry, pharmaceutics.
• BUT dont be surprised if you are asked at
  interview about what you have written on your
  application form

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Handy Hints

• Be specific
• Be critical
• Have you actually answered the question?
• Have you written clearly and concisely?
• Be accurate
• Check spelling and grammar
• Dont write in text speak!
• Dont format
• e.g. bullet points you are entering into a
  database without formatting

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Do's and Dont's

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

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Recruitment Timetable

• 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

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What happens next after submitting?

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

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Responding to job offers online

• 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 1st Friday in
  October BUT timetable not yet set for this year
• See guidelines on Pharmalife website

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Myths

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

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Myths

• I havent got any hospital experience so I dont
  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

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Myths

• The application form to apply for hospital
  pharmacy is too difficult
• Plan in advance
• Think about what examples to give for profile
  questions
• Dont leave it until the last minute
• Read this article by Helen Middleton
• Making a successful hospital pharmacy
  preregistration application http//www.pharmaceuti
  cal-journal.com/publications/tomorrows-pharmacist/
  making-a-successful-hospital-pharmacy-preregistrat
  ion-application/11101027.article

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Myths

• Being a hospital pharmacist doesnt 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 https//www.healthcaree
  rs.nhs.uk/about/careers-nhs/nhs-pay-and-benefits/a
  genda-change-pay-rates

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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

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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 doesnt mean that the
  hospital has met a higher standard than another
  hospital

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Browse hospitals look for the logo on all pages
on the website
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Job Title
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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.
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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)

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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)

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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).

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Recruitment Guidelines
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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
  

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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

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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 1975.
• 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.

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More information

• Refer to your Recruitment Scheme booklet and
  visit the website www.pharmacytraining.nhs.uk
• www.hetvpharmacy.co.uk
• www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/
• 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