To recruit via Oriel, and employ a foundation trainee pharmacist, employers must register their programme information and sign up to the Terms of Participation each year during the registration window.

The employer registration window is open from early January until early March each year for the following foundation training year. For example, if you want to employ a foundation trainee pharmacist to start in the summer of 2027, employers will need to follow the registration process which happens during Jan and Feb of 2026. The registration process for employing a foundation trainee pharmacist in the summer of 2026 is closed.

Foundation Trainee Pharmacists cannot be employed outside of the National Recruitment Scheme.