All training sites must recruit foundation trainee pharmacists via the National Recruitment Scheme (NRS). There is no other process for the recruitment of trainees or provision of funding in England and Wales, and trainees cannot be recruited by employers directly.

To recruit via the National Recruitment Scheme, all employers must agree to and abide by the Terms of Participation. Through this, prospective training sites agree to key requirements including:

Please read the Terms of Participation and linked documents in full before completing the online registration form, as NHS England reserves the right to withdraw employers from the Scheme where clear breaches of the Terms of Participation have occurred, and where quality markers listed within the NHS England Quality Framework (or Welsh equivalent) are not adhered to.

Terms of Participation are reviewed and updated for each cohort. It is very important that even employers who are familiar with the National Recruitment Scheme read the updated Terms of Participation before re-registering with the Scheme.