We offer support for West Yorkshire general practices to become placement providers for undergraduate pharmacy students. Our driving aim is to increase access to general practice placements for pharmacy students, to promote practice pharmacy as a career and help secure the primary care pharmacy workforce of the future.
Providing placements for pharmacy students is a great recruitment tool and professional development opportunity for staff. Practices receive a NHS England tariff payment to support time for supervision and coordination.
When is it available?
Ongoing – student placements take place throughout the year and you can start getting involved at any time.
What’s involved?
By providing placements for pharmacy students, you are promoting pharmacy as a primary care career pathway when in the past it might otherwise have been overlooked by students. This in turn should help to secure an important part of the future primary care workforce.
- Great recruitment tool
- Professional development opportunity for staff
- Additional income stream
- Give pharmacy students the opportunity to experience a quality placement in General Practice
- Help secure the primary care workforce of the future
- Bring enthusiasm and two-way learning into the practice
What funding is available?
Practices receive a placement tariff from NHS England per student per week in recognition for supervisor time supporting the student. The tariff (as at 1st April 2024) is approximately £132.75 per week.
How can I find out more or express interest?
For further information contact us at wy.traininghub@nhs.net
