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 are the benefits?
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. Students need exposure to Primary Care to give them an understanding of the industry. This in turn should help to secure an important part of the future primary care workforce. Some benefits may include,
- Great recruitment tool
- Professional development opportunity for staff
- Create a new income stream while contributing to the development of the pharmacy sector.
- Allow pharmacy students the opportunity to experience a primary care, quality placement in General Practice
- Help to secure the primary care workforce of the future
- Bring enthusiasm and two-way learning into the practice
- Become a training practice to refresh your team’s knowledge, improve skills, and stay current with evolving guidelines, enabling you to teach students effectively.
- Take pride in watching students grow, developing their skills and confidence—it’s incredibly rewarding to see them thrive.
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.
FAQs
For more information around the placements please refer to this FAQ document
How can I find out more or express interest?
To express an interest please complete the enquiry form here and return to wy.traininghub@nhs.net
For any other enquiry contact us at wy.traininghub@nhs.net
