PGMDE Support Portal

Pharmacy Recruitment

Offers, Upgrades and Employment Checks 13

• Will universities be informed of applicants ranking data?
• How much time do applicants have to accept an offer with upgrades?
• Are applicants able to upgrade offers more than once?
• What is the timeline for the offers process and when does the entire recruitment process end?
• Is it likely that applicants will receive an upgrade to a non-preferenced programme?
• Can offers come from both hospital and community?
• What happens to applicants who are deemed appointable at interview but then fail their undergraduate degree?
• Can an applicant accept an offer from both the National and Scotland Schemes?
• When do applicants meet their employers and should applicants make contact with their employers?
• What happens to applicants who receive bad references? How and when are employers made aware that their potential employee has a bad reference?
• What happens if two applicants get the same assessment score and the same preferences?
• Can an applicant make a direct approach for a post within the scheme e.g. if they were a summer vacation student?
• What can I do if I need reasonable adjustments at work?

Other 1

• What if none of the FAQs answer my query?

Oriel and Applications 20

• What documentation will applicants be required to provide as part of their application?
• Is it possible that some applicants may have to work longer than the hours stated in their contract?
• What does primary pharmacy qualification mean in the application form?
• Should applicants use their university or personal email addresses when they apply?
• What is the relevance of asking about employment history on the application form when some students will not have any?
• Will DBS checks and training on safeguarding be organised on a national or local basis?
• How do I search for joint pharmacy programmes?
• When can I register on Oriel?
• My name on Oriel does not match the name on my passport, how can I change this?
• What should I do if I have a personal or professional relationship with a member of a healthcare organisation or pharmacy which recruits via Oriel?
• Who is the PNRO?
• How does the application process affect those who apply for pre-registration training positions in Scotland and Northern Ireland?
• Where can applicants expect to find the applicant handbook?
• When is the application deadline?
• When can applicants begin filling in the application form?
• Have any hospitals opted out of the scheme?
• Will applicants be able to save each section of the application form and come back to it later?
• How will the quality of posts advertised through the scheme be monitored?
• How is registering on Oriel different from applying on Oriel?
• Does my name on my application need to match my passport?

Preferencing 11

• If applicants do not preference a particular programme does that mean they cannot receive an offer for that particular programme?
• Does Oriel allow a student to bulk filter preference choices?
• What can successful applicants do if the employer moves them elsewhere from their preference choice at a later date?
• Is there a recommended number of programmes for applicants to preference?
• Is preferencing the same as ranking?
• Are there any advantages to submitting preferences early and do they go to the trusts?
• Preferencing - How do I submit?
• Will preferencing disadvantage those applicants with children?
• Will applicants be able to save their preferences and come back to them later?
• Will applicants be able to download a hard copy of their preference choices?
• Can community pharmacies recruit themselves if they decide to opt out?

Selection Centres 6

• Will applicants be tested on clinical and science related questions?
• Why is numeracy being assessed?
• Will examples of numeracy questions be made available to students before they sit the numeracy test?
• Why are there no Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) this year?
• Will examples of SJT items be made available to students in advance of their attendance at a Pearson Vue selection centre?
• Do I need to add my middle name to my application?