Our Pharmacy Programmes

Foundation Training Year
Employee Fast Track
Boots Pharmacy Placement
  • As a Trainee Pharmacist you’ll receive expert support from your store team and the wider Boots pharmacy network. In return, our patients will benefit from your empathy, patience and focus. Together we’ll continue to be the trusted and much-loved community pharmacy we’ve been for more than 170 years.

    • 1 year
    • Multiple stores available
  • If you’re a Boots colleague looking to secure a Trainee Pharmacist placement in Northern Ireland, you can apply via our Fast Track process. This way you can secure your position on the Foundation Training Year without completing a summer placement or going through the Oriel process.

    • 1 year
    • Various locations
  • A summer placement is a great opportunity to benefit from some extra work experience and to get to know us a little better before your Foundation Training Year.

    • 2 weeks
    • Multiple stores available

During the Foundation Training year you’ll work in store with your pharmacy team, spending time getting to know them and your patients too. At the same time, you’ll continue your training online and also attend learning days with other Trainee Pharmacists from Boots stores in your area.

We’re passionate about developing our internal talent. If you’re a Boots colleague, who is studying towards a pharmacy degree, you can continue your career with us for your Foundation Training Year. Find out more below.

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The Boots Pharmacy Placement, which is open to current Pharmacy students in their second or third year, is a great way to put your learning into practice over the summer.

Providing paid, practical experience of communicty pharmacy, our placement allows you to gain great insight into a pharmacy career with Boots ahead of your Foundation Training Year.

Applications for the 2024 Boots Pharmacy Placement are now closed.

Your learning and development

You’ll be supported every step of the way by a dedicated Supervisor and a Healthcare Academy Trainer, as well as your Store and Area Managers. All of your learning can be accessed online, and you can talk with your Foundation Training Year peers and access tools via an app. You’ll also be invited to monthly study days.

Your learning and development

How to apply

England

If you are looking to secure a placement with Boots in England, you will need to apply through Oriel. Every year we offer a range of locations including our split GP placements. You will be able to register and apply from June, with candidate preferencing opening in July and closing in October. For more details visit: www.hee.nhs.uk/

England

Wales

All placements in Wales are multi-sector and will incorporate four-month rotations across community pharmacy, hospital and Primary Care setting. If you are looking to secure a placement in Wales, you will need to apply via Oriel. You will be able to register and apply from June, with candidate preferencing opening in July and closing in October. For more details visit: https://heiw.nhs.wales/

Wales

Scotland

If you are looking to secure a placement with Boots in Scotland please apply via Oriel and preference Boots as your employer of choice in your application. You will be able to register and apply from June with candidate preferencing opening in July and closing in October. For more details visit: www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/

Scotland

Northern Ireland

If you are looking to secure a placement with Boots in Northern Ireland, you will need to apply directly to us at www.boots.jobs Applications for our 2024 Northern Ireland Foundation Training Year have now closed. Applications for our 2025 placements will go live in October.

Northern Ireland

Our Culture

Pre Reg Pharmacist Event
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As part of your Foundation Training year you’ll work with a group of peers to deliver a health promotion event in the community. These have tackled topics from high blood pressure to e-cigarette use, healthy eating for children and sexual health at university.
Pre Reg Pharmacist Event at Boots
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We want to make a real impact to the communities we serve, so that's why we’re proud to work with our charity partners, Macmillan Cancer Support, The Prince’s Trust and The Hygiene Bank and as a Boots colleague there are many ways to support and get involved!
Boots Recycle Progrms
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For 170 years, we have demonstrated a commitment to operating as a socially responsible business and we aim to make a sustainable difference every day through reducing our impact on the environment.
Boots Event at Covent Garden
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We're 100% committed to ensuring that all of our team members feel happy, safe and valued 100% of the time. Our teams, whether in stores or our support office, inspire us with great ideas, drive new plans forwards and help make Boots a fantastic place to work.

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Trainee Pharmacist stories

Haas
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The training and progression offered by Boots is second to none and well recognised amongst Pharmacists. Patients trust the brand and therefore trust the people that work there.

- Haas

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Sura
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Due to the vast variety of services pharmacists provide at Boots, choosing them was a no-brainer for me. I knew from day one that I would be supported and looked after as a Trainee Pharmacist.

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Jawaad
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I have met fantastic people who have helped me develop as a Pharmacist; each sharing knowledge in their own unique way. From this experience, I know that Boots is the best environment for someone to grow in community pharmacy and become a leader of the future.

- Jawaad

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Our Team

Meet our Healthcare Academy Trainers

Between offer and start date we’ll keep in touch with the latest news and details of upcoming events, including meeting your store team. You’ll meet your regional Trainee Pharmacist cohort on your Welcome Day.

Meet our Healthcare Academy Trainers

Meet our Healthcare Academy Trainers

Between offer and start date we’ll keep in touch with the latest news and details of upcoming events, including meeting your store team. You’ll meet your regional Trainee Pharmacist cohort on your Welcome Day.

FAQs

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Yes, we encourage all Pharmacy students to look at our latest part time opportunities across www.boots.jobs. You can also register for job alerts and when a role that matches your requirements becomes available we’ll let you know

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We typically offer anywhere between 85-90% of our Trainee Pharmacist colleagues a position with us once they have successfully passed their registration exam.

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Current employees do not need to complete the Boots Pharmacy Placement as we have a fast-track offer process. For further information please go to the ‘Employee Fast Track' section above.

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Careful consideration is given to the store you are offered to ensure you receive the best possible experience. If your current store is deemed suitable then this will be offered to you however, if this isn’t possible another suitable alternative store will be recommended.

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