1. Member of Walgreens Boots Alliance
Pre-registration 2018 training with
Boots in Scotland, Wales & England
2. Boots UK
• The UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty
retailer
• Over 2,500 Boots stores, 636* Boots Opticians practices,
490* Boots Hearingcare locations
• Over 90%* of UK population within 10 minutes of a Boots
store
• Local pharmacy: Healthcare-focused community stores. We
aim to reach even more of our customers where they want
us and work closely with other local healthcare providers to
keep local communities healthy
• Flagship store: Our widest healthcare offering, including
extensive pharmacy services, Boots Opticians practices and
Boots Hearingcare locations and our biggest range of
premium beauty and exclusive brands
• c.60,000* Boots UK colleagues with around 20,000*
healthcare providers of which 6,200* are pharmacists
*As of 31 August 2016 excluding equity method investments
3. Why Boots?
• A flexible mixture of distance learning and face to face
training
• A fantastic dedicated support team
• GPhC/PSNI registration assessment higher than the
national average year on year
• Only community pharmacy with insights into all aspects of
healthcare
• Pre-registration training will take place in a stores which
give you a great experience of community Pharmacy
4. Today we want to tell you…
• What pre-registration training in 2018 means for you and your
career
• How important your location choices are to your future career
with Boots
• How to apply for a pre-registration training place and what’s
involved
• What happens once you’ve submitted your application
5. How to apply and what to expect during
your application
Applications for a 2018 Scotland & Wales pre-registration training place
open at 9.00am on Monday 8th May and close on Friday 26th May at
16:30pm
• You will need to apply via boots.jobs – the link to apply will be located on the pre-
registration training 2018 web page and we’ll also post the link on the Boots
Pharmacy placements Facebook page and our Boots.jobs twitter account
• We do not require you to upload a CV as part of your application
• Within 2 hours of submitting your application you will receive a confirmation email
– Keep an eye out for it!
• Within 48 hours of submitting your application you will be invited to complete an
online assessment this will contain a decision making exercise and a personality
questionnaire, taking no longer than 45 minutes to complete (example next slide)
• If you do not receive a confirmation email or an online assessment please email:
resourcing.central@boots.co.uk
6. Online Assessment example
Decision making exercise question:
Q1: You have been newly appointed to a store and can see there are areas where
there are opportunities to make improvements. In particular, item sales and interest
in additional services is fairly low. You know that one way to improve your
performance would be to promote your pharmacy services within local doctors’
surgeries and healthcare organisations. However, being new to the pharmacy
means you have not yet established any local relationships.
N.B. This particular question is for example purposes only and will not be presented to you during your
Pre-reg online assessment.
7. Choosing your Pre-registration 2018
Location
You will be asked to choose your top 3
location preferences within the UK
Think carefully about the location choices
you make - there are more opportunities
available in our Priority locations (see next slide)
Put your location choices down in order
of preference so we can try and find you the
best possible training store
Please note that if you are on a Tier 2 visa
you will only be able to apply for a
pre-registration training place in Scotland
8. 8
1
Scotland
1 - Highland and Moray
2 - Tayside
3 - Lothian and Borders
(excluding Edinburgh)
4 - Dumfries and Galloway
5 - Cumbria
6 - Northumbria
7 - Teesside
8 - East Coast
9 - East Riding
10 - South Humberside
11 - Lincolnshire
12 - East Staffordshire
13 - East Anglia North & South
14 - Kent Coastal
15 - East Sussex
16 - Isle of Wight
Wales
24 – West Wales
25 – North East Wales
26 – North West Wales
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
21
19
20
18
17
7
10
11
12
13
16
15 14
England
22
23
24
26 25
Priority locations across the UK
9. Applying for training in Scotland?
• Once you have successfully completed an interview with Boots
this will enable us to place you on our preferred list for NHS
Education for Scotland (NES)
• You will need to apply for a pre-registration training place through
the NES scheme in Spring 2017
• Visit www.nes.scot.nhs.uk for all the latest information from NES
including key any key dates to look out for
• Make sure you list Boots as one of your preferred employers of
choice in order to maximise your chances of being matched
• Remember: If you are on a Tier 2 visa you can only secure a pre-
registration training place with Boots in Scotland
10. Applying for Training in England?
• Applications for a Pre-registration 2018/19 placement with
Boots will be made through the Healthcare Education
England recruitment system called ORIEL
• Applications open on July the 31st 2017 with offers being
made in October 2017. Dates are subject to change so
keep an out on our Facebook page ‘Boots Pharmacy
Placement’ and Boots.jobs/pre-reg for all the latest
information.
• You can find out more about Healthcare Education England
and the ORIEL recruitment process by visiting
www.hee.nhs.uk
11. Scotland Selection process
• If you have specified you wish to work in Scotland and your application
is successful you will receive an email mid-June 2017 inviting you to
attend an interview. We have a selection of interview dates available
between Monday 19th June and Friday 30th June. If successful at
your interview you will receive an email mid-July confirming you are on
our preferred list.
Wales Selection process
• If you have specified you wish to work in Wales and your application is
successful, you will receive an email during August 2017 inviting you
to attend an interview. We have a selection of interview dates available
between Monday 4th September and Friday 15th September. If you
are successful in your interview you will receive a verbal offer towards
the end of September.
Right to work In the UK
• You must bring your proof of Right to Work in the UK when attending
your interview – if this is not provided we won’t be able to offer you a
position, so get looking for those documents or passport in the back of
your drawer at home! All documents must be the original copy and not
photocopied – A full list of suitable documents can be found by visiting
the home office website:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checklist
12. What next?
• Visit boots.jobs/pre-reg from March 2017
where you can find the latest information
including a copy of this presentation
• Remember applications open on the 8th May
2017 and close on the 26th May 2017
• Apply via boots.jobs – You’ll need to create a
new account if you don’t have one already
• If you wish to be considered for a place
Scotland/Wales and England, you will need to
make an additional application through ORIEL
when the England applications open later in
the year – visit www.hee.nhs.uk for further
information.
• If you have any questions please contact your
Healthcare Academy Trainer or visit the Boots
Pharmacy Placement Facebook page and
drop us a message at any time.
