Course summary
This course offers registered nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals (physiotherapists, podiatrists, paramedics and therapeutic radiographers) an opportunity to enhance their clinical skills and practice and become an independent non-medical prescriber. This increases your potential to access career opportunities and improves the service user/patient and carer experience by offering a timely and responsive access route to treatment. You will:
- Be taught by a multi-professional team of independent prescribers and clinical experts
- Build the confidence to critically evaluate and challenge prescribing practice with reference to evidence based practice, equality and diversity and clinical governance
- Create and implement new approaches to care delivering that meets the needs of your client group
Modules
- Developing Clinical Skills (Illness)
- Non-Medical Prescribing
Assessment method
The balance of assessment by examination and assessment by coursework depends upon the requirements for each module.
Entry requirements
Undergraduate Degree: - Hold an undergraduate degree in a related discipline and be a registered healthcare professional (nurse, midwife, podiatrist, physiotherapist, paramedic, or pharmacist). GCSE Requirements: - Equivalent of a grade C or above in GCSE Mathematics and GCSE English. Additional Requirements for Specific Professions: - Nurses/Midwives: One year post-registration experience. - Allied Health Professionals: Three years post-registration experience. - Pharmacists: Must meet GPhC standards, with relevant experience in a UK pharmacy setting and an identified area of clinical or therapeutic practice. Subject-Specific Requirements: - Current professional registration with GPhC, NMC, or HCPC. Professional Experience: - Nurses and Allied Health Professionals: Three years post-registration experience. - Pharmacists: Two years post-registration experience. Clinical Supervision: - Identify a Designated Medical Practitioner (DMP) who meets the criteria to supervise a trainee Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) and has agreed to undertake this role. - Obtain support from your line manager for work-based supervision and assessment of clinical skills through a tripartite learning agreement. - Arrange for a practice-based supervisor and assessor to facilitate the development of clinical skills. Work-Based Placements: - For Non-Medical Prescribing: Identify a DMP or a qualified prescriber (for nurses, this can also be a doctor or suitably experienced prescriber) to act as practice assessor. English Language Requirements: - International applicants must demonstrate English proficiency with an IELTS score of 6.5, with no element below 5.5.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
University of Salford
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WT