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PostgraduateCourse summary
This course brings together the core requirements for prescribing practice to offer a named post-graduate qualification. This replaces the stand-alone nature of the previous offer and provides reward for study which can then be credited to one of our MSc pathways in the School of Nursing. All of the key components of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Competence Framework for All Prescribers are addressed ensuring that you have a thorough grounding in history taking and physical assessment which is related to pharmacology and prescribing practice. Positioning the course at academic level 7 acknowledges the role of independent prescriber as an advanced clinical role. The aims of the Postgraduate Certificate in Non-medical prescribing for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals are: • To ensure you are a safe and effective independent prescriber with a detailed knowledge of health assessment and prescribing practice to support your clinical role. • To ensure that you are able to meet the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Competence Framework for All Prescribers. • To ensure that you are compliant with your Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body’s Standards for Prescribing Practice.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements ensure compliance with PSRB prescribing regulations. To access the Postgraduate Certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals you must: • Be a registered nurse, midwife or allied health professional with at least one years’ post-registration experience. • Be working in a clinical area that requires autonomy in performing physical assessment of patients and prescribing medication. • Provide evidence of degree level study or the ability to study at academic level 7*. • Provide a signed declaration of good health and character from your employer or sponsoring organisation. • Provide evidence of support from employer/manager and the organisation’s Prescribing Lead confirming that your role includes the requirement to independently prescribe medication and that you have access to a prescribing budget. • You will also be required to provide details of a named practice assessor who must be a registered healthcare professional with a recognised prescribing qualification. You practice assessor will mentor you and assess your prescribing practice supporting your completion of at least 90 hours prescribing practice.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY