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Study Details: 9 months
This short course is aimed at eligible NMC or HCPC registrants to become Independent and Supplementary Prescribers or Supplementary Prescribers as set out by the relevant regulatory body. It offers you the opportunity to develop the competencies required to become an independent and supplementary prescriber.
The content of this course meets the requirements of both the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2018) and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, 2019) prescribing standards.
This outline syllabus identifies the principal areas of knowledge, understanding and abilities required to underpin the practice of prescribing:
Consultation, clinical decision-making and therapy, including monitoring and referral
Modification and cessation of medication in response to clinical indices
Prescribing in a team context
Communication with service users and/or carers regarding medicines compliance, concordance and/or adherence
Clinical pharmacology, including the effects of co-morbidity, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutics, adverse drug reactions, interactions and adverse incidents
Evidence-based practice and clinical governance in relation to prescribing
The legal context relevant to supplementary and independent prescribing, including controlled drugs, mixing of medicines, off-label prescribing of medicines and the prescribing of unlicensed medicines
Independent and supplementary prescribing mechanisms and the supply/administration of medicines
Professional accountability and responsibility relating to independent and supplementary prescribing
Prescribing in the public health context including antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention/control
Clinical Management Plans.
Entry requirements for this short course are clearly identified in the NMC (2018) and HCPC (2019) prescribing standards. Further regulatory body guidance is incorporated into the course application form and processes to reflect pre-course requirements.
Entry requirements for this course are normally:
Hold current registration with either the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Have a practice supervisor and practice assessor who meets eligibility criteria for supervising non medical prescribing students and who has agreed to provide the required term of supervised practice.
Have an Honours degree or provide evidence via the Accreditation of Prior and Learning (APL) process of your ability to study at Honours level.
Provide evidence of an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check which has been deemed suitable by the organisation for your impending prescribing role. The DBS must have been undertaken within the last three years for NMC and HCPC registrants. The DBS check must be in place prior to starting the programme and so it is advised that you apply for your DBS before you make your University application.
If you are registered with the NMC you must also:
Be a registered first level nurse, midwife and/or specialist community public health nurse.
Have at least one years’ experience as a practising nurse, midwife or specialist community public health nurse. The year immediately preceding application, you must have practiced in the clinical field in which you intend to prescribe. Part time workers must have practiced for a sufficient period to be deemed competent by their employer.
Previous graduates from courses in this subject area have gone on to work in a variety of roles such as Adult nurse, Children's nurse, Health play specialist, Health visitor, High intensity therapist, Learning disability nurse, Mental health nurse, Midwife, Paramedic, Physician associate.
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