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Nursing & Allied Health

Non-Medical Prescribing (HCPC registration)

Suitable for Nurses and Midwifes aiming to attain the prescribing dual qualification; Independent and Supplementary Prescribing.

Course Overview

Attendance

Part Time
Duration

6 months
Dates

September 2020 / January 2021
Venue

Blended learning
Cost

Level 6 - £2400 / Level 7 - £2000 / Subject to eligibility SSPRD (NHS) funding may be available.

The programme will cover the key areas of competency required by the NMC and set out in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society document (RPS 2016) 'A Single Competency Framework for all Prescribers'. By the end of the programme you must be able to evidence and/or demonstrate competency in the following areas: assess the patient, consider the options, reach a shared decision, prescribe, provide information, monitor and review, prescribe safely, prescribe professionally, improve prescribing practice, prescribe as part of a team.

Everything you need to know

entry requirements

These modules are designed for practitioners working with health and social care clients. For admission to the module you will usually be required to provide evidence of the successful completion of 120 credits (or equivalent) at the appropriate level in a relevant area / discipline: 120 credits at level 5 (Dip HE) for level 6 (degree) study, 120 credits at level 6 (BScH/BAH) for level 7 (masters) study. Support from your line manager

assessment

You will be assessed against level 6 or level 7 academic criteria on a portfolio of evidence to include: a reflective synopsis critically analysing your role in health and social care and your current learning needs, a report offering a critique of a current health policy, a personal development plan which outlines your future scheme of study and an extended Curriculum Vitae. For students submitting for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) purposes: a more comprehensive portfolio mapped against appropriate learning outcomes