Non-Medical Prescribing: NMC registration

The applicant must:

• Be registered on an appropriate part of the NMC register
• Have been a qualified practitioner for a minimum of 12 months
• Have a valid and clean Disclosure Barring Service certificate issued within 3 years or subscribe to annual update service.
• Have support from a designated Practice Supervisor (PS) and a designated Practice Assessor (PA) for the duration of the course.
• Have evidence of some level 6 credit study for L6 study option or a 120 credits at level 6 for level 7 (Masters) study option
• Support from your line manager and commitment to programme attendance.

The PA and the PS must be named prior to the start of the course. The area of student practice must be going to benefit from the ability of the applicant to prescribe.  The local trust/organisation Non-Medical Prescribing Coordinator/Lead should be aware of and approve the application. 

Students are assessed via a combination of formal exams, case studies, presentations, seminars, personal learning contracts (in the form of a portfolio of learning) and a practice-based patient consultation event.