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Practice Certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing for Pharmacists

University of Derby online learning

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    6 Months

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

If your role includes responsibility for making clinical decisions that may include prescribing, then this course is for you. It will help you to become an independent prescriber responsible and accountable for the assessment of patients with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions.

About this course

On completion of this course you will meet the GPhC (2014) standards and be able to:

Appraise sources of information and apply decision support systems to inform assessment and consultation with clients, history taking, diagnosing, treatment planning, monitoring, and safe, appropriate and cost-effective prescribing.
Apply key pharmacological principles and apply knowledge of drug actions to prescribing practice.
Appraise key professional, ethical and legislative issues while critically reflecting on roles, relationships, communication, team working, continuing professional development and influences on prescribing practice.

To undertake this module you must:

Have a professional qualification (Diploma, Degree or equivalent).
Demonstrate the ability to study at academic level 6 or 7
Be able to demonstrate approval and support from your employer / sponsor, including confirmation that you’ll have appropriate supervised practice in the clinical area in which you are expected to practice

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Subjects

  • Medical
  • Medical training
  • Flexible
  • Professional
  • Programme
  • Physiotherapists
  • Pharmacists
  • Podiatrists
  • Nurses
  • Innovative

Course programme

Module description

About this module
  • Non-medical prescribing is an innovative and flexible professional programme which enables nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and podiatrists to:
  • gain the skills and knowledge to practice and develop as a non-medical prescriber
  • apply learned theory to practice and improve career prospects
  • facilitate inter-professional learning that reflects innovation and responsiveness to government legislation
  • engage you as a professional in the field both in practice and in the university setting
  • study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, on a course that meets your professional needs
  • gain a recordable qualification with the relevant professional body, depending on your role and area of expertise.
Successful completion of this module enables you to:
  • appreciate the standards and guidance for non-medical prescribers as laid down by the relevant professional bodies and to be exposed to a multi/inter-professional learning environment in which to develop a greater understanding of each health professional's role in achieving improved patient care.
  • foster the ethos, of the need to continually professionally develop, as supported by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s “Prescribing competency framework” (RPS, 2016).

Additional information

If you are funding your own study, the full cost of this module is £1,600.

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