University Certificate Non-Medical Prescribing at Canterbury Christ Church University

Programme overview

Enhance your professional competence and become a non-medical prescriber with this 40-credit module in Non-Medical Prescribing. Taken as a stand-alone module or as part of the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, this intensive course will provide you with the knowledge to allow you to prescribe safely, appropriately, and cost-effectively. You will become proficient in consultations, prescribing in a team context and clinical pharmacology whilst researching evidence-based practice and issues related to prescribing.

Faculty: School of Nursing, Midwifery, Allied and Public Health | Department: Healthcare, Public Health and Social Care | Duration: 6 months (Part-time September) | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Pharmacology and prescribing principles, Prescribing in practice.

Career pathways

This course will enable career progression, attendance on the course will have been supported by your Trust/ organisation and as such you are in a senior position, or working towards this, in the clinical setting. Working in partnership with the Trust/organisation to develop the curriculum has ensured that on successful completion of the course, the expectations of the Trust/ organisation’s concept of the non-medical prescriber role have been met.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requirements are in line with the general regulations for the conferment of awards although additional entry requirements apply to this programme, (NMC (2018), and HCPC (2016)). It is also essential that applicants have professional registration to practice in health and/or social care or equivalent. They must hold an Enhanced DBS Certificate. It is expected that applicants will have completed a Level 6 or Level 7 History Taking & Clinical Examination course or programme prior to starting, and preferably a diagnostic interpretation and reasoning course. In addition to the entry requirements for the University the following requirements are specifically for NMC registrants: Must be a recognised professional that is eligible to undertake the non-medical prescribing V300 qualification. A first degree and/or evidence of the ability to study at level 6/7. Must be a level 1 registered nurse, a registered midwife, or a SCPHN. You must have at least one years’ experience in registered practice. You must have been practising in the clinical field which there is intent to prescribe for one year immediately preceding the application. This can include self employment.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 6 months (Part-time September)

Apply through the official page: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/applying/applying-for-a-postgraduate-degree

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