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PG Cert Independent Prescribing and Clinical Decision Making at Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

A comprehensive package of essential knowledge, skills and tools to enhance your professional development within this area of practice. The PGCert Independent Prescribing and Clinical Decision Making is designed for registered healthcare professionals who want to develop their clinical reasoning, assessment and prescribing practice at master’s level. You will build the knowledge, skills and confidence to apply pathophysiology to patient presentations, undertake safe and holistic clinical assessments, formulate differential diagnoses and make evidence-informed decisions within your scope of practice.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Innovation, Technology and Science  |  Department: School of Nursing, Public and Allied Health  |  Duration: 52 weeks  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: January (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course is delivered through a combination of face-to-face teaching, practical workshops, online learning and supervised practice-based learning. Teaching is designed to help you apply theory to your own area of practice and develop as an autonomous, evidence-informed practitioner.

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Entry requirements

Undergraduate degree: BA/BSc (Hons) in relevant field at 2:2 or above, or evidence of potential to study at Masters Level. Additional requirements: Relevant work experience; Applicants must be registered with either NMC as a Nurse (level 1)/Midwife/SCPHN, or HCPC with a minimum of 1 years post registration experience in the clinical field in which they are intending to prescribe.; Applicants must be able to facilitate the achievement of the assessment of competency required with an appropriately qualified supervisor and.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,290 for the whole programme (2027/28). Course fee Source

Intake: January (2027/28 entry)

Duration: 52 weeks

Apply through the official page: https://oaf.ljmu.ac.uk/

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