PgCert Non-medical Prescribing and Enhanced Clinical Skills at University of Salford

Programme overview

Part-time postgraduate certificate for registered nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals (including physiotherapists, podiatrists, paramedics and therapeutic radiographers) to enhance clinical skills and qualify as supplementary or independent prescribers. Delivery is blended, with taught blocks and online study, and learning takes place in the student's own clinical practice.

Faculty: School of Health and Society | Duration: One year part-time | Intake: January and September 2027 | Study mode: part-time | Location: Salford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Two 30-credit modules: Developing Clinical Skills (illness) and Non-Medical Prescribing. The September start begins with Non-Medical Prescribing and the January start with Developing Clinical Skills; a pass mark of 50 in Clinical Skills is required before progressing to Non-Medical Prescribing. The Non-Medical Prescribing module is accredited by the NMC, HCPC and GPhC and leads to an independent prescriber annotation on professional registration.

Career pathways

Enhances career opportunities for prescribing practice across care sectors, for example in GP primary care for pharmacists and in substance misuse services.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An undergraduate degree in a related discipline and registration as a health care professional (nurse, midwife, podiatrist, physiotherapist, paramedic or pharmacist) with current GPhC, NMC or HCPC registration. Nurses and midwives need one year of post-registration experience; allied health professionals three years; pharmacists need two years' experience and must meet GPhC standards, including relevant UK pharmacy experience. Applicants need an identified Designated Medical Practitioner (a doctor, or for nurses a suitably experienced prescriber acting as practice assessor), line manager support and a practice-based supervisor for clinical skills. GCSE Mathematics and English at grade C or above (or equivalent).

Intake: January 2027; September 2027

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