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Continue your professional development by working in practice with an assigned practice assessor who is also a registered healthcare professional and experienced prescriber. Qualify in both independent and supplementary prescribing and choose your level of study.
Prescribing is an area of professional development which is an essential component of specialist and advanced practice for health professionals. As such, it forms part of career structures and is commissioned by organisations that require prescribing for job roles.
Prescribing requires independent and supplementary prescribing knowledge and skills. This prescribing short course leads to a qualification in both. It's a requirement of the Professional Standards and Regulatory Body (PSRB) – either the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) – that students complete a prescribing module prior to undertaking prescribing in practice.
The structure of this course reflects requirements from practice, i.e. a one-week block at the beginning and end of the course, and one day per week in between. Alongside this time at university, NMC-registered students will be expected to undertake a minimum of 78 hours of supervised practice with a suitably qualified and experienced practice assessor (this is 90 hours for HCPC-registered entrants).
Lectures and seminars will ensure learning is underpinned with relevant theoretical knowledge to inform safe and effective decision-making. Group work, problem-based learning (PBL), interactive discussions, workshops, and case-based analysis of practical experiences will assist you to explore and reflect upon prescribing practice.
Simulation and role-play activities will aid clinical assessment and diagnostic decision-making skills. Use of the virtual learning environment (VLE) and e-learning will facilitate learning through the use of formative numeracy and short answer assessment tasks and provide links to supporting information sources. Tutorials, both individual and group-based, will facilitate personal and professional development and provide peer support.
Assessment methods include:
You will work in practice with an assigned practice assessor – a registered healthcare professional and experienced prescriber with suitable equivalent qualifications.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
To apply for this course:
In addition, you'll need to have written confirmation from:
The fee for this course is £1,500.
The employer usually meets the cost – we advise you speak to your workforce development lead before applying.
We also accept self-funded applicants and encourage anyone wishing to explore their options to contact cape@sunderland.ac.uk.
This information was correct at the time of publication.