Taught course
Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (CEPIP)
Entry requirements
- We require you to have an MPharm or equivalent
- You must currently be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland.
- You must also be a practising pharmacist with at least two years post-registration experience in a patient-facing role in hospital, community or primary care.
- You must have the agreement of a Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) to act as your mentor during twelve days in practice
Months of entry
January, May, September
Course content
Our Clinically Enhanced Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (CEPIP) post-graduate course is part-time, flexible and competency-based. This is a GPhC accredited course for qualified pharmacists wanting to prescribe autonomously for conditions within their clinical competence.
Key Benefits
- We are ranked 13th in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020)
- Experienced clinicians including independent pharmacist and nurse prescribers and experienced academic staff lead our teaching.
- The course combines multi-professional university-based study days with, flexible e-learning with work-based education.
- This course is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Course content and assessments will reflect the most up-to-date practice which will support you as a newly qualified pharmacist prescriber in your workplace.
- We are part of King’s Heath Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between us, Guy's, St Thomas' and King's College Hospitals and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PGCert
- part time9 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate Admissions
- pg-ac@kcl.ac.uk