Taught course
PG Credit Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing
Entry requirements
You must be registered as a pharmacist with either the GPhC or the PSNI, and have a minimum of two years’ post-registration experience in a clinical, patient-facing role. We require the written support of your employer (unless self-employed) to undertake this course, and you must have the support and agreement from a suitably experienced medical doctor in your chosen field of clinical practice who is willing and eligible to act as your Designated Medical Practitioner (DMP) for the Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing.
Also as part of this course you will be required to attend all 6 of the face to face study days. Each study day contains a number of developmental activities which form a compulsory part of your reflective portfolio and are essential to achieving a pass.
Months of entry
January, September
Course content
This course is a 40-credit module which is open to registered pharmacists with at least two years post-registration experience in a clinical, patient-facing role.
- Open to registered pharmacists with at least two years of patient-facing experience
- Comprehensive 40-credit module covering all aspects of independent prescribing
- Opportunity to enhance skills with an optional Advanced Health Assessment module
- Develop expertise in consultation, decision-making, and applied therapeutics
- Learn to prescribe within a team context and understand the public health implications
Upon successful completion of the 40-credit module, you will be awarded the Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing from the University of Wolverhampton. Your name will then be forwarded to the Registrar of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), and you will be eligible to apply for annotation on the GPhC Register as an Independent Prescriber. This entitles you, with the support of your employer (unless self-employed), to practice as a Supplementary or Independent Prescriber.
You may also choose to study an optional 20-credit module in Advanced Health Assessment Skills, to give you additional confidence and expertise in managing your patients. Successful completion of both modules will lead to the additional award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Prescribing Studies, which will provide evidence to employing organisations of your ability to practice (including prescribing) at an advanced level in your chosen therapeutic area. However, this is entirely optional and you may choose to exit after completing only the Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing (module code 7PY019).
Information for international students
Those applying from outside the UK/EU must provide written evidence of a good standard of written and spoken English (IELTS 7.0 or equivalent), and must be employed in an appropriate role within the UK to be able to meet the GPhC requirements for the learning in practice elements of the course.
At the discretion of the course leader, all potential students may be required to participate in a telephone interview with the course leader or deputy leader to confirm their eligibility for the course.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PG Credit
- part time6 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Obaida Ahmed
- O.Ahmed7@wlv.ac.uk