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There is a high and rising demand for a range of healthcare professionals to qualify as non-medical prescribers. There are career opportunities for both non-medical prescribing nurse practitioners and pharmacists in GP surgeries or other primary care settings and enhanced options for radiographers, physiotherapists, podiatrists and dietitians with the prescribing qualification.
Registration with the appropriate professional/regulatory body (NMC, GPhC, PSNI or HCPC)
Appropriate experience in the area of practice in which they will be prescribing
The ability to study at academic level 6 or level 7
Nurses and Midwives: At least one year's post-registration clinical experience in the UK. This includes all nurses (level 1), midwife or SCPHN registrants (including NHS, self-employed or non-NHS employed registrants) at the point of application
20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.
Non-medical Prescribing in Context
nurses and AHPs
OR
Non-medical Prescribing in Context for pharmacists
pharmacists only
AND
Safe and Effective Prescribing
Consultation and Decision Making
Putting Prescribing into Practice
Level 6
Background to Non-medical Prescribing
Prescribing Safely and Effectively
Embedding Prescribing in your Consultations
Practice of Prescribing
IELTS (including IELTS Indicator) 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in R&W; 5.5 in S&L)
TOEFL iBT 90 overall (with a minimum of 22 in R; 21 in W; 17 in L; 20 in S)
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