Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses and Midwives
Oxford Brookes UniversityHeadington (Marston Road site), United Kingdom
Course overview
This Independent and Supplementary Prescribing course will provide NMC registered nurses (adult, mental health, learning disability and children’s); midwives; and specialist community public health nurses with the knowledge and skills required to practise as safe, effective and competent independent and supplementary prescribers, who are able to provide and be accountable for a high professional standard of care.
Key highlights
- Prepares nurses and midwives to practise as independent and supplementary prescribers
- Open to adult, mental health, learning disability and children's nurses
- Also suitable for midwives and specialist community public health nurses
- Develops accountability for a high professional standard of prescribing care
Entry requirements
- Additional condition: professional_registration — …you must: be registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), be a registered nurse (Level 1), registered midwife or SCPHN, and working within the United Kingdom meet the NMC (2023) Standard…
- Additional condition: dbs_check — …Prescribing Practitioners have a current satisfactory full enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (within the last 3 years) have an Honours degree or higher, or be able to provide evidence…
Scholarships
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) Scholarship
Award value: £3,000
Up to £3,000Global Development and Humanitarian Practice Scholarship
Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America only are eligible to apply for a single scholarship award of £9,250 to contribute to their course fees.
Up to £9,250Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding Scholarship
Full and part-time applicants for the MA Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding are eligible to apply for one of the £1,000 scholarships.
Up to £1,000International Student Scholarship
We are offering a £2,000 scholarship to support students who make their deposit payment by a relevant deadline.
Up to £2,000London Book Fair Scholarship
The London Book Fair is offering a fee-waiver bursary of £1,000 to a full-time or part-time student at the Oxford International Centre for Publishing on the MA Publishing Media.
Up to £1,000Oxford Brookes Business School International Student Scholarship
Award value - £2,000
Up to £2,000Sanctuary Scholarship
Visa Renewal Discount
Award value - £558
Up to £558
Careers this course leads to
- Nurse Independent Prescriber
- Midwife Prescriber
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £2,000 per module (part-time)
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Oxford Brookes University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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