PG Cert Independent Prescribing and Clinical Decision Making
Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool John Moores University, City Campus, Liverpool
Course overview
A comprehensive package of essential knowledge, skills and tools to enhance your professional development within this area of practice. The PGCert Independent Prescribing and Clinical Decision Making is designed for registered healthcare professionals who want to develop their clinical reasoning, assessment and prescribing practice at master’s level. You will build the knowledge, skills and confidence to apply pathophysiology to patient presentations, undertake safe and holistic clinical assessments, formulate differential diagnoses and make evidence-informed decisions within your scope of practice.
The course also prepares you to prescribe safely, appropriately and cost-effectively in line with legal, professional and regulatory requirements. This includes developing your understanding of medicines optimisation, accountability, person-centred care and the professional responsibilities of independent and supplementary prescribers. The programme is particularly relevant if you are seeking to develop enhanced or advanced level capabilities, extend your professional scope of practice, or support service development within your clinical area.
The course is delivered part-time over 52 weeks and comprises three 20 credit modules.
Key highlights
- Prepares you to prescribe as an independent and supplementary prescriber
- Develops clinical assessment, differential diagnosis and evidence-informed decision making
- Applies pathophysiology to real patient presentations within your scope of practice
- Covers medicines optimisation, accountability and person-centred care
- Supports progression towards enhanced or advanced level practice capabilities
- Three 20 credit modules studied at master's level
Entry requirements
You will need: Home Qualification requirements
Undergraduate degree: BA/BSc (Hons) in relevant field at 2:2 or above, or evidence of potential to study at Masters Level.
Additional requirements
Relevant work experience Applicants must be registered with either NMC as a Nurse (level 1)/Midwife/SCPHN, or HCPC with a minimum of 1 years post registration experience in the clinical field in which they are intending to prescribe. Applicants must be able to facilitate the achievement of the assessment of competency required with an appropriately qualified supervisor and within an appropriate clinical setting.
Further information
DBS Requirements Confirmation of satisfactory references and DBS checks are also required and recorded via completion of the NWNMPEG application form. Find your country Please Note: All international qualifications are subject to a qualification equivalency check. How to apply Securing your place at LJMU To apply for this programme, you are required to complete an LJMU online application form.
You will need to provide details of previous qualifications and a personal statement outlining why you wish to study this programme. We are looking for practitioners within healthcare who embody the core NHS values and constitution, have the drive to enhance practice and innovate to effect positive change for patients are carers, in the role and speciality within which they work. Applicants must be able to meet the entry requirements for the programme and the additional professional requirements for the Clinical Assessment and Decision Making and Independent and Supplementary Prescribing modules.
For the Independent and Supplementary Prescribing module, eligible applicants must also complete the North West Non-Medical Prescribing application form. This will be reviewed by the prescribing programme team before the prescribing module begins. Applicants must have access to an appropriate clinical setting and appropriately qualified supervision to support practice-based learning and assessment.
Scholarships
2-year Masters Scholarships
This would equal £7,000 total discount across the 2 years.
Chevening Scholarships
Early Bird Tuition Fee Discount Business, Law and Public Health Students
Eligible students for these courses could now receive a £1,500 Early Bird Discount from their tuition fees – an increase of £1,000 from the standard amount.
Postgraduate International Achievement Scholarship
Applicants a £3,500 tuition fee discount towards the first year of their studies.
Up to £3,500
Careers this course leads to
- Nurse Independent Prescriber
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Allied Health Professional Independent Prescriber
- Midwife Prescriber
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Prescriber
Cost of study
UK/Home: £3,290 per year
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 Liverpool John Moores University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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