You will need to:
- hold a degree from a UK university or equivalent, or in the case of non-graduates, be able to demonstrate equivalent academic ability and professional experience.
- be a level 1 NMC registered nurse (RN), a pharmacist registered with the GPhC, or an allied health professional registered with the HCPC and satisfy the professional regulatory requirements to enter on to a prescribing programme.
- have a current and valid Access NI (Northern Ireland), PVG scheme (Scotland) or Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (England) declaration.
- have been deemed competent to safely and effectively practice clinical/health assessments; diagnostics/care management; planning and evaluating care within your proposed area of prescribing practice
- have a supporting organisation which is able to provide governance, learning opportunities and continued service provision.
- have identified an appropriate Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) who has agreed to supervise your learning in practice. For nurses, this is a Practice Supervisor to supervise clinical practice and Practice Assessor to assess clinical practice.
How to apply
The next start date is September 2023.
To apply to study this qualification, please complete an online application form.
If you are a NI applicant applying for funding, please complete the Northern Ireland application form.
Applications close on 19 July 2023 at 17:00.
If you require any support to complete the application form, or if you have any questions, please contact wels-nmp-programme@open.ac.uk.
Employers
If you're interested in this programme for your staff, you can find out more employer related information here.
How long study takes
The minimum time to complete this qualification is seven months and must be completed within 13 months.
The module includes:
- four online day schools, where your attendance is compulsory. If you begin studying in September 2023, these are scheduled for 6 September 2023, 18 October 2023, 15 November 2023, and 13 December 2023
- six online tutorials (attendance is encouraged)
- 22 days of online directed study.
Achieving less than 100% attendance at the online day schools will mean automatic withdrawal from the course.
Prior learning, experience and clinical exposure will help with the self-directed learning portion, so you may find that you require fewer self-directed hours than that specified here. This is perfectly admissible, but a pass in all summative assessments must be achieved in order to be awarded a pass in the overall module/qualification.