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PGCert Independent Prescribing Practice

UK

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What will I learn?

This programme is for healthcare professionals that wish to develop their clinical competencies further. You can gain a qualification stating you have concluded a history taking and physical assessment course and a certificate of conclusion of our Independent and Supplementary Programme, which will grant you accreditation with the NMC with Independent Prescriber (V300) annotation.

You will develop clinical competencies in the scope of advanced clinical consultation with special emphasis on the importance of the clinical history, evidence-based physical examination interpretation of clinical findings and the formulation of differential diagnoses. You'll also be expected to critique scientific evidence related to drug trials as well as study the sciences of pharmacology and prescribing to adequately prescribe in response to different clinical situations and scenarios.

This course is for

This course is for a health care professional that withholds a professional registration with the NMC and wants to develop their professional skills further to become an Independent Prescriber.

Which department am I in?

Southampton Solent University

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
Please refer the university for fee details
Start date

September 2025

Venue

Southampton Solent University

East Park Terrace,

Southampton,

SO14 0YN, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Subjects required: nursing or paramedic science. Registered Nurse (level 1) and have minimum of 1 year experience post registration (or part time equivalent) prior to course entry with no restrictions to practice. Appropriate enhanced DBS Disclosure in place with nothing to declare. Acknowledgment of the programme rules whilst undertaking training (stated in the application form). Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are: IELTS minimum 6.5 overall with no component score below 5.5, TOEFL IBT 92 with a minimum of 22 in writing and a minimum of 20 in reading, listening and speaking.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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