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Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Practice Certificate

UK

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What will I learn?

This Practice Certificate in Pharmacist Independent Prescribing will prepare you to achieve the relevant learning outcomes required by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to be eligible to apply for annotation as a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber.

The module is structured around GPhC Standards and the Competency Framework for all Prescribers. These support Pharmacist Prescribers to deliver safe and effective care. The skills and knowledge you will gain will enable you to make a difference to patients’ lives and play an important role in the future of pharmacist independent prescribing.

Job Prospects

As a Pharmacist Prescriber you can make a great contribution to healthcare provision in primary and secondary care, in community pharmacy, and in other settings throughout the UK. The role is professionally challenging and very rewarding. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, involved in prescribing decisions and governance and optimising outcomes by the provision of person-centred pharmaceutical care.

Which department am I in?

School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences

Study options

Online/Distance with attendance (10 months)

Tuition fees
£2,360.00 (US$ 2,972) per year
All Students: £2,360 for entire course

This is a fixed fee

*View details on institution website

Start date

September 2024, January 2025

Venue

Robert Gordon University

Garthdee House,

Garthdee Road,

Aberdeen,

Aberdeen, City Of,

AB10 7QB, Scotland

Entry requirements

For international students

All candidates must meet the following requirements: pharmacist registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI); demonstrate how they reflect on their own performance and take responsibility for their own Continuing Professional Development; have a Designated Prescribing Practitioner who has agreed to supervise the period of learning in practice; have identified an area of clinical practice and need in which to develop their prescribing skills; demonstrate how they will develop their own networks for support, reflection and learning, including prescribers from other professions; have relevant experience in a UK pharmacy setting; must be able to recognise, understand and articulate the skills required by a prescriber; have a broad understanding of the GPhC Standards for Pharmacy professionals and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Competency Framework for all Prescribers. English language requirements: IELTS academic overall 6.5 with 5.5 each in reading, writing, speaking and listening; TOEFL iBT overall 88 with 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, 17 each in writing and listening.

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

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