Non-medical Prescribing For Nurses, Pharmacists And Allied Health Professionals

Independent/Supplementary prescribing for Nurses* (V300), (*includes Midwives and SCPHN)

For nurse, midwives and specialist community public health nurse applicant must meet ALL of the following criteria:

• Valid registration on Part 1, 2, and 3 of the Professional Register maintained by NMC.• Have at least three years’ post-registration clinical nursing experience as a practising nurse, midwife or specialist community public health nurse and be deemed competent by your employer to undertake the programme. Of these three years, the year immediately preceding application to the programme must have been in the clinical field in which you intend to prescribe, e.g. Neonates, mental health. Part-time workers must have practised for a sufficient period to be deemed competent by their employer.• Have appropriate experience in the area of practice in which they will be prescribing; the employing organisations will assess and confirm the appropriate experience AND competency in areas of practice. The NMC require employers to undertake an appraisal of a registrant’s suitability to prescribe before they apply for a training place. This includes the applicant’s ability to diagnose in their area of speciality and appropriate numeracy skills.• Applicants may enrol on a clinical assessment diagnosis and treatment module which starts in Semester 1 (October) prior to accessing the prescribing module in Semester 2 (January).

Independent prescribing for Pharmacists

For pharmacists you must meet ALL of the following criteria:

• Applicants are registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or in Northern Ireland, with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI)• Applicants are in good standing with the GPhC and/or PSNI and any other health care regulator with which they are registered.• Applicants must have at least two years’ appropriate patient-orientated experience post registration, in a relevant UK practice setting.• Applicants must have an identified area of clinical or therapeutic practice in which to develop independent prescribing practice.• They must also have relevant clinical or therapeutic experience in that area, which is suitable to act as the foundation of their prescribing practice while training.• Applicants must have a designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) who has agreed to supervise their learning in practice for a period of at least 90 hours of learning in practice.• Opportunities are provided that enable NHS, self-employed or non- NHS employed registrants to apply for entry onto the approved prescribing programme.• Confirm that the necessary governance structures are in place (including clinical support, access to protected learning time and employer support where appropriate) to enable students to undertake, and be adequately supported throughout, the programme.• No record of prior learning will be considered on this programme as University Regulations do not allow RPL/RPEL on part of a module.• Applicant selected to undertake a prescribing programme has the competence, experience and academic ability to study at the level required for that programme.• On application, they must ensure that the Designated Prescribing Practitioner has training and experience appropriate to their role. The Designated Prescribing Practitioner must have agreed to provide supervision, support and shadowing opportunities for the student for a minimum of 90 hours of supervised practice, and be familiar with the GPhC’s requirements of the programme and the need to achieve the learning outcomes.

For both nurses and pharmacists

• For level 6 Nurses and Midwives must provide evidence of being able to work at level 6, e.g. possession of a relevant diploma and/or may be asked to submit evidence of relevant experience and/or study.

• For level 7 (Pharmacists, Nurses, Midwives and SCPHN), all applicants must hold a degree.• Pharmacists must endorsement from their employer or sponsoring organisation identifying that applicants have an appropriate area of clinical practice requiring prescribing skills and that they have up-to-date clinical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical knowledge relevant to their intended area of practice• Pharmacists, Nurses, Midwives and SCPHN who will be prescribing for children must have a Designated Prescribing Practitioner who is experienced and competent in prescribing for children.• An offer of a place on the Independent Prescribing programme is conditional upon a DBS disclosure being deemed satisfactory by Glyndŵr University.• All proposed Designated Prescribing Practitioners will have their professional registration practice status confirmed.• Complete a Non-Medical Prescribing application form and WGU Generic Application Form.• Complete a NMP Short placement educational audit form as part of the application process.• Have the confirmed agreement from the Trust’s Non – Medical prescribing lead or equivalent in order to undertake the course (This will be done on the application form and checked at interview).• There is no compensation allowed on this programme – All pharmacists students must complete all elements of assessments in order to pass the module.• All short listed applicants must attend an interview Admission Criteria for Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Allied Health Professions and Supplementary Prescribing for Allied Health Professionals module:

All physiotherapists, chiropodists/podiatrists, radiographers, dieticians and paramedics must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be registered with the Health Professions Council as either a physiotherapist or a podiatrist/chiropodist or a radiographer• Paramedics must be an advanced practitioner• Be professionally practising in an environment where there is an identified need for the individual to regularly use independent or supplementary prescribing• Normally have 1 years of clinical experience since registration.• Be sponsored by their employing organisation• Have a Practice Educator who has agreed to provide for the of the programme:o opportunities for the student to develop competence,o supervision, support and practice assessment• The Practice Educator must be recognised by the employer as having experience in the relevant field of practice and attended preparation for the Practice Educator role• Have the ability to study at a minimum academic level 7.• Have a satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance.• Have confirmation from his/her clinical manager that he/she is competent to take a history, undertake a clinical assessment and diagnose in their area of speciality.• Complete an application form for interview.• The selection process will include an interview for all short listed applicants.• All applicants must attend a panel interview with representative from academia and service.• All applicants must complete an educational audit form.

Admissions Criteria for Community Nurse Prescribing Theory and Practice (V100) and Community Nurse Prescribing Theory and Practice (V150) module

All nurse applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• Hold valid registration on Part I of the Professional Register maintained by the NMC.• Normally have 2 years of clinical experience since registration.• Be sponsored by their employing organisation• Be practising in/intending to practise in an area of clinical need for which prescribing from the Community Practitioner Formulary will improve patient/client care and service delivery.• Have a Practice Supervisor and Practice Assessor who is a practising non-medical prescriber who has agreed to provide supervision for the of the programme. Further information about the roles is provided in the application form.• Have the ability to study at a minimum academic level 6.• Have a satisfactory enhanced DBS Clearance.• Have confirmation from his/her nurse manager that he/she is competent to take a history, undertake a clinical assessment and diagnose in their area of speciality.• Demonstrate appropriate numeracy skills.• Complete an application form for interview.

Admissions Criteria for Community Nurse Prescribing Theory and Practice (V100) module

In addition to the above all applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Secured a place on the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and Community Specialist Practice – District Nursing programme.

All Programmes

Private sector – Non NHS settings

Pharmacists, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals who work outside NHS settings where clinical governance systems may differ or may not be applied in the same way, must ensure they comply with requirements to demonstrate their competence to practice. Students will be required to show in their application form and provide written evidence at interview of:

• how they audit their practice• keep up to date with current guidance, and• how they safeguard the patients in their care within a clinical governance framework.• name and address of premises• provide information if the placement area is currently been reviewed or been recently reviewed by Health Improvement Wales (HIW) or Care Quality Commission (CQC)• provide evidence at interview of the necessary governance structures in place (including clinical support, access to protected learning time and employer support where appropriate) to enable applicant to undertake the programme.• provide two references with the application (1 x academic and 1 x professional). A clinical reference must be provided to include professional registration number of the referee for confirmation.

Applying

Applicants are advised to review the ‘Preparation for Prescribe Toolkit’ before application to the programme. This introduces the student to the use of online resources, and also the concept of active learning. This is a free online implementation tool kit for non-medical prescribers. It is available on the following link: https://www.surreytoolkit.uk/ 

You will need to apply to the health board for a commissioned place to study on the programme. Private Sector, Non –NHS applicants can apply directly to the university but available places will depend on the number of commissioned places.

Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses, Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists and Independent and Supplementary prescribing Allied Health Professionals, Supplementary Prescribing for Allied Health Professionals.There is one intake a year starting in January and is taught every Tuesday for 26 weeks. Provisional start dates are as follows:January 11 2022 for 26 weeks finishing on July 5 2022January 10 2023 for 26 weeks finishing on July 4 2023 Closing date for 2022 applications will be October 15 2022 Closing date for 2023 applications will be October 15 2023

Community Nurse Prescribing Theory (V100) and (V150)There is one intake a year starting in September /October and is taught every Wednesday morning from 0900 – 1200 for 13 weeks Provisional start dates are as follows:September 28 2022 for 13 weeksClosing date for 2022 applications will be July 15 2022

Community Nurse Prescribing Practice (V100) and (V150)There is one intake a year starting in September/October and is taught every Wednesday morning from 0900 – 1200 for 13 weeks Provisional start dates are as follows:September 28 2022 for 13 weeksClosing date for 2022 applications will be July 15 2022

Contact postregadmissions@glyndwr.ac.uk for an application pack.

All students are interviewed by the Programme Leader or Deputy Programme Leader and the Medicines Management lead (this is a Pharmacist for Pharmacist applicants) from the employing organisation for their eligibility for the programme and any supportive evidence is confirmed at interview. The student’s place on the programme cannot be confirmed until all evidence of entry requirements have been checked by a member of the programme team. In addition, because of the requirement for practice-based learning, all students should be working in a role which requires them to meet the learning outcomes of the programme. i.e. in a position which requires a level of autonomy, or in a role working towards this.

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