Overview
Non-Medical Prescribing prepares you to prescribe medicines from the British National Formulary (BNF), within your area of competence, and to assist you in extending your practice. You’ll learn to prescribe safely, appropriately and cost-effectively, as both an independent and supplementary prescriber.
Who should attend?
This course will benefit you as either:
- A first-level nurse, midwife and/or specialist community public health nurse, registered with the NMC
- A pharmacist registered with the GPhC
- A chiropodist, podiatrist, physiotherapist or paramedic registered with the HCPC
Dates
September 2018 - closed
Chelmsford - Monday cohort FULL
3, 10, 17 and 24 September 2018
1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 October 2018
5, 12, 19 and 26 November 2018
3, 10 and 17 December 2018
7, 14 and 21 January 2019
Cambridge - Thursday cohort FULL
6, 13, 20 and 27 September 2018
4, 11, 18 and 25 October 2018
1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 November 2018
6, 13 and 20 December 2018
10, 17 and 24 January 2019
Peterborough - Tuesday cohort FULL
4, 11, 18 and 25 September 2018
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 October 2018
6, 13, 20 and 27 November 2018
4, 11 and 18 December 2018
8, 15 and 22 January 2019
January 2019 - Closed
Chelmsford - Monday cohort FULL
28 January 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 February 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 March 2019
1, 8 and 29 April 2019
7, 13, 20 and 28 May 2019
3, 10 and 17 June 2019
Cambridge - Thursday cohort FULL
31 January 2019
7, 14, 21 and 28 February 2019
7, 14, 21 and 28 March 2019
4 and 11 April 2019
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May 2019
6, 13 and 20 June 2019
April 2019 - closed
Chelmsford - FULL
30 April 2019
8, 14, 21 and 29 May 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 June 2019
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2019
6 August 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 September 2019
Cambridge - FULL
30 April 2019
8, 14, 21 and 29 May 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 June 2019
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2019
6 August 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 September 2019
Where you'll study
Your faculty
The Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care is the largest in ARU, with over 7,000 students. Our Faculty is teeming with expertise and primed to meet the demand for creating health professionals, teachers, doctors, scientists and educators for the three districts we serve: Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough.
We have been training undergraduates for professional roles for over 25 years, with a reputation for quality, dedication and ambition balanced with student satisfaction.
We know that to give our students the very best experiential learning, prior to getting into the workplace, simulation is second to none, for safe, realistic, learning environments. We have invested heavily in purpose built simulated wards, science labs and skills space, to support or students through their learning.
Where can I study?
Chelmsford
Our striking, modern campus sits by the riverside in Chelmsford's University and Innovation Quarter.
Peterborough (Guild House)
Guild House is our dedicated healthcare campus in the historic city of Peterborough.
Cambridge
Our campus is close to the centre of Cambridge, often described as the perfect student city.
Fees & funding
Course fees
30 Credits (Level 6)
£2,312
30 Credits (Level 7)
£1,350
Funding for CPD
Please ask your manager or Education Lead about available funding before you apply.
Contact details
Amanda Drye
amanda.drye@anglia.ac.uk
01223 695317
CPD Admissions
01245 687141
cpd@anglia.ac.uk
Entry requirements
To access this course, you must be either:
- A first-level nurse, midwife and/or specialist community public health nurse, registered with the NMC
- A pharmacist registered with the GPhC, or
- A chiropodist, podiatrist, physiotherapist or paramedic with the HCPC
To study at level 7, you must have an undergraduate degree.
Additionally, you may be required to write a reflective account of 500-1000 words, giving a clear rationale for your need to prescribe within your role. This serves to demonstrate your ability to study at academic level 7.For both levels, you must:
- Have at least three years’ post-registration experience (two years for pharmacists)
- Be seen by your employer as competent to do this programme and have written confirmation of their support
- Have been working in the same clinical field in which you intend to prescribe during the year immediately prior to applying
- Have a designated and agreed medical practitioner who will supervise you, support you and provide opportunities for you to develop competence in prescribing practice (including shadowing opportunities)
- If a nurse, be assessed as competent to take a history, undertake a clinical assessment and diagnose, or be willing to do preparation to be able to undertake physical assessment and diagnosis alongside the non-medical prescribing module.
Paramedic applicants must:
- Be registered with the HCPC for at least three years
- Have been working in the field they intend to prescribe in for a year prior to applying and this cannot be ambulance-based
- Have a DMP to support them
- Evidence recent study at the appropriate level (i.e. degree can access L7)
- Write a rationale demonstrating the clinical need for prescribing in their area of practice
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