PG Cert Independent Prescribing and Clinical Decision Making
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 52 weeks
- Mode
- Part-time
- Subject
- Medicine
- Location
- United Kingdom
Overview
A comprehensive package of essential knowledge, skills and tools to enhance your professional development within this area of practice. The PGCert Independent Prescribing and Clinical Decision Making is designed for registered healthcare professionals who want to develop their clinical reasoning, assessment and prescribing practice at master’s level. You will build the knowledge, skills and confidence to apply pathophysiology to patient presentations, undertake safe and holistic clinical assessments, formulate differential diagnoses and make evidence-informed decisions within your scope of practice. The course also prepares you to prescribe safely, appropriately and cost-effectively in line with legal, professional and regulatory requirements. This includes developing your understanding of medicines optimisation, accountability, person-centred care and the professional responsibilities of independent and supplementary prescribers. The programme is particularly relevant if you are seeking to develop enhanced or advanced level capabilities, extend your professional scope of practice, or support service development within your clinical area. The course is delivered part-time over 52 weeks and comprises three 20 credit modules.
Entry requirements
| Degree | 2:2 · or above |
|---|---|
| Other conditions | work_experience · Additional requirements Relevant work experience Applicants must be registered with either NMC as a Nurse (level 1)/Midwife/SCPHN, or HCPC with a minimum of 1 years post registration experience in the… |
| Other conditions | professional_registration · …Relevant work experience Applicants must be registered with either NMC as a Nurse (level 1)/Midwife/SCPHN, or HCPC with a minimum of 1 years post registration experience in the clinical field in which… |
| Other conditions | dbs_check · Further information DBS Requirements Confirmation of satisfactory references and DBS checks are also required and recorded via completion of the NWNMPEG application form. |
Fees
UK students: £3,200 per year
UK/Home: £3,200 per year
Start dates
January
Campus
- Liverpool John Moores University, City Campus, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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