Practice Certificate Pharmacist Independent Prescribing

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

All candidates must meet the requirements: Registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or, in Northern Ireland, with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Are in good standing with the GPhC and/or PSNI and any other healthcare regulator with which they are registered. Have relevant experience in a UK pharmacy setting and be able to recognise, understand and articulate the skills and attributes required by a prescriber to act as the foundation of their prescribing practice whilst training. Have identified an area of clinical or therapeutic practice on which to base their learning. Have a designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) who has agreed to supervise their learning in practice. The Designated Prescribing Practitioner As part of the course, the pharmacist's period of learning in practice must be supervised by a Designated Prescribing Practitioner who may be a medical or a non-medical independent prescriber. The Designated Prescribing Practitioner must meet and be able to demonstrate the requirements: A registered healthcare professional in Great Britain or Northern Ireland with legal independent prescribing rights, Are in good standing with their profession's regulator and work in line with legal, regulatory, professional and organisational standards in a patient facing role. Are an active prescriber with competence applicable to the area in which they will be supervising. Have appropriate patient facing clinical and diagnostic skill. Have appropriate knowledge and experience relevant to the trainee's area of practice. Have experience of supporting or supervising healthcare professionals. Have the ability to assess patient-facing clinical and diagnostic skills. Have reviewed the Competency Framework for all Prescribers and can confirm that they meet all the competencies. Our Application Process The entry requirements of the course require you to have relevant experience in a UK pharmacy setting and be able to recognise, understand and articulate the skills and attributes required by a prescriber to act as the foundation of your prescribing practice whilst training. There is not a specific length of time that will determine this, it is the overall breadth and range of relevant experience that is important. You will be asked to provide information about, and reflect on, your experience, education and training and to provide information about your proposed prescribing service.

International students: £2,600

UK students: £2,600

UK/Home: £2,600

International: £2,600

January or September

September 2026 entry January 2027 entry: 19 January 2027

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