Postgraduate Award in Professional Development Independent and Supplementary Prescribing University of Worcester

Overview

This Postgraduate Award in Professional Development Independent and Supplementary Prescribing Masters Level 30-credit six-month blended learning course from University of Worcester has 2 intakes per academic year. It is delivered part time and is currently open to Nurses, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists and Therapeutic Radiographers. At Masters level there is an expectation that you act autonomously in planning your study and time in practice.  The workshops, competency portfolio and assessments will expect you to be able to consider and evidence complex issues and demonstrate sound clinical decision-making, sometimes in the absence of all information. 

Key facts

• Delivered by specialist lecturers, practitioners, and tutors with extensive experience in prescribing in the acute and community sectors
• The course is delivered using a blended learning approach, utilising a combination of face-to-face study days, online learning platforms, 1-to-1 tutorials and asynchronous self-directed resources.
• Learning in practice will support development under the supervision of your Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP).  NMC registrants require the support of a practice supervisor in addition to the DPP.
• Can be taken as a standalone course, as part Masters In Advanced Clinical Practice or the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship
• Approved by the NMC and HCPC against the Standards for Prescribing