Taught course

Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists

Institution
University of Portsmouth · School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Qualifications
PGCert

Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree in Pharmacy (BSc, BPharm or MPharm), registration as a practising pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council and two year's UK-based patient-facing experience post-registration. Applicants require the written agreement of a Designated Medical Practitioner to mentor them throughout the course and the support of their employing organisation where applicable. All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 7.0.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Overview

If you're an experienced practicing pharmacist and want to further your career in a specialist area, joining our PgCert Independent Prescribing for Pharmacists course is the perfect way to fulfil your ambitions.

On this course you'll develop your clinical examination and consultation skills, and build on your understanding of pharmacology and therapeutics, to inform evidence-based management decisions alongside patients within your chosen scope of practice.

When you graduate, you'll be qualified for a career as an independent prescriber within a clinical setting.

On this course, you'll:

  • Learn from experts in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, and the School of Health and Care Professions
  • Get hands-on experience in clinical examination and history taking
  • Study topics including pharmacology and therapeutics for prescribers, clinical skills for prescribers, and professional aspects of prescribing
  • Improve your counselling and consultation skills in our practice dispensary facilities, where you'll consult with patient actors
  • Build on your clinical simulation experience in our clinical skills suite, featuring a Laerdal human patient simulator
  • Be supported by experienced clinical pharmacists as you develop your competencies portfolio
Careers and opportunities
  • Graduates have gone on to take roles in:

    • Mental health
    • Rheumatology
    • Minor ailments
    • Pain management
    • Nutrition
    • Travel medicine
    • Critical care
    • Cardiology
    • Renal disease
    • HIV medicine
    • Respiratory and dermatology

Fees and funding

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/funding-your-research-degree

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • PGCert
    part time
    8 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

1 year part-time

Course contact details

Name
Admissions Team
Email
admissions@port.ac.uk
Phone
023 9284 5566