Entry requirements
To be considered for enrolment on this module you will need the following:
- be registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or, in Northern Ireland, with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
- be in good standing with the GPhC and/or PSNI and any other healthcare regulator with which you are registered
- have appropriate patient-oriented experience post-registration, in a relevant UK practice setting relevant to the suggested scope of practice
- have an identified area of clinical or therapeutic practice in which to develop independent prescribing practice. You must also have relevant clinical or therapeutic experience in that area, which is suitable to act as the foundation of their prescribing practice while training
- have a designated prescribing practitioner who has agreed to supervise their learning in practice.
You will need to have written confirmation from:
- your employer/sponsor or supporting organisation stating their support for you to undertake the module at the University of Brighton
- a designated prescribing practitioner who meets eligibility criteria as set out by the RPS 2019 Competency Framework for Designated Prescribing Practitioners and has agreed to provide the required term of supervised practice.
In addition to the entry requirements, you will need to:
- show reflection on your own performance and take responsibility for your own CPD
- NOT have previously been enrolled on a course at another institution leading to a Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing
- commit to 26 days of learning over six months (including guided, face-to-face, and independent study), and 12 days of time in practice
- be able to attend all face-to-face study days. Dates for the September 2023 cohort are:
- Friday 15 September
- Friday 29 September
- Friday 13 October
- Friday 27 October
- Friday 10 November.
Please see the How to apply tab for more information and a link to the application form.
Further information on the requirements of a Designated Prescribing Practitioner is available on the RPS website.
How to apply
Application to this course is through the form in the link below.
Start dates
September 2023 – applications open now
March 2024 – applications open January 2024
Download the form and read through the process section on page 2. This will guide you through your application.
The application deadline for the September 2023 start date is 14 August 2023. We cannot accept applications received after this date.
Make sure that you fill in, or provide, all of the required information. Failure to do so means that your form will be returned to you and you may miss the application deadline.
Download the application form (Word doc)