The module is designed for experienced health practitioners who are legally eligible to train as non-medical prescribers and, who can support the initiatives in service delivery via new roles and new ways of working to improve clinical outcomes for patients.
The module runs on half-days throughout two consecutive semesters and meets the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for Non-Medical Prescribing. The module includes themed content each week, following a format of pharmacology, patient and service users’ perspectives, prescribing consultation and governance. The academic content of the module is predominantly delivered online. The online resources which accompany the theory are available to students at any time and can be revisited throughout the non-medical prescribing modules. Module content also addresses key pharmacological concepts and drug actions, interactions and adverse reactions, and safe calculation of drug doses. The module content is organised to reflect the structure of the British National Formulary (BNF).
The module includes 90 hours supervised prescribing practice with the Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP), which are to be completed within the time frame of the module. Practice learning enables the student to apply their prescribing knowledge and skills and demonstrate that they have achieved the prescribing competencies described by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) (2021) in the Competency Framework for all Prescribers. The Designated Prescribing Practitioner is responsible for supporting and supervising prescribing practice learning and is accountable for signing the statement of prescribing competency which makes up part of the assessment portfolio. Students are supported by the module leader throughout their module, coupled with their designated academic assessor- an academic member of staff at the University of Liverpool, who supports their practice progression.