Queen's University Belfast · Part-time
Independent Prescribing
The Postgraduate Certificate in Independent Prescribing is designed for pharmacists in Northern Ireland who wish to train and qualify as non-medical independent prescribers. The Postgraduate Certificate can be undertaken as a stand-alone course or can be combi…
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The Postgraduate Certificate in Independent Prescribing is designed for pharmacists in Northern Ireland who wish to train and qualify as non-medical independent prescribers. The Postgraduate Certificate can be undertaken as a stand-alone course or can be combined into a larger programme of study (see Advanced Pharmacy Practice course). If you are employed as a pharmacist in Great Britain and wish to train as a non-medical independent prescriber, please visit our PG Cert in Prescribing for Pharmacists.
Getting in
As the university states it
A primary degree in Pharmacy (minimum Bachelor degree) from an institution approved by the University. Additionally all students must: • be registered as a pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI). • be in good standing with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and/or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and any other healthcare regulator with which they are registered. • must have relevant experience in a pharmacy setting and be able to recognise, understand and articulate the skills and attributes required by a prescriber • must identify 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 Further guidance on the type of experience needed and DPP requirements is provided on the NICPLD website: https://www.nicpld.org/courses/ip2/ Note: this programme is only open to students who are resident in Northern Ireland.
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