Allied Health Professionals play a vital role in healthcare. This course in independent and supplementary prescribing is designed to support your progress in physiotherapy / podiatry. It reflects the specific needs of Allied Health Professionals and employers and aims to educate students in prescribing practices that meet local or national guidelines.

Key information

Award:

AdvDip(CPD)

Mode of Study:

Part-time

Duration:

26 weeks

Location:

University of Bolton

Start date:

To be confirmed

Course Details

Allied healthcare professionals make up one of the largest – and arguably most important – groups of professionals in the UK. Increasingly in high demand, allied healthcare professionals come from a range of medical and related backgrounds, bringing diverse skillsets to their roles.

Ideal for healthcare professionals with at least three years’ experience, this course will challenge you to apply planning, cooperation, critical analysis and decision making skills to your work, taking account of local or national guidelines.

You’ll explore a wide range of subjects, including clinical pharmacology, the psychology of prescribing and professional accountability, and have the opportunity to complete practice-based learning under the supervision of your mentor.

The programme is designed to meet the needs of allied healthcare professionals and their employers, aiming to equip you with the communication skills, diagnostic abilities and legal and professional understanding necessary for safe, appropriate and cost-effective prescribing.

With a professional development qualification in non-medical independent and supplementary prescribing from the University of Bolton, you’ll have the chance to build on your knowledge and experience, offer advanced patient care and become more competitive in the jobs market.

This course is known colloquially as V300, although this term is purely an NMC term.

Highlights

Our programme staff have a wealth of experience in NHS settings and relevant research positions.
We’ve been offering courses designed specifically to meet the needs of the healthcare sector for more than three decades.
This course is developed with the aim of covering both theory and practice, giving you the opportunity to develop your prescribing consultation skills and apply your growing knowledge of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics in practice.
On successful completion of the course, you’ll be eligible to register your qualification as a Independent/Supplementary Prescriber with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). You’ll also possess 40 credits at Level HE6 that can be used to contribute to a larger award in the University of Bolton’s professional development framework.

Key Features

Our courses are developed in line with the requirements of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework and updated regularly to reflect the changing healthcare landscape.
As part of this course, you’ll have the opportunity to develop a range of employability skills, values and behaviours, including action planning, personal impact and confidence.
You’ll explore how to communicate effectively with patients and carers and assess patients’ needs for medicines, taking account of their wishes, values, ethnicity and choices in their treatment.
The course curriculum is regularly reviewed to ensure that current contemporary theories are covered.
This course is designed to help you achieve your potential and encourage you to take charge of your own development to advance your career in healthcare.

Professional recognition

This course is validated and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

On successful completion of the course, you’ll be eligible to register your qualification as an Independent/Supplementary Prescriber with the Health and Care Professions Council.

You must be registered with the appropriate professional body in the UK and practicing within the UK in order to be eligible to join the course. This means that we’re unable to consider most international applicants.
You must be currently registered as a Physiotherapist or Podiatrist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
You should also have a minimum of 3 years appropriate post registration experience, with the last 12 months specifically in the area of practice where there is an identified need for you to regularly use independent and supplementary prescribing.
You’ll become part of a tripartite learning agreement – the other parties are the Trust Prescribing Lead and a Designated Medical Supervisor.
You’ll need to arrange to have the support of a Designated Medical Supervisor in practice who’ll be able to provide guidance and supervision of your practice-based learning whilst you’re on the course. The mentor may be a doctor with whom you normally work and they must meet specific criteria as outlined on the Nomination Form. Your mentor will be supplied with full documentation in support of their role.
You’ll also need to show 80% achievement via the online numeracy test arranged by Prescribing Lead and that you possess basic computer literacy skills.
This course involves regulated activity so you must gain an Enhanced Disclosure certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) before starting your studies. Charges are payable to cover the cost of the DBS Enhanced Disclosure application and annual registration with the online (Normally your sponsoring organisation will organise this.) Please note that your DBS must have been completed within three years of the course start date.Update Service.
You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.
If English isn't your first language, you'll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent).

Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.

Course fees

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £1,600 for the academic year 2022/23.

Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2021-2022 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance eligibility 2021-2022 policy on www.gov.uk for information.

The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.

Bursaries

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For details of how to apply for this course, please choose your status from the options below:

Call Admissions

Please contact Admissions by telephone on 01204 903903 or email enquiries@bolton.ac.uk

Admissions
University of Bolton
Deane Road
Bolton, BL3 5AB
United Kingdom

Tel: 01204 903903
Email: enquiries@bolton.ac.uk

International applications are not possible for this course

As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.

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You’ll learn through a blended approach of direct classes - including lectures, workshops, tutorials, role play activities and discussions - and e-learning via the virtual learning environment. In classroom sessions you’ll focus mainly on studying the theory of independent and supplementary prescribing.

To cover the fundamentals in practice, you’ll be expected to complete 12 days’ hands-on experience and demonstrate competence in prescribing within your area of clinical practice. During your course we’ll guide you in developing resources for independent learning but you’ll also have access to staff support and meetings with your tutor at least twice during each trimester.

Assessment includes the creation of a portfolio and a reflective learning log relevant to prescribing practice within your own clinical setting. You’ll also be tested on learning outcomes from each module and assessed in practice by your designated medical practitioner, taking into account issues of safe prescribing and patient confidentiality.

Modules

Non-Medical Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Allied Health Care Professionals (26 weeks)

Assessment methods

Level	Assesment method
Level one	Coursework 50%, Written exams 50%

Learning activities

Level	Learning activity
Level one	Guided independent study 25%, Placement/study abroad 50%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 25%

Disclaimer

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative â€˜optional modulesâ€™ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.