Prescribing

If you have previously supported a non-medical prescribing student at the University of Derby, and are noted on the GMC register, the update requirement is one of the following:

1. Attend a live webinar update (approx. 1 hour)

Or

1. Access the online videos
2. Complete the quiz to show you have done this

You should enrol on the Prescribing Practice Supervision course to:

• Access the update videos, practice documentation, and quiz
• Gain further insight into competency assessment
• Obtain a CPD certificate for supervising / assessing a prescribing student

Enrol on our Prescribing Practice Supervision course

If you have no previous supervision experience of students undertaking the prescribing course, or you are not confident in assessing a learner to prescribe, you should:

• Identify your education / mentoring experience on the students' professional application
• Attend the 1-hour live update (webinar); or access the update videos
  • Complete the quiz to show you have done this
• Enrol on the prescribing practice supervision course to:
  • Access the videos, practice documents and quiz
  • Gain further insight into competency assessment
  • Obtain a CPD certificate for supervising / assessing a prescribing student
• Contact the programme leader with any queries at Prescribing@derby.ac.uk

Enrol on our Prescribing Practice Supervision course

If you have previously undertaken a course and acted as a DPP / Practice Assessor, you will need to:

• Show evidence of this on the students' application / via interview by the academic tutor
• Complete a verification form / DPP Mapping Document
• Attend the 1-hour NMP course update

Or, if you have completed the DPP course at the University of Derby and previously signed off an NMP student:

• Attend the 1-hour course update OR access the video resources instead of the live webinar
• Complete the quiz to show you have done this

All practitioners involved in practice supervision need to be up to date in relation to the competency framework for all prescribers and be clinically active. You should also enrol on to the Prescribing Practice Supervision course to:

• Access the update videos, practice documentation, and quiz
• Gain further insight into competency assessment
• Obtain a CPD certificate for supervising / assessing a prescribing student

Enrol on our Prescribing Practice Supervision course

NMP Practitioners with experience of practice assessment/supervision but not for prescribing students; you will need to:

• Provide evidence of your clinical role / experience on the student's application
• Complete the DPP portfolio/Mapping document
• Enrol on the 'Prescribing Practice Supervision' course
  
  • Undertake selected activities as needed
  • Submit your completed DPP portfolio/mapping document on the course site
• Attend the 1-hour NMP course update session via live webinar
  
  • Or access the update videos and undertake a quiz

All practitioners involved in practice supervision need to be up to date in relation to the RPS "Competency framework for all prescribers", and be clinically active.

For nurses or midwives who have attended SSSA training, the only mandatory activity is the prescribing course update. You will still need to upload a completed DPP portfolio, but evidence can include previous SSSA training and a testimony.

For NMPs who need to upload their DPP portfolio, please enrol on the 'Prescribing Practice Supervision' course to:

• Access the update videos, practice documentation, and quiz
• Gain further insight into competency assessment
• Obtain a CPD certificate for supervising / assessing a prescribing student

Enrol on our Prescribing Practice Supervision course

Practitioners with the non-medical prescribing qualification who have less than three years experience as a prescriber, or little or no experience of teaching or supervising practice are advised to:

• Gain further prescribing experience
• Explore ways of gaining experience of practice-based supervision and assessment
• Consider undertaking a credited module or other education to further your teaching skills

All practitioners involved in practice supervision need to be:

• Up to date in relation to the RPS competency framework for all prescribers
• Have at least three years of clinical experience as a prescriber
• Be clinically active

You may choose to enrol on the Prescribing Practice Supervision course to:

• Gain further insight into competency assessment
• Access the DPP portfolio to gain an overview of requirements and professional standards

Enrol on our Prescribing Practice Supervision course

Undertaking a credited education module may help as part of most modules include gaining teaching experience. 

Find out more about Interprofessional Practice Education

Unique to Nurses undertaking NMP, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requires students to identify both a "Practice Assessor" and "Practice Supervisor".

Practice Supervisors who have undertaken SSSA training only need to attend an update about the NMP programme. To be noted as a Practice Supervisor, you need to:

• Evidence of your clinical role/experience on the student's application
• Be up to date with the RPS competency framework for all prescribers and standards
• As required (e.g. no SSSA update), complete the NMC Practice Supervisor form
• Attend the NMP course update session, either by:
  • Live webinar or
  • Update Videos and quiz

Please enrol on the 'Prescribing Practice Supervision' course to:

• Access the update videos, practice documentation, and quiz
• Gain further insight into competency assessment
• Obtain a CPD certificate for supervising a prescribing student

Enrol on our Prescribing Practice Supervision course