Community Practitioner Nurse Prescribing (V150)
Everything you need to know
- Start date: September 2026
- End date: January 2027
- Module leader: Julie Marshall
- Level: 6
- Credits: 10
- Accreditation/qualification: Annotation on NMC register as Community Nurse Prescriber
Introduction
The aim of this course is to prepare you to prescribe safely and effectively from the Nurse Prescribers’ Formulary for Community Practitioners.
Who is this course/module for?
Registered Nurses working within the community setting but do not hold a specialist practice qualification.
Specialist Community Public Health Nurses within either School Nursing or Health Visiting who do not hold the qualification.
What you’ll learn
Developing consultation skills
Clinical pharmacology
Evidence based practice
Professional Accountability and responsibility
Team working and prescribing
Ethical legal and policy issues
Skills you’ll gain
Prescribing can increase nurses’ autonomy, independence and job satisfaction
Nurse prescribing can also improve service efficiency within organisations, reducing unnecessary appointments with GP’s
How you’ll learn
A combination of interactive, lecturer directed and student directed study will be used to support your learning
Working alongside your mentor you to gain valuable experience in practice. This builds on your learning from the taught sessions and self-directed learning
Professional recognition
Fees and Funding for 2026/27
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £815 EU / International students: - not open to International/EU |
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| Funding |
This module attracts Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF by the following schemes: |
| How to apply |
You can apply for this module using our online admissions form. After you have registered or logged in, select the module title under "Please choose your first module". |
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Entry requirements
Must be a registered nurse or midwife on the NMC register with no restrictions on practice. Be working in a role where:
Prescribing from the Community Practitioner Formulary is clinically appropriate
You have regular patient contact and opportunity to apply prescribing skills. A Practice supervisor/assessor to support supervised prescribing hours.
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Attendance
Delivery Method:
Taught on Collegiate Campus. All teaching, learning activities and assessments take place on Collegiate Campus. Sessions are fully timetabled, and student attendance is expected for all scheduled teaching. We will require all non-British and non-Irish students to attend campus for an in-person verification check to comply with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requirements at the start of their first module.
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Provisional timetable
Tutorials will be held on the following dates:
- 16 September 2026
- 30 September 2026
- 14 October 2026
- 11 November 2026
- 25 November 2026
Exam will take place in January 202
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Assessment
Module assessment is made up of one or more assessment tasks. The assessment task(s) for this module are:
- Practice Portfolio
- Written Examination
Successful completion of this module will earn you 10 level 6 credits
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Julie Marshall - Julie.Marshall@shu.ac.uk