Specialist Nursing Practice with Integrated Independent and Supplementary Prescribing (V300) - PgDip

The PG Dip Specialist Nursing Practice with Integrated Independent and Supplementary Prescribing (V300) is aligned to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Standards for prescribing programmes standards (NMC 2023b) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Competency Framework for all Prescribers (2021). The course will have two strands:-• Community Specialist Practice Qualification (strand 1)• Specialist Nurse (non-community) (strand 2).

This programme aims to provide students with the knowledge, critical understanding, skills, values and resilience to manage clinical complexity and risk, be autonomous practitioners and work across organisational boundaries. The programme embodies a person-centred approach to meet and lead the care needs of individuals, families and communities with a range of needs and from varying backgrounds and ethnicities. The integration of Independent and Supplementary prescribing into these community nursing specialist practice/ specialist nursing courses is forward thinking as it enables this group of healthcare professionals not only to prescribe, but also assess and use a wide variety of higher-level skills and reflects the effectiveness of this role in the context of a growing demand for specialist nurses and independent and supplementary prescribers in response to changes in workforce and people who use service representative demographics.

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements.

APPLICANTS TO POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SPECIALIST NURSING PRACTICE WITH INTEGRATED INDEPENDENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PRESCRIBING (V300) MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

English language requirements for international applicantsThe minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 7.0 with no element below 7.0.

Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores.

Specialist nurse students from Ulster University are all predominantly already in employment within the NHS and Social Services, independent GP practices, and other employment such as the voluntary sector (hospice) and prisons. The approach to employability in this programme is explicit insofar as the entitlement to use the qualification is directly linked to career progression.

The qualification enables students to develop their practice in a stimulating and fulfilling manner, working in an expanded way to provide a more holistic care experience to benefit both the service and the person. It allows the nurse to advance within an existing role or be eligible to apply for new roles that would not otherwise be possible. In recent years students have used the specialist nurse and NMP qualification as a platform to progress their academic studies to BSc or MSc award. Entitlement to practice as a specialist with the V300 qualification makes the student an attractive prospect for any health service provider and employer.