Supplementary Prescribing
You will be taught and assessed in both independent and supplementary prescribing; however the prescribing authority conferred will be limited to supplementary prescribing.
Fact file
| Course code |
NURS4164 (Level 4) |
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| Entry requirements |
Applicants for Supplementary Prescribing must:
- be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council in one of the relevant Allied Health Professions
- have at least three years or equivalent relevant post qualification experience
- be working at an advanced practitioner or equivalent level
- have a current Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) certificate (issued within three years of the start of the programme) - DBS disclosures are subject to school approval
- be working in the United Kingdom
To maintain the professional diversity of our programme, we welcome a limited number of applications from aesthetics practitioners, provided our entry requirements are met.
If you are self-employed or working in aesthetics practice, please contact HS-CPD@nottingham.ac.uk to discuss specific application requirements that must be met before you apply
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| Credits |
40 |
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| Level |
Available as Level 4 (postgraduate) |
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| Duration |
January cohort: January 2026 - July 2026
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| Application deadline |
January cohort: 21 November 2025
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| Price |
£2,989 at level 4 (home students).
Please contact us at HS-CPD@nottingham.ac.uk to discuss the NHS rate.
If you fee assess as 'international', please get in touch via HS-CPD@nottingham.ac.uk so we can confirm the relevant fee. |
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Our non-medical prescribing course for dieticians awards a dual qualification of independent and supplementary prescribing. Individuals undertaking this course will be taught and assessed in both forms of prescribing regardless of clinical need. However, you will only have the authority to prescribe as a supplementary prescriber.
As a supplementary prescriber: Within the bounds of an agreed patient specific clinical management plan you will be able to prescribe all licensed and unlicensed medicines within and outside of the license within your scope of practice including controlled drugs.
- law, accountability and ethics of prescribing
- prescribing in a public health context
- psychology of, and influences on, prescribing
- prescribing in a team context
- consultation, decision making and therapy including referral
- pharmacology including pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics
- organisational leadership in relation to prescribing
- continuing professional development
The course is delivered via a distance learning model and consists of 26 taught days which are delivered entirely online and 12 days of supervised practice with assessment over 26 weeks (6 months). Students will also require personal study time which varies between individuals but can be in the region of 100 – 200 hours.
The course is delivered digitally using a diverse range of resources and packages including screencasts, online quizzes and Microsoft Teams seminars. There are five elements of assessment; numeracy examination, two-part portfolio, pharmacology examination, poster presentation and practice assessment. Students must achieve a pass mark on all five assessments to obtain the award. There is no compensation between assessments.
How to apply and course requirements
Application checklist
- Complete all relevant forms for the level of study you wish to apply for
- Clearly state the designated clinicians supporting your practice based learning
- Include the course code and course start date in the personal statement section of your application
- Upload scans of your qualification certificates - omission of this information may delay or invalidate your application (if applicable)
Incomplete application forms will not be accepted and students will be requested to reapply.
After submitting your application a member of the team will contact you about the next steps of your application.
We have a number of ways to study this course. Once your application has been processed, a member of the team will contact you by email with further instructions - please allow some time for this to happen.
Ways to apply for this course
Level 4
To apply to study level 4 (postgraduate), please complete your application here.
For level 4, select ‘Level’ and ‘Postgraduate Taught’, then search ‘U7PHSCPDN1’ in the 'Search' bar. Please select ‘No Award - HS Yr CPD SF Stnd’.
The application process has two stages, and you must complete both. Once you have applied via the NottinghamHub, the School of Health Sciences CPD team will be in touch to discuss the next stage of the application process.
Please note that a completed application process does not guarantee a place on the course, and applications may close early subject to reaching capacity.
University of Nottingham MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) students and Advanced Clinical Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship apprentices
ACP students and apprentices will be contacted directly with instructions on how to complete the application process for the non-medical prescribing module of the MSc, if required.