Who is this course for?
Preparing to train as an independent prescriber is open to pharmacists from all sectors of practice, including community pharmacists who are planning to commence their independent prescriber training with a Higher Education Institute (HEI). If you are a newly qualified pharmacist, see further information below under the ‘Who can apply?’ tab.
This is a fully funded course that helps pharmacists develop the skills and confidence to get ready and best prepare for independent prescriber training.
If you still have questions after checking the programme information below, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions document.
The aim of this e-course is to build the confidence and competence of pharmacists who are planning to apply and train as independent prescribers.
The course is made up of three main components:
You will need to pick one of the mandatory online workshops to attend at a date and time that works for you. will trigger your e-course booking. To activate your e-course booking you need to go to your Learning record and click "Course access information".
Once you have identified your own personal learning needs by completing the self-assessment framework, the different topic areas in this programme will support you to:
Pharmacists who are planning to apply and/or start their independent prescriber training can apply to take part.
Further information for newly qualified pharmacists
We would recommend that you enrol on the CPPE Newly qualified pharmacist programme as the first step in your post-registration professional development journey if you meet the eligibility criteria.
The Preparing to train as an independent prescriber programme is included as one of the modules of the Newly qualified pharmacist programme. While completing the Newly qualified pharmacist programme, you would agree the optimal time to book onto the Preparing to train as an independent prescriber module with your education supervisor.
Newly qualified pharmacists who are not eligible for the CPPE Newly qualified pharmacist programme can access the NHS England Newly Qualified Pharmacist pathway and could complete the Preparing to train as an independent prescriber programme as a stand-alone course.
Pharmacists on the Primary care pharmacy education pathway (PCPEP) are not able to book this learning, since the pathway prepares pharmacists to train as an independent prescriber.