The teaching and learning approaches in the programme are designed to draw on the students’ current experiences and encourage the application of newly acquired knowledge to practice through shared learning.
This includes promoting a high standard of assessment and clinical decision making for safe prescribing by relating research / evidence based theory to practice.
There is an enquiry-based focus to the curriculum, but other student-centred activities include case studies, scenarios, small group work, action learning sets, workshops, pod casts, reflection, student presentations, supervised consultations with service users in practice and clinically focused tutorials.
It is through the variety of student-centred activities that all students will develop the skills to critically analyse evidence and apply knowledge to clinical practice. The ability of the student to be able to critically evaluate the evidence base for prescribing practice is a core theme that runs across the programme.
To recognise the importance of the partnership approach between the University and our practice partners to prescribing education, the Personal Tutor, Module Tutors, and Designated Medical Practitioners (DMP) will work together to provide support and guidance for the student while on placement and both will be involved in the monitoring of the students’ progress, the acquisition of skills and the integration of knowledge into practice.
The use of Technology Enhanced Learning and information technology skills will be taught and developed throughout the programme to enable students’ to access information to maximise their learning and enable them to succeed within the modern workplace.
This will include making maximum use of the Virtual Learning Environment. An essential part of the teaching and learning associated with the programme will take place in practice settings under the guidance of a DMP and facilitated by their personal tutor.
Students will also be supported by a designated qualified nurse prescriber / lead midwife for education or supplementary prescriber within allied health who will take up the role of preceptor at the end of the programme. This will provide a platform of transition into prescribing practice with the support of an experienced mentor, forged upon a partnership developed during the programme.