King's College London

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Postgraduate degree

Overview

If you are a funded applicant, please apply via: Postgraduate Certificate in Independent Prescribing (Practice Certificate) NHSE (Part-time) If you are a self-funded applicant, please apply via: Pharmacist Independent Prescribing PGCert (Part-time)

Our Pharmacist Independent Prescribing (PIP) postgraduate course is part-time, flexible and competency-based. This is a GPhC accredited course for qualified pharmacists wanting to prescribe autonomously for conditions within their clinical competence.

Key benefits

We are ranked top 8 in the UK for Pharmacy & Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025).
Experienced clinicians including independent pharmacist and nurse prescribers and experienced academic staff lead our teaching.
The course combines multi-professional university-based study days with, flexible e-learning with work-based education.
This course is accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
Course content and assessments will reflect the most up-to-date practice which will support you as a newly qualified pharmacist prescriber in your workplace.
Includes enhanced patient assessment and consultation skills to support your prescribing practice.
We are part of King's Heath Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between us, Guy's, St Thomas' and King's College Hospitals and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

Course essentials

This course aims to deliver competent pharmacist prescribers who can provide an independent and supplementary prescribing service which is safe and effective and takes into account the needs of patients, the professions and the relevant health organisations.

We will:

Meet the requirements of the GPhC indicative syllabus for pharmacist independent prescribing
Support experienced practitioners to review and reflect on their current practice, to enable them to determine what skills, knowledge and attitudes they need to develop in order to become independent prescribers
Enable practitioners to evolve an expertise in the art and science of prescribing

This integrated multi-professional course will enable healthcare professionals to take on the role of an independent and/or supplementary prescriber. Pharmacists and nurses are taught together to facilitate multidisciplinary working. The GPhC and the NMC publish an indicative syllabus and learning outcomes which informs the curriculum.

The GPhC mandates a minimum of 26 days teaching and learning and a minimum of 12 (x 7.5 h) days in practice spent under the supervision of a designated prescribing practitioner (DPP).

For cohort dates and application deadlines, please see the 'Teaching & Modules' tab.

Key Information

Course type:

Master's

Delivery mode:

Classroom & Online

Study mode:

Part time

Duration:

Six months, next intake February 2026

Credit value:

Application status:

Open

Start date:

February 2026

Taught in

Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Administrative bodies

Course accreditation

Reviewed, inspected and accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council

Regulating body

Application closing date guidance

Please click the relevant link in the table below to access Key Dates, for the relevant cohort that you wish to join. This document contains dates for all taught sessions, the DPP session, assessment days and online sessions.


Application deadlines for 2025/26		Key Dates
Cohort	Deadline for applications	Key Dates
February 2026	Monday 8 December	Please view for details

Please note:

If you are a funded applicant, please apply via: Postgraduate Certificate in Independent Prescribing (Practice Certificate) NHSE (Part-time)

If you are a self-funded applicant, please apply via: Pharmacist Independent Prescribing PGCert (Part-time)

Base campuses

We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.

Guy’s Campus

Located near London Bridge, Guy’s Campus offers a dynamic yet focused environment, ideal for health and science students. Offering cutting-edge labs and a close-knit academic community, at the heart of one of London’s most vibrant and historic areas.

Waterloo Campus

Our Waterloo campus is home to the Florence Nightingale Faculty Nursing & Midwifery, and a vibrant hub for health, social science, and law students. Located moments from the iconic landmarks of South Bank and just a short walk to the Stand campus.