Today’s Paramedic is a highly skilled healthcare practitioner, who provides high quality urgent or emergency care to patients in a wide range of exciting, fast-paced and challenging environments. The Paramedic profession is at the forefront of the developing modern NHS, with paramedics extending their role in to an increasing range of new and exciting areas.Upon successful completion of this 3-year BSc (Honours) Programme, you'll be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Paramedic. This course aims to provide a full-time, three-year route to achieving the BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science by combining all the components required paramedic registration in this unified programme of study.120 credits will be completed at each level (4, 5 and 6).Year One, Level 4: Foundations of Paramedic Practice (40 Credits)Human Life Science (20 Credits)Personal and Professional Identity (20 Credits)Biopsychosocial Basis of Disease (20 Credits)Legal & Ethical Practice in Care (20 Credits)Year Two, Level 5:Developing Paramedic Practice (40 Credits)Pharmacology in Practice (20 Credits)Research and Evidence Based Practice (20 Credits)Public Health & Wellbeing (20 Credits)Paediatric and obstetric practice (20 Credits)Year Three, Level 6:Enhancing Paramedic Practice (20 Credits)Preparation for Professional Practice (20 Credits)Speciality Practice (20 Credits)Managing Complexity in Practice (20 Credits)Dissertation (40 Credits) Assessment methods on the course include but are not limited to:OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations) - Practical demonstrations of skills in a simulated environmentPractice Educators observations of competency in practiceAn E-portfolio (PebblePad)Case studiesReflective accountsPresentationsAcademic postersEssaysMultiple-choice and short-answer question exams.Simulated Multi-disciplinary meetingsMoot Court caseModules
Assessment method
This course aims to provide a full-time, three-year route to achieving the BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science by combining all the components required paramedic registration in this unified programme of study. 120 credits will be completed at each level (4, 5 and 6). Year One, Level 4: Foundations of Paramedic Practice (40 Credits) Human Life Science (20 Credits) Personal and Professional Identity (20 Credits) Biopsychosocial Basis of Disease (20 Credits) Legal & Ethical Practice in Care (20 Credits) Year Two, Level 5: Developing Paramedic Practice (40 Credits) Pharmacology in Practice (20 Credits) Research and Evidence Based Practice (20 Credits) Public Health & Wellbeing (20 Credits) Paediatric and obstetric practice (20 Credits) Year Three, Level 6: Enhancing Paramedic Practice (20 Credits) Preparation for Professional Practice (20 Credits) Speciality Practice (20 Credits) Managing Complexity in Practice (20 Credits) Dissertation (40 Credits)
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