Program Overview

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Facilities

You’ll benefit from our

multi-million pound facilities

, including our Clinical Simulation Centre, consisting of two large wards, an operating theatre, a community flat and an ambulance bay with a working ambulance. You’ll get to use equipment found in the NHS to learn how to fit cannulas, check for heart murmurs, monitor breathing and much more.

Our

virtual environments and actors

will transport you to the centre of emergency situations, so you can practise your trauma skills and get a taste of scenarios you may face during your training and when you’re fully qualified.

You’ll also get exclusive access to our independent clinical learning room. The room is set up each week with the necessary equipment required to practise the techniques you’ll be learning.

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Teaching staff

You’ll be taught by a multidisciplinary team of

lecturers

who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS. These may include:

Simon Downs

, a paramedic practitioner with expertise in clinical excellence and improving patient outcomes in pre-hospital and community settings

Jackie McBride

, an adult nurse with expertise in decision making for fundamental and complex care.

You’ll also be taught by guest lecturers, made up of local doctors, nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers.

Throughout your placements, you'll have an educational supervisor, who’s a senior clinician. They'll guide you through your experience and feed into your evidence portfolio.

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Professional recognition

BSc (Hons) - Health and Care Professions Council, the (HCPC)

Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as a paramedic.

BSc (Hons) - College of Paramedics (CoP) endorse

Endorsed by College of Paramedics

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Careers and graduate prospects

We offer

careers information, advice and guidance

to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

100% of our graduates from this course go on to employment or further study.*

This course is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which means that on successful completion of your studies, you’ll have the academic requirements needed to register to work as a paramedic.

Our alumni can be found working for NHS trusts across the UK, with recent graduates working for the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, the South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, and the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

The NHS is the largest employer of paramedics in the UK. Throughout your career, you’ll work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, with opportunities to get involved with specialist practice, GP surgeries and community services. You may also want to explore alternative paths, including education, management, mentoring and research. Visit the

NHS careers website

for further information.

You can also use your qualification to

work outside the UK

.

We encourage you to become a member of the

College of Paramedics

(CoP). CoP is the UK’s professional development body for paramedics, promoting and evolving members through educational guidance, learning resources and professional support. They also represent the profession within various working groups and advisory committees, to ensure all its members are heard on a national scale. Membership gives you access to online learning materials, the British Paramedic Journal and a magazine, along with a host of book, equipment and conference discounts, during your studies and after.

*Graduate Outcomes survey 2022, HESA

Graduate

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Barry Costello

Paramedic Science BSc (Hons)

I’m now working as a newly qualified paramedic and can finally enjoy getting those paramedics slides on my shoulders that I’ve worked so long and hard for, to provide person-centred care to my patients.