PgC Paramedic: Practice Development draft

Program Overview

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As a paramedic, it is important your skills are of the highest calibre to ensure a top level of service to patients.

PgC Paramedic: Practice Development has been developed with local ambulance services to meet the educational needs of paramedics looking to continue their professional development. You will benefit from a flexible approach to learning that fits around your work shifts, allowing you to study through distance and work-based learning.

We have provided excellent training for paramedics since 2000, and our subject specialists have extensive experience in distance learning. You will leave with the knowledge and skills to move forward in your career, reaching senior levels of employment. So, if you've got the ambition, we have the facilities and resources to help you achieve it.

Why Choose University of Cumbria?

Study on a modular basis – learning at your own, comfortable pace

Range of modules to choose from to suit your interests and employment needs

Flexible funding options available - you can pay module by module or via student loan

Taught by experienced practitioners and academics, who have extensive experience of working in the NHS and a range of other occupations

Close support and guidance throughout your studies from a personal tutor

Tutors carry out national and international research, are members of national advisory bodies and publish papers in their areas of expertise - which will enhance your learning

Interactive online classrooms give you the opportunity to debate and discuss real life scenarios and experiences with fellow students, so you'll never feel like you're studying in isolation

We have extensive experience as CPD distance learning providers and have a well-established online study skills package for you to use

Bring your previous university credit with you – whether from us or another institution. We have generous allowances for the accreditation of prior learning (APL)

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Course Details

Program Outline

Course outline

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Course summary

We provide a stimulating and challenging academic and scholarly environment for you to advance your academic and professional development beyond undergraduate level.

We will enable you to develop a mastery of complex and specialised knowledge and a critical awareness of issues at the forefront of paramedic practice. You will develop conceptual knowledge and advanced understanding of how techniques of enquiry enable the critical and objective analysis, interpretation and application of research and evidence within pre-hospital and emergency care. Through completion of a dissertation, you will challenge existing knowledge and develop new ideas and ways of thinking.

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Modules

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Optional modules

Leadership Through Transformational Learning [ 20 credits ]

Clinical Reasoning and Assessment Skills in Healthcare (CRASH) [ 20 credits ]

Emergency Clinical Decision Making and Problem Solving [ 20 credits ]

Clinical Complexity in Emergency Care [ 20 credits ]

Emergency Care of Women and Children [ 20 credits ]

Disaster Response [ 20 credits ]

Safety and Security for Humanitarian, Disaster Response and Development Workers [ 20 credits ]

Humanitarian Action [ 20 credits ]

Advancing Mental Health Across The Healthcare Spectrum (Advanced Level) [ 20 credits ]

Advanced Pathophysiology and Diseases in Practice [ 20 credits ]

Care of Minor Illness and Minor Injuries [ 20 credits ]

Management of Major Illness and Major Trauma [ 20 credits ]

Acute and Critical Care: Foundations for Practice [ 20 credits ]

Acute Care: Contemporary Issues Independent Study [ 20 credits ]

Acute Care: Initial Management of the Acutely Ill Adult [ 20 credits ]

Patient Safety in Acute and Critical Care [ 20 credits ]

Consultation and Physical Examination: Health Assessment Skills [ 20 credits ]

Optional – But if chosen, all 3 modules must be taken and passed. Refer to the ‘Notes’ section below for details

- Pharmacology for Prescribing [ 10 credits ]

- Developing Clinical Skills for Non-Medical Prescribing through Work Based Learning [ 10 credits ]

- Principles of Prescribing Practice in the Context of Allied Health Professionals (Independent/Supplementary Prescribing) [ 20 credits ]

Clinical Supervision [ 20 credits ]

Multiprofessional Support of Learning and Assessment in Practice [ 20 credits ]

Coaching and Mentoring [ 20 credits ]

Managing Within a Strategic and Organisational Context [ 20 credits ]

Introduction to Teaching, Learning and Assessment [ 20 credits ]

Researching Academic Practice [ 20 credits ]

Curriculum Design and Development [ 20 credits ]

Research Methods [ 20 credits ]

Work Based Learning [ 20 credits ]

Negotiated Learning [ 20 credits ]

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Programme Specification

Programme specification (PDF)

For a detailed summary of all course content, please read our programme specification for this course.

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Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

Full details are available in the

programme specification

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Timetables

The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.