First Contact Practitioner (Paramedic) University Certificate in Postgraduate Professional Development

Program Overview

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First Contact Practitioner (Paramedic) University Certificate in Postgraduate Professional Development

Overview

Develop your role as an FCP working with patients with urgent and unscheduled care and acute presentations that have had an acute or chronic onset. This course is delivered in two stages. In stage one you undertake one 20 credit module. Develop your theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding, demonstrating your capability in each of the core clinical skills outlined in the Knowledge Skills and Attributes framework. In stage two you undertake a further 20 credit module and complete 75 hours of supervised practice in your primary care workplace which supports the evidencing of your competence across all FCP capabilities. We also offer a portfolio or hybrid route if you have equivalent previous study and clinical experience. Prior to enrolling on the course, you must undertake a learning needs analysis to identify the most appropriate route for you. This course is delivered over three semesters. The first stage of the course is delivered over one semester and the second stage over two semesters.

Course Details

What you study

• Semester 1
  • Advanced Assessment and Management for the First Contact Practitioner (Paramedic) - Core module
    • Enhance your knowledge, skills and competencies in conducting advanced clinical assessments, managing patients, making clinical decisions and effectively collaborating with other healthcare professionals in the primary care setting.
• Semesters 2 and 3
  • Primary Care Competencies for the First Contact Practitioner (Paramedic) - Core module
    • Learn to apply the knowledge, skills and attributes required to demonstrate capability and competence in practice through critical reflection, learning and development required for the role of a FCP.
  • In addition, as part of the Roadmap you must undertake requisite e-learning for health modules and evidence these in your portfolio.

How you learn

• The modules are delivered through our online learning environment. Sessions include live lectures and webinars, case studies and real-life scenarios. You are encouraged to actively participate, ask questions and engage in discussions. Practice and apply your knowledge and skills through simulated scenarios, role-plays and group activities in interactive virtual workshops. The module team provide guidance, feedback and facilitate discussions to promote critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Lecture recordings, reading materials and multimedia resources are available so you can access content at your own pace and review materials as needed. Online discussion forums are utilised to encourage peer interaction, collaborative learning and knowledge sharing.
• Learning in practice is supported by clinical supervision and a range of structured formative assessment strategies such as triggered assessments, direct observed procedural skills, case-based discussions and mini clinical examinations. These allow you to demonstrate knowledge and skills within the clinical context.

How you are assessed

• Summative assessment methods include written assignments, focusing on student selected clinical consultations and submission of a work-based learning portfolio, demonstrating achievement of the FCP knowledge, skills, and attributes. The summative assessments require you to critically reflect and evaluate your clinical practice and demonstrate your skills of clinical reasoning. The assessments are submitted through the online learning environment.

Entry Requirements

• You must:
  • be an HCPC Registered paramedic working as a first contact practitioner in primary care
  • have a minimum of five years post-registration experience
  • have a level 6 professional qualification
  • have support from your employer
  • have a designated FCP practice supervisor (prior to stage two).
• Prior to enrolment you must:
  • Undertake a learning needs analysis (LNA). The LNA explores your FCP knowledge and prior experience, maps this information to stage one and two of the Roadmap to Practice and determines the appropriate training route for you.
• If you do not currently hold a professional qualification at level 6, we will consider your application on an individual basis.

Employability

Career opportunities

• This course supports your development to advanced practitioner. You can transfer the credits achieved towards the MSc Advanced Practitioner course.

Work placement

• You undertake 75 hours of practice within your workplace, supervised by an accredited Roadmap Supervisor.

Part-time entry

• Fee for applicants: £855
• Length: 3 semesters
• Online
• Start date: September or January
• Level: Master's
• Credits: 40

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

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Program Overview:

• Designed specifically for paramedic practitioners who work as first contact practitioners in primary care settings
• Aligned with Health Education England's Roadmap to Practice
• Develops advanced clinical assessments and management of patients, decision-making skills, and collaboration with other healthcare professionals

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Program Objectives:

• Enhance knowledge, abilities, and competencies in advanced clinical assessment, patient management, clinical decision making, and collaboration with other healthcare professionals within the primary care setting.
• Learn to apply knowledge, skills, and abilities to demonstrate competence in practice.
• Achieve capability as a first contact practitioner (FCP).

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Program Description:

• Two-stage program with 40 total credits.
• Stage 1: One 20-credit module focusing on theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in core clinical competencies.
• Stage 2: One 20-credit module and 75 hours of supervised clinical practice in the student's primary care workplace, demonstrating achievement of FCP capabilities.
• Portfolio or hybrid route option for students with prior study and clinical expertise.
• Delivered over three semesters, starting in September or January.
• First stage delivered in one semester, second stage delivered in two semesters.

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Outline:

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Program Content:

• Advanced clinical assessment and management
• Patient management
• Clinical decision making
• Collaboration with other healthcare professionals
• Application of the Knowledge, Skills, Attributes framework

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Program Structure:

• Two stages, each with one core module
• Stage 2 includes supervised clinical practice

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Course Schedule:

• Starts in either September or January
• Three semesters in total

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Modules:

• Advanced Assessment and Management for the First Contact Practitioner (Paramedic):
• Focus on knowledge, skills, and competencies in advanced clinical assessments, patient management, clinical decision-making, and collaborating with healthcare professionals in primary care.
• Primary Care Competencies for the First Contact Practitioner (Paramedic):
• Apply knowledge, skills, and abilities to demonstrate competence and capability in practice through critical reflection, development, and learning for the FCP role.
• Health Modules (e-learning):
• Requisite for the Roadmap to practice, evidenced in the portfolio.

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Teaching:

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Teaching Methods:

• Online delivery through learning environment
• Live lectures, webinars, case studies
• Simulated scenarios, role plays, virtual workshops
• Discussion forums

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Assessment:

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Assessment Methods:

• Written assignments, focusing on student-selected clinical consultations
• Work-based learning portfolio, demonstrating the achievement of FCP knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Critical reflections, showcasing clinical reasoning and practice

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Assessment criteria:

• Not explicitly specified.
However, it can be inferred that assessment criteria will align with learning outcomes and FCP competencies.

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Careers:

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Potential Career Paths:

Advanced practitioner

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Opportunities and Outcomes:

• Transfer credits towards the MSc in Advanced Practitioner
• Career advancement
• Enhanced clinical skills and knowledge

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Learning Resources:

• Lecture recordings, reading materials, multimedia resources

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Fees and Entry Requirements

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