Program Overview

Paramedic Science (Degree Apprenticeship) - BSc (Hons)

Overview

This BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science Integrated Degree Apprenticeship will develop your theoretical knowledge and practical skills within both the university and clinical practice environment. To be a paramedic, you must be able to overcome challenges, show initiative and demonstrate critical thinking. This apprenticeship will equip you with the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to rise to these challenges, while developing your communication skills and knowledge.

This apprenticeship has been developed in collaboration with employers within the region and beyond and complies with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Education and Training (2022) and the College of Paramedics Curriculum Guidance (2017), which means you will be eligible to apply for registration with the HCPC upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

How to Apply

You cannot apply directly to the University for a degree apprenticeship. To be eligible for an apprenticeship, you need to be employed in a suitable and relevant job and meet the entry requirements.

If you are currently working at an employer who is offering an apprenticeship, your employer would need to contact the University to nominate you, and they will then be provided with the relevant documents and paperwork.

If you are not currently employed in an organisation that offers apprenticeships, you can search for opportunities on the Find an Apprenticeship website.

What's Covered in This Course?

This apprenticeship is designed to be a catalyst for you to apply for registration with the HCPC and develop a successful career as a paramedic.

Modules provide a balance between theory and practical application and an opportunity for you to reflect and apply context to your on-the-job learning.

Taught content will explore key legislation, guidelines and standards that influence paramedic practice in a range of clinical contexts, with diverse service users’ groups, conceptualising British values.

The course and module content is designed to develop your literacy skills through academic writing at level 4, 5 and 6, alongside numeracy skills through drug calculations and interpretation of physiological results and research findings.

Accredited By

This course is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

What Do Apprenticeships Offer?

• Work-based learning – the opportunity to build on existing knowledge and skills
• Placement opportunities to broaden your understanding of healthcare provision across the lifespan
• Highly experienced tutors who are all professionally qualified to support you at university
• Work-based clinical educators to support you in practice
• A wide range of support services available to you at university to support your learning journey

How Will I Study?

As an apprentice, you will be released by your employer to study part-time at university while having exposure to a range of practice placement settings.

In university, you will experience a mixture of face-to-face and virtual teaching, self-directed study, and practice-based clinical placements.

On the job, you will engage with practice partners and service users to learn the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to care for a wide range of patients in the pre-hospital environment.

Why Choose Us?

• This apprenticeship will support you to link theory to practice by providing relevant placements aligned to the theoretical topics.
• You will be taught by a team of registered professionals who are up-to-date in both their clinical practice and knowledge of educational concepts, as well as actively participating in the development of the profession.
• You will study in our state of the art Edgbaston campus, dedicated to Health and Life Science students.
• The apprenticeship is validated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), meaning on graduation you will be eligible to apply for professional registration, enabling you to seek employment as a paramedic.

Entry Requirements

• GCSE (or equivalent level 2 qualification) in Maths and English
• BBB at A-Level or 120 UCAS points
• Required subjects: Health and Social Care, Psychology, Social Science or Science subject at A Level or level 3 equivalent
• CERAD emergency driving qualification

Facilities & Staff

• Mock Wards
• The Operating Theatre and Recovery Suites
• Home Environment Room
• Simbulance
• Assisted Living Space
• Assisted Kitchen
• Physiotherapy Room
• Radiotherapy Planning Computer Suite
• Radiography Image Interpretation and Reporting Stations Computer Suite
• VERT - Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy Training
• Radiotherapy
• Telehealth Room
• Imaging Academy
• Speech and Language Therapy Resource Room
• Ultrasound simulation suite

Our Staff

• Sharon Hardwick
  • Associate Professor Paramedic Science

Sharon has been a paramedic for over 20 years after starting her career with West Midlands Ambulance Service working in Coventry. In 2001 she became a clinical supervisor in what was Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service, where she supported and mentored newly qualified staff through their training period.

Research Areas

• Areas of Research
  • Art, Architecture and Design
  • Business
  • Built Environment
  • Computing and Digital Technology
  • Education and Social Work
  • Engineering
  • Life and Sport Sciences
  • English
  • Health and Social Care
  • Law
  • Media and Cultural Studies
  • Music and Performance
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

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