Course summary

This three year full time course will provide you with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours necessary to become a competent and confident paramedic who provides safe person centred care. You will learn these knowledge and skills in supportive environments within the university during lectures, seminar and tutorials. You will also develop knowledge and skills through simulated learning in up to date clinical skills rooms and practice-based learning across a range of community, hospital and ambulance based services. Throughout your course you will be supported by staff in the university and practice based learning settings to develop your ability to provide person centred care to people across all age ranges and levels of ability. You will gain experience working with people who have long term health conditions, people with acute medical and surgical health conditions and people with trauma related conditions. Through these learning experiences in university and practice-based settings you will develop the necessary knowledge, skills and professional behaviour to assess, plan, implement and evaluate competent, safe person centred care. This course will prepare you to work as a paramedic across a growing range of health and social settings. Applicants for this course will need to meet the health and character requirements noted below.