23Apr
UndergraduateUniversity of Cumbria has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
This one-year programme, run in partnership with the South Western Ambulance Service, provides a unique opportunity to enter the ambulance service and will help you gain access to a paramedic career pathway. You will be taught by both university staff and experienced paramedics from a range of clinical backgrounds, with teaching delivered both online and face-to-face at Wiltshire Air Ambulance base. This blended learning provides flexibility, allowing you to fit your learning around other responsibilities, such as caring responsibilities. Our expert academics will support you throughout the course, and you will join a close-knit community of learners. As well as your academic training, you will gain real-world experience of pre-hospital emergency care through placements with the South Western Ambulance Service in Bristol, Wiltshire, Somerset, or Dorset. To prepare you for employment within the ambulance service, you will also complete blue light training (the emergency driving qualification) as part of the course. Course Overview This programme has been co-created with ambulance partners to provide an alternative route into the ambulance service, where you will be supported by the university to develop the appropriate skills and knowledge to access employment. Upon successful completion of the course, you will have completed the first year (120 credits) of a BSc Paramedic Science degree and will be offered a role as an emergency care assistant with the South Western Ambulance Service (subject to pre-employment checks). Within 12-18 months of completion of the course, you will be offered a place on the BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science Degree Level Apprenticeship, which will complete your paramedic training, enabling you to qualify as a paramedic. On this course you will...
- Learn online and also through face to face sessions.
- Attend placements located at ambulance stations within Wiltshire, Somerset, or Dorset (SWAST area).
- Be provided with blue light training (the emergency driving qualification) as part of this programme designed to prepare you for employment within the ambulance service.
- Upon successful completion of the programme and subject to pre-employment checks, you will be offered a role as an emergency care assistant within South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. This opportunity will be based within Wiltshire, Somerset or Dorset.
Modules
Year One
- Developing Person-centred Care in Paramedic Practice 1: This module will enable you to demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of person-centred care, communication and your own wellbeing and mental health.
- Physical and Clinical Sciences: This module will enable you to demonstrate foundational knowledge of the structure and function of human anatomy and physiology.
- Clinical Practice 1: This module will enable you to undertake a period of development in the clinical practice environment.
- Professionalism and Followship: You will develop your understanding of professionalism, leadership and followship.
- Introduction to Research and Evidence-based Practice: You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the evidence base for pre-hospital and emergency care.
Assessment method
Formative assessment is an important feature within the programme and may include in‐class or online activities such as, research diaries, assignments and tests. The programme ensures summative assessments that are designed to provide a creative and balanced strategy throughout the programme. The summative assessments all relate to the working environment of an ambulance service enabling you to take your assessed learning into the practice environment to optimise the provision of patient care.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B782
- Institution code:
- C99
- Campus name:
- Lancaster
- Campus code:
- L
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBC - BBB
Access to HE Diploma - D: 21 credits M: 24 credits
Scottish Higher - BBBB - AABB
T Level - M
GCSE English and Maths at C/4 or above. Functional skills at level 2 is accepted.
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
Other
PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAMME IS BASED IN SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND. PLACEMENTS ARE LOCATED AT AMBULANCE STATIONS WITHIN WILTSHIRE, SOMERSET OR DORSET.
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £9535 | Year 1 |
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| International | £14900 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Visit www.cumbria.ac.uk/studentfinance for more information about student fees and finance, and for details about our alumni discount.
Provider information
University of Cumbria
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