Students on this programme develop the skills and knowledge to assess, diagnose and manage a number of conditions present in ambulatory settings including general practice, walk-in centres, minor illness/injury units, paediatric assessment units, A/E, schools, health centres and outpatient departments. The course also covers direct services related to health protection/promotion and disease prevention, including child health surveillance, 6-8 week checks, newborn discharge examinations, parenting support, developmental advice and screening, and anticipatory guidance.
Provider: LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
Hours: Part time
Duration: 3 years
Start Date: 01 September 2023
Venue Location: Kingsway House
, Hatton Garden
, Liverpool
, Merseyside
, L3 2AJ
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
Students on this programme develop the skills and knowledge to assess, diagnose and manage a number of conditions present in ambulatory settings including general practice, walk-in centres, minor illness/injury units, paediatric assessment units, A/E, schools, health centres and outpatient departments. The course also covers direct services related to health protection/promotion and disease prevention, including child health surveillance, 6-8 week checks, newborn discharge examinations, parenting support, developmental advice and screening, and anticipatory guidance.
Provider: LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
Hours: Part time
Duration: 3 years
Start Date: 01 September 2023
Venue Location: Kingsway House
, Hatton Garden
, Liverpool
, Merseyside
, L3 2AJ
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
Students on this programme develop the skills and knowledge to assess, diagnose and manage a number of conditions present in ambulatory settings including general practice, walk-in centres, minor illness/injury units, paediatric assessment units, A/E, schools, health centres and outpatient departments. The course also covers direct services related to health protection/promotion and disease prevention, including child health surveillance, 6-8 week checks, newborn discharge examinations, parenting support, developmental advice and screening, and anticipatory guidance.
Provider: LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
Hours: Part time
Duration: 3 years
Start Date: 01 September 2023
Venue Location: Kingsway House
, Hatton Garden
, Liverpool
, Merseyside
, L3 2AJ
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
This course is suitable for students who are clearly focused on progression into nursing and related disciplines and/or Higher Education.
Learners will complete an Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care (Health Studies). Those who take the Nursing pathway will be expected to complete a minimum of 400 hours in a related placement to nursing. Those who follow the Paramedic pathway will be expected to complete a minimum of 400 hours in a related placement to emergency first aid. This programme is designed to provide students with the skills and technical grounding for them to provide a useful contribution in their employment within the sector. Programme content includes:
- Developing Effective communication;
- Equality, Diversity and Rights;
- Health,Safety and Security;
- Development through the life stages;
- Health Education;
- Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology;
- Sociology;
- Caring for Children and Young People;
- Technology in Health and Social Care Services;
- Personal and Professional Development in Health Care.
Those students who take the Paramedic pathway will be expected to contribute to a planned fitness programme alongside their studies.
Provider: COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 Year(s)
Start Date: 01 September 2023
Venue Location: RAMNOTH ROAD
, WISBECH
, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
, PE13 2JE
Opportunities: 1 other date(s) or venue(s) available
The aim of the programme is to enable students to develop intellectually and professionally and to produce paramedics who are analytical, assertive, creative, safe, confident and decisive, embracing of change and consumers and users of research.
Provider: SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: 01 September 2023
Venue Location: Singleton Park
, Swansea
, Swansea
, SA2 8PP
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
The aim of the programme is to enable students to develop intellectually and professionally and to produce paramedics who are analytical, assertive, creative, safe, confident and decisive, embracing of change and consumers and users of research.
Provider: SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: 01 September 2023
Venue Location: Singleton Park
, Swansea
, Swansea
, SA2 8PP
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
The course promotes awareness of the personal and professional skills for the student to be competent to undertake the role and responsibilities of a registered paramedic identified by the Health Professions Council (2007); it explores experiences and knowledge of multi-professional teamwork and recognises collaborative working practices, including partnerships with service users and carers; it develops paramedic-specific knowledge and skills, including the development of the potential for critical reflection on knowledge and experiences.
Provider: UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
Hours: Full time
Duration: 3 years
Start Date: 01 September 2023
Venue Location: Central Avenue
, Chatham Maritime Pembroke
, Chatham
, Medway
, ME4 4TB
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
This course is not available to international students.
Provider: OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: 01 September 2023
Venue Location: Gipsy Lane
, Headington
, Oxford
, Oxfordshire
, OX3 0BP
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
The course promotes awareness of the personal and professional skills for the student to be competent to undertake the role and responsibilities of a registered paramedic identified by the Health Professions Council (2007); it explores experiences and knowledge of multi-professional teamwork and recognises collaborative working practices, including partnerships with service users and carers; it develops paramedic-specific knowledge and skills, including the development of the potential for critical reflection on knowledge and experiences.
Provider: UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
Hours: Full time
Duration: 3 years
Start Date: 2012-09-01,2012-09-17
Venue Location: Greenwich Campus
, Old Royal Naval College
, Greenwich
, London
, SE10 9LS
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
Evidence-based degree bringing together the diverse nature of academic, interpersonal and physical skills to produce a well-rounded practitioner.
Provider: ST GEORGE'S, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: 03 September 2023
Venue Location: Cranmer Terrace
, Wandsworth
, London
, SW17 0RE
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
You£ve seen the blue lights flashing on the way to an accident, but this is only a small part of the work of Paramedics, which offers a variety of experiences on a day to day basis. Would you like to be a part of this rewarding profession? Did you leave school a long time ago? Did you fail to achieve your full potential at school? Do you feel it£s time for a new career, a change of direction? If you are over 19 and would like to gain the skills to go to university to study Paramedic Studies this is the course for you.
Provider: KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA COLLEGE
Hours: Full time
Duration: 34 Week(s)
Start Date: 10 September 2023
Venue Location: Hortensia Road
, London
, SW10 0QS
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
Driving capability (and a progression of emergency driving skills) is not a component covered by the programme as it is not a pre-requisite for HPC registration; however, it is acknowledged that for some employers, such as NHS Ambulance Service Trusts, the ability to meet emergency driving competencies are highly desirable; should a graduate wish to be employed in an organisation which requires those competencies, they should ensure that they are able to meet the criteria for gaining the C1 driving category for attachment to their full UK driving license.
Provider: PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY
Hours: Full time
Duration: 3 years
Start Date: 10 September 2023
Venue Location: Drake Circus
, Plymouth
, Plymouth
, PL4 8AA
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
This course allows students to hone existing skills and identify further areas of learning and experience.
Provider: PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY
Hours: Full time
Duration: 1 years
Start Date: 10 September 2023
Venue Location: Drake Circus
, Plymouth
, Plymouth
, PL4 8AA
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
This course has a strong practical focus, allowing students to work alongside qualified personnel and prepares them for work in the ambulance service; 50% of the course is practice-based; students are expected to work the shift patterns of the ambulance service personnel; this course has been developed in partnership with the University of Worcester and the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and is appropriate for anyone who has an interest in pre-hospital and emergency care, or who currently works within the NHS.
Provider: UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: 2012-09-10,2013-01
Venue Location: Castle Street
, Worcester
, Worcestershire
, WR1 3AS
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
The diploma provides a balanced theory and practice focus throughout; successful students register with the Health Professions Council; once registered, paramedics are required to attend regular training and re-assessment and need to re-register every 3 years; the course prepares successful applicants to work in challenging and constantly changing environments; interact with the public and other emergency staff and services and to contribute to the development of out of hospital care in the future.
Provider: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: 13 September 2023
Venue Location: Preston Campus
, Preston
, Lancashire
, PR1 2HE
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
The aim of this course is to empower pre-hospital care practitioners to safely and confidently assess, treat and refer patients to the most appropriate health care provider; working in the pre-hospital arena requires motivated and enthusiastic students who are prepared to work hard to achieve their goals; the course is designed to empower the student with the theoretical understanding of illness and injury; placements provide actual patient contact in a variety of situations to develop the skills necessary to work at practitioner level.
Provider: LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: 17 September 2023
Venue Location: Kingsway House
, Hatton Garden
, Liverpool
, Merseyside
, L3 2AJ
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
The programme is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and understanding which underpin the paramedic role and to develop the adaptive problem-solving and decision-making skills required in practice; interprofessional relationships are encouraged and developed during shared learning experiences on the communication, research methods and diversity modules; research is an important module in the programme; professional practice placements account for precisely half of the programme and students gain experience in a variety of clinical settings; there are placements across Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire in the settings of emergency and unplanned care; these include the Great Western Ambulance Service, emergency departments in most of the major hospitals, operating theatres, coronary care units, children's units, and community mental health and primary care teams.
Provider: BRISTOL, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: 19 September 2023
Venue Location: Coldharbour Lane
, Frenchay
, Bristol
, Bristol
, BS16 1QY
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
The aim of this course is to enable students to be safe, competent and fit for practice in the out-of-hospital environment by equipping them with the skills and knowledge required to competently assess, treat and refer patients; this curse has been developed jointly with South East Coastal Ambulance Trust; Paramedic Science is 1 of 9 pathways within the pre-registration Interprofessional Learning Programme, which means that for some modules students study alongside other professions such as nursing, radiography and occupational therapy.
Provider: CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY
Hours: Full time
Duration: 3 years
Start Date: 22 September 2023
Venue Location: Rowan Williams Court
, 30 Pembroke Court
, Chatham
, Medway
, ME4 4UF
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
This course focuses on the development of competent, skilled practitioners who are eligible, on graduation, to apply for state registration with the Health Professions Council as paramedics. For those who do not wish to complete the whole course, there is a possible step-off point with a nationally recognised higher education qualification, a certificate of higher education in paramedic studies; supervised work-based learning within Ambulance Trusts is a key component of the course and competency is developed first in safe, simulated teaching environments.
Provider: UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH
Hours: Full time
Duration: 2 years
Start Date: 24 September 2023
Venue Location: Winston Churchill Avenue
, Portsmouth
, Portsmouth
, PO1 2UP
Opportunities: 1 other date(s) or venue(s) available
This course offers the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills required to work as a paramedic; it has been jointly developed by the University of Brighton, the University of Surrey and the South East Coast Ambulance Trust; the programme aims to develop articulate and confident paramedic practitioners who are able to make professional judgements and deliver best practice to clients; the programme will ensure students are prepared to practise safely and effectively; meeting the competencies required by relevant professional bodies; in the second yearstudents are taught the principles of assessment; care delivery; evidence and research and the education management of self and others; the third year gives studnets the opportunity to complete a four-week international elective.
Provider: UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON
Hours: Full time
Duration: 3 years
Start Date: 24 September 2023
Venue Location: 68 Grand Parade
, Lewes Road
, Brighton
, Brighton and Hove
, BN2 4AT
Opportunities: 0 other date(s) or venue(s) available
