Course Description
Today’s Paramedic is a highly skilled healthcare practitioner, who provides high quality urgent or emergency care to patients in a wide range of exciting, fast-paced and challenging environments. The Paramedic profession is at the forefront of the developing modern NHS, with paramedics extending their role in to an increasing range of new and exciting areas.
Upon successful completion of this 2-year MSc Programme, you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Paramedic.
Entry Requirements
- 3 GCSE passes at grade C or grade 4 or above including Science, English and Maths.
- an undergraduate degree (minimum 2.2) in a human science or healthcare related subject, for example: human science, nursing, midwifery or an allied health profession
- Applicants holding non-human sciences undergraduate degree, will be considered if they are able to demonstrate subject specific knowledge from another source. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a minimum of 150 hours of direct care experience. Relevant voluntary experience would be accepted as hours on a case by case basis. The direct patient contact experience must be gained prior to application
- NMC or HCPC registrants with conditions of practice are not eligible to apply for this course.
Applicants will also need to:
- undertake an interview with a lecturer, practitioner or service user
- complete an enhanced-level Disclosure and Barring Service check
- must be of good health and good character and provide a satisfactory health declaration
- provide evidence of vaccination against Hep B, or undergo a vaccination programme, before any placements can be undertaken.
Fees
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Programme Funding
You might be able to get a scholarship to help fund your studies. We award scholarships to those students who can demonstrate excellent achievement, passion and dedication to their studies.
Student Destinations
After graduating from this MSc degree in Paramedic Science, you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. Because of the current high demand for registered paramedics in urgent and emergency care settings, your career prospects are excellent, both locally, nationally and internationally
Following the completion of your Newly Qualified Paramedic (NQP) programme in addition to the traditional roles of the Ambulance paramedic there are many other roles available to you as your experience grows.
These include but are not limited to:
- Advanced Paramedic (AP)/ Specialist Paramedic (SP) Specialising in Emergency Department, Prehospital or Primary care
- Critical care paramedic (CCP)
- Hazardous area response teams (HART)
- Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)
- Helicopter / Search and rescue
- Wilderness / Remote medical support
- Telephone triage /111 call advisors
- Event medics
- Primary care paramedic (GP or Community)
- Emergent or Urgent care (Hospital)
- Mental Health Specialist
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