Paramedic (integrated Degree) Apprenticeship - Level 6

Immersive learning

Includes a training ambulance, extraction cars, giant immersive suite and mass casualty simulations.

Cross-disciplinary

You’ll have experience working in teams with other healthcare students.

Expert staff

Includes wilderness paramedics, advanced clinical practitioners and nurses

Gain the vital skills to become a qualified paramedic and help save lives every day.

On our Paramedic Apprenticeship, you will learn how to diagnose and assess patients, administer medication, manage their airways, give life support and deal with injuries and illnesses. As you build your clinical experience, you’ll also be able to handle more complex cases.

You will be employed as an apprentice paramedic and will split your time between working as part of an ambulance crew and learning on campus through four-week blocks of study.

At our Centre for Health Innovation, you will practise your clinical skills in a safe environment. It will involve using our simulation facilities, which include a giant immersive space that can double up as the scene of a road accident or other emergency.

Using high-quality manikins, you can also treat patients at home, take them to hospital in a training ambulance, and use our simulated A&E. And you’ll have the chance to work alongside our other healthcare teams, including operating department practice and nursing.

Who is it for?

This apprenticeship is aimed at people who are already working for an ambulance service or private ambulance company.

It is a three-year programme, although you can take a two-year route if you’re employed by an NHS trust and have a Level 4 diploma as an ambulance associate practitioner.

Once you complete your apprenticeship, you will be awarded a BSc (Hons) degree in Paramedic Science. You will also be eligible to become a registered paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science

Location: Centre for Health Innovation Stafford
Duration: Typical duration for this apprenticeship is 3 years.
Start date(s): September

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Course content

The Paramedic Apprenticeship aims to develop safe and competent paramedics who meet the personal and professional standards required for registration. The learning on this course aims to achieve this by integrating experience and learning from clinical practice with theoretical teaching. University of Staffordshire works in partnership with local healthcare providers to deliver a full-time course that aims to:

Develop graduates who can provide safe and autonomous care to a diverse range of patients and service users.
Facilitate an ethos of professional accountability, patient safety and ongoing professional development.
Meet the statutory requirements for paramedic education and entitle graduates to apply for Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration.

Modules

Year 1 Modules

Applied Clinical Practice 1
Communication & Professional Development
Introduction to Human Biology & Clinical Skills 1
Introduction to Human Biology & Clinical Skills 2
Introduction to Inclusive Pre-Hospital Care
Introduction to Non-Technical Skills & Simulation

Year 2 Modules

Applied Clinical Practice 2
Evidence Based Care
Inclusive Pre-Hospital Care
Non-Technical Skills & Simulation
Pathophysiology, Pharmacology & Clinical Skills 1
Pathophysiology, Pharmacology & Clinical Skills 2

Year 3 Modules

Applied Clinical Practice 3
Assessment & Management of Complex Care Needs
Assessment & Management of Minor Conditions
Principles of Patient Safety & Paramedic Practice
Research in Healthcare Practice

Entry requirements

Level 2 maths and English (GCSE, functional skills or equivalent)

Level 3 qualification typically equivalent to 112 - 120 UCAS tariff points

Satisfactory health status screening and immunisation.

Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check.

Fees

For levy-paying organisations the cost is paid from their digital account at a rate of £27,000. For non-levy paying organisations the cost is £1,350

Delivery and assessment

Delivery

Our teaching and learning strategy are therefore professionally focussed and incorporates:

An emphasis upon apprentice-centred modes of learning which are aimed to engender independent and lifelong learning.
The development of key academic skills such as reflection, critical analysis, and evaluation.
The development of key professional skills such as communication, autonomy, accountability, and leadership.
A strong integration between theory and practice.
Practice placements and simulation in key developmental areas.
The development of a fundamental understanding and application of evidenced based practice and research.

Opportunities to learn alongside and from other students and apprentices studying other healthcare disciplines.

Assessment

The assessments on the course are designed to ensure alignment between the learning outcomes, learning and teaching methods, and requirements of professional registration. A range of authentic assessments are employed to test the spectrum of knowledge, practical application of skills, and professional standards, including in some modules, assessment options.

Methods of assessment may include:

Written assignments and exams
Reflective activities
Discussions
Group assessments
Oral presentations
Poster presentations
Viva voce
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
Simulated activities

The EPA takes place at academic board

Learning support

In addition to the excellent support you will receive from your course teaching team, our central Academic Skills team provides group and one-to-one help to support your learning in a number of areas. These include study skills (including reading, note-taking and presentation skills); written English (including punctuation and grammatical accuracy); academic writing (including how to reference); research skills; critical thinking and understanding arguments; and revision, assessment and examination skills (including time management).

Additional support

Our AccessAbility Services support students with additional needs such as sensory impairment or learning difficulties. You will also have full access to our support services such as Student Guidance.

Feedback

Examination feedback may take a variety of formats. However, as a minimum, generic feedback will be made available to all students who take written examinations.

Responsibilities

Employer must not ask the apprentice to contribute financially to the direct cost of learning
Ensure apprentice spends at least 20% of their time in off-the-job training
Enter into a contract with University of Staffordshire
Participate in reviews with the Apprentice and university, providing evidence and feedback on progress at work and success in meeting apprenticeship milestones
Provide a safe, healthy and supportive environment, which meets the needs of the apprentice
Provide apprentices with a contract of employment for the duration of the apprenticeship on the first day of their apprenticeship and be paid at least a wage consistent with the law for both the time they are in work and in off-the-job learning
Provide the apprentice with paid time to attend off-the-job training, including additional support for English and Maths, or support accessed for learning difficulties and/or disabilities
Recognise that the apprentice must complete the apprenticeship within their working hours
Support the apprentice to gain new knowledge, skills and behaviours

A citizen of a country within the European Economic Area (EEA**) or have the right of abode in the UK, and have been ordinarily resident in the EEA for at least the previous three years on the first day of learning
Able to complete the apprenticeship in contracted working hours
Be an employee (have a contract of employment for the duration of the apprenticeship) on the first day of their apprenticeship and be paid at least a wage consistent with the law for both the time they are in work and in off-the-job learning
Be in a new job role (nine months or less), or in an existing job role, where significant new knowledge and skills are needed – employer statement of justification needed (relevant to the apprenticeship)
Be in full-time employment for at least 30 hours a week
Has the right to work in England
Maintain a safe, healthy and supportive environment, which meets your needs
Not be enrolled on another apprenticeship at the same time
Participate in reviews with the employer and university, providing evidence and feedback on progress at work and success in meeting apprenticeship milestones

Administer the funding and running of the Apprenticeship Standard to an acceptable standard of quality and in compliance with the ESFA’s requirements
Agree jointly between the University, the Employer and Apprentice, an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) ensuring that satisfactory progress is achieved and to ensure that the contents of the ILP fulfil the requirements of the Apprenticeship Standard
Provide a safe, healthy and supportive learning environment, which meets the needs of the Apprentice
Provide off-the-job learning and assessment and oversee the on-the-job skills development as detailed in the ILP
Provide support on selection of the endpoint assessor, if applicable. The endpoint assessment will be completed by the learning provider for all integrated degrees

Careers

After successful completion of the apprenticeship, you can enter the professional register with the Health and Care professionals council (HCPC). Your qualification will allow you to work as an Operating Department practitioner in a variety of healthcare settings.

Facilities

Paramedic Training Ambulance

Paramedic students and other student clinicians who may have pre-hospital involvement, can hone their skills in our very own fully kitted training ambulance, allowing our students to practice realistic scenarios and to prepare for their placements.

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Immersive Suites

Our immersive suites can simulate almost any environment from hospital to office and house to roadside. The suite allows 360 projection with realistic sounds from that environment.

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Lifelike Living Space (Stafford)

The lifelike living space lets you practice your skills in a variety of non-clinical settings, including our configurable house environment.

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Clinical Training Facilities

Our labs provide the environment for you to learn fundamental skills associated with emergency pre-hospital care. Read more

This includes: advanced patient assessment techniques, airway management, obtaining intramuscular, intravenous and intraosseous access, advanced life-support skills.

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