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Paramedic Science with Integrated Master's - MSci

Year of entry: 2022
Course type: Integrated Master's
Duration of study: 4 years

Location: Keele University campus; Hospital campus
Subject area / School: School of Medicine
UCAS code: B950

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Course overview

The Paramedic Science with Integrated Master's degree is at forefront of contemporary paramedic education in the UK, and on successful completion of the four year programme will provide you eligibility to register with the Health and Care Professions Council as a registered paramedic. The programme will prepare you to work in fast-paced emergency, urgent or primary, community-based care settings.

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Your Name

Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)

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Year of Entry

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Course content

The programme, approved by the Health and Care Professions Council and professionally endorsed by the College of Paramedics, will provide you with the knowledge, skills, behaviours and values required for autonomous practice in a diverse range of health and social care settings.

Demonstrating your ability to engage with evidence-based practice throughout the programme will prepare you for a rewarding career as a paramedic practitioner and will enhance your career opportunities in line with the College of Paramedics Post Registration Career Framework (CoP, 2018) which may include clinical practice, research, education or leadership roles.

Course structure

The module details given below are indicative, they are intended to provide you with an idea of the range of subjects that are taught to our current students. The modules that will be available for you to study in future years are prone to change as we regularly review our teaching to ensure that it is up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. The information presented is therefore not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitive list of the modules available in any given year.

Public Health and Wellbeing for Paramedics
Fundamental Life Sciences for Paramedics
Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice
Paramedic Practice & Simulation 1
Introduction to Professional Practice for Paramedics

Introduction to Evidence-based Practice & Research
Pharmacology and Medicines Management in Paramedic Practice
Applied Anatomy & Pathophysiology
Principles of Paramedic Practice
Applied Paramedic Practice & Simulation 2

Behavioural Health for Paramedics
Older Persons & Frailty
Enhanced Paramedic Practice
Applied Paramedic Practice & Simulation 3
Evidence-based Practice

Introduction to Critical Care Practice for Paramedics
Advancing Practice Project
Primary, Urgent & Unscheduled Care for Paramedic
Clinical Leadership for Paramedics
Applied Paramedic Practice & Simulation 4

Variations to 2020/21 courses

Course overview

The curriculum focuses not only on developing lifesaving skills and clinical interventions, in a wide range of out-of-hospital settings, but also prepares you in providing care for a range of complex health needs in the in-hospital, community and primary care setting at the forefront of contemporary paramedic practice.

You will develop your confidence and competence through engagement with real-life scenarios and through the use of specialist resources such as a fully equipped paramedic training ambulance, the skills labs, Keele anatomy and surgical training centre, high-fidelity simulation, multi-professional trauma days and major incident scenarios.

Our curriculum has been co-designed with a wide range of stakeholders, including practitioners, employers, commissioners, service users and students, ensuring you will begin your career with the relevant skills and experiences.

High-quality placements, which inform approximately 50% of the programme, are provided across the West Midlands region (with placements being co-designed by our key stakeholder, the West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust), to provide the broadest range of experiences within acute, primary and community settings such as the Ambulance Service, Emergency Departments, Hospital Wards, Walk-in-Centres, Mental Health, General Practice, Maternity, Community Care and Critical Care.

This programme is delivered by experienced paramedic lecturers and clinicians and other multi-professional specialist lecturers, building on the significant expertise in the School of Medicine and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. You will gain experience in a range of practice settings across the 4 years of the programme and will be expected to engage with the full range of shifts to reflect the demands of the 24/7 service.

During your fourth and final year of the degree programme, you will gain additional specialist clinical skills, develop research and leadership skills, and start to explore the role of prescribing in paramedic practice in preparation for an exciting career as a paramedic practitioner.

Career prospects

96% of Keele graduates were in a job or further study within six months of graduating (DLHE, 2017)

On qualification you will achieve an Integrated Master's degree in Paramedic Science which provides eligibility to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (pending approval) as a registered Paramedic. Because the programme will utilise a rotational model as detailed by the Health Education England Rotating Paramedic Programme (2018), you will engage with a wide range of practice experiences to support improvement of patient experience and provide a range of career opportunities upon qualification.

The 4-year programme will also prepare you with enhanced assessment skills, leadership and evidence based practice to support more rapid career development.

The majority of graduates will work within a variety of settings within the NHS.

With further study, career prospects for graduates who complete this programme, may include:

Clinical Practice:

Ambulance Paramedic
Primary and/or Urgent Care Paramedic
*Advanced Paramedic/Clinical Practitioner – (Accident & Emergency, Critical Care, Primary Care)
Consultant Paramedic

*The clinician must typically have 3 years post qualification experience before being eligible to progress into advanced practice roles and to study Independent & Supplementary Prescribing for Allied Health Professionals (plus additional entry criteria).

Leadership and Management:

Team Leader
Manager
Senior Manager
Director

Research and Development:

Research Paramedic
Research Fellow
Reader
Professor

Education*:

Practice Educator
Lecturer
Senior Lecturer
Director

*Postgraduate teaching qualifications required

Other professions:

Physicians Associate
Surgical Care Practitioner
Medical Doctor

Regardless of which career you pursue after Keele, employers will want evidence of the range of skills and personal qualities you possess and which are required for the job. Your degree is important in this respect, but don’t forget the extra-curricular activities, positions of responsibility, jobs and voluntary work you may have been engaged in while studying at Keele. These activities allow you to demonstrate the skills and personal qualities required by employers and will be vital in your attempts to secure graduate employment.

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