Paramedic Science BSc

**OVERVIEW**<br/>This programme will run in September 2023 subject to confirmation from Scottish Government. <br/><br/>The BSc Paramedic Science will help you develop confidence, compassion and the skills required to deliver high-quality care for a challenging career in frontline emergency care as a paramedic.<br/><br/>On successfully completing this degree you’ll be eligible to apply for registration as a paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).<br/><br/>**Special Notice for Applicants**<br/>Due to the special contractual arrangements between the University and NHS Education for Scotland (NES), we are only permitted to recruit Scottish applicants on the BSc Paramedic Science.<br/><br/>**PRACTICAL FOCUS**<br/>You’ll put the academic theory learned in the classroom into practice in our Lanarkshire Campus’s state-of-the-art clinical simulation environments including our immersive suite and dedicated paramedic clinical skills labratory<br/><br/>You’ll undertake a wide variety of practice-based education experiences over the three years of this programme, which will be split between ambulance and non-ambulance placements across a range of placement areas. While on practice-based learning, you will be working full-time and experience the 24/7 continuum of care supported by trained health care professionals. This will allow you to get hands-on practical experience of working with a range of different service users and health professionals as you progress from dependent to independent practice.<br/><br/>Practice-based opportunities will be based within the Scottish Ambulance Service and in a range of associated health and social care settings across Ayrshire and Arran, Dumfries and Galloway and Lanarkshire<br/><br/>Opportunities to work within a team of healthcare professionals will help you develop an integrated approach to health and social care approaches required for contemporary paramedic practice<br/><br/>**PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION**<br/>The degree is also approved by the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). The HCPC is the UK regulator which protects the public by maintaining a register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health. It regulates and protects a number of health and care professions, including paramedics.<br/><br/>As an accredited course, this course meets the academic requirements to become registered as a Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).<br/><br/>**CAREER PROSPECTS**<br/>**Jobs**<br/>This course will prepare you for a career as a paramedic that can progress to a wide variety of clinical roles in health and social care, service management or, education and research.<br/><br/>Further career options include working in primary or secondary care, events medicine and providing medical cover for a range of industries such as the sports and entertainment sector, providing you meet the requirements of the employer and employment opportunities.