Paramedic Science BSc

Overview<br/><br/>Prepare for a career as a paramedic with UWS’s BSc Paramedic Science programme. <br/><br/>This programme will help you develop confidence, compassion and the skills required to deliver high-quality care for a challenging career in frontline emergency care.<br/><br/>On successfully completing this programme you’ll be eligible to apply for registration as a paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).<br/><br/>Programme highlights<br/><br/>• You’ll put the academic theory learned in the classroom into practice in Lanarkshire Campus’s state-of-the-art clinical simulation environments including our immersive suite and dedicated paramedic clinical skills laboratory.<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/>• 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/>Programme details<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 cross-sector placements across a wide range of areas including: Mental Health, Critical Care, Emergency Departments, Young Persons & Families, Maternity Services, and Community Care.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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/>Careers<br/><br/>This programme 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.<br/><br/>The programme provides a foundation for ongoing education and learning, with an option for further postgraduate study.<br/><br/>**Special Notice for Applicants**<br/>Due to the special contractual arrangements between the University and the NHS Education for Scotland (NES), we are only permitted to recruit Scottish applicants to the BSc Paramedic Science.