PgC - Paramedic First Contact Practitioner: Practice Development

The following additional requirements apply for entry to this programme:

• Applicants must be a registered paramedic currently registered on the HCPC professional register;
• Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years' post-registration experience as a paramedic.
• You must be either employed in primary care or are able to secure clinical supervision via a placement in primary care to meet the minimum clinical hours and supervision. Your clinical mentor must be a GMC registered Doctor or a qualified Advanced Clinical Practitioner/Advanced Nurse Practitioner (MSc qualified) and have clinical responsibilities within the relevant area of practice in primary care. You are required to undertake a minimum of (10 days) 75 clinical hours across the whole programme in primary care to achieve this award with an appropriate clinical mentor identified who will assess your clinical competencies within the work-based learning in primary care document. It is essential that your clinical mentor is identified at the start of the module. Your local primary care training hub might be able to facilitate the identification of a suitable clinical mentor.
• Placements/workplaces are subject to a self-administered educational audit of the learning environment.
• If you undertake a placement outside a Contract of Employment with the placement provider, there is an expectation that adequate arrangements for Indemnity Insurance will be in place and this is your responsibility. Normally you must hold an Honours degree classification 2ii or above in a cognisant subject.
• If you do not hold a 2ii Honours degree you will be considered as a non-standard entrant. Standard University practice will be followed with respect to you, if you are without traditional entry requirements. Non-standard entrants are required to demonstrate ability to benefit from and successfully complete the course. All non-standard entrants are interviewed.
• You will need to provide evidence of successful study at Level 6 (or equivalent) within the last 5 years.
• If English is your second language you may be required to provide evidence of passing an International Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of 7.0 with a mean score of 6.5 in all elements.
• The application must be supported by two references one of which must make reference to the applicant’s professional competence. One referee must be the applicant’s current employer.
• Applicants must have support from employers to undertake this educational route.
• Evidence of up-to-date mandatary training will be required as part as the application process to include - Basic Life Support, Equality and Diversity, Adult and Child Safeguarding.
• As part of the application process applicants should complete the free e-learning package incorporating 8 core modules found at https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/musculoskeletal-primary\[1\]care/ and 3 personalised modules found at Your learning options (personalisedcareinstitute.org.uk).