Paramedic Science With Foundation Year

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The Foundation Year prepares you for further studies in health and social care. It provides a supportive environment where you can grow in confidence and develop the knowledge and academic skills that you need to study at undergraduate level.

Our Paramedic Science with foundation year course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to become an autonomous, effective and safe paramedic. Our course reflects the rapidly evolving dimensions of the health and social care sector and the needs of the individual. It focuses on contemporary paramedic science practice and paramedics' highly responsible role when assessing and treating patients.

Clinical education is central to paramedic science and 50% of your time will be on practice placements in both ambulance and non-ambulance practice settings to help you develop in your profession and apply theory to current practice.
We have strong working links with South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb), and you'll be spending most of your placement time working with professionals in this Trust. You'll also undertake some of your placement time working in the community, GP Practices and secondary care, so you are exposed to the whole patient journey.

You'll be immersed in paramedic science right through the course and supported by academics and professionals with vast experience. From developing your practical skills in our clinical simulation suites to being the first on the scene and assessing a patient's conditions, you'll be exposed to many different situations and will care for people in emergency and non-emergency situations..

Professional accreditation

The course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the College of Paramedics. On completion of the course and in preparation for registration, the Course Director must be satisfied that you meet the relevant statutory regulatory body fitness to practise criteria. You will be required to sign an annual declaration of ongoing fitness to practise at regular intervals during the course.

To be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council you must demonstrate good health and good character throughout your studies and on completion. Applications for professional registration will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and Occupational Health clearance.

Specialist facilities

As a healthcare student, you will have access to our specialist, industry-relevant, simulation facilities at our Medway Campus. You will develop your practical skills in our state-of-the-art simulation suites, including wards, a flat and our very own ambulance.