BSc (Hons) Emergency Care Practitioner
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Why choose this course?
Please note that unfortunately we are no longer running this course.
About the course
This course is aimed at qualified health care practitioners ranging from nurses to paramedics, who work in clinical areas where emergency care takes place.
You'll become an independent practitioner within the field of emergency and urgent care. You'll gain all the necessary skills for a successful career including assessment, diagnosis and treatment skills developed from your knowledge, critical thinking and planning abilities.
You'll also develop your communication, problem solving and clinical decision making skills in order to support your clinical assessment, physical examination, and diagnostics skills in emergency and urgent care settings.
During your studies you'll be encouraged to think critically about practice, allowing you to apply theory to practice. You'll also think creatively about different approaches to care, considering alternative, ethical, care pathways for the best interests of the patient.
During your studies you'll have access to our excellent Clinical Skills Suite, equipped with the latest specialist equipment to enable you to practice in a safe environment with the support of the teaching team. It has been built to NHS standards and features hospital wards and digital radiographic equipment so you can experience realistic education and training that you can apply to your workplace.
Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...Your career
As an Emergency Care Practitioner you could work in a wide variety of clinical settings such as the ambulance service, out of hours centres, walk-in centres and minor injury units. Some of our graduates have also gone on to study for Masters degrees and some have taken up roles as university lecturers.
How you'll learn
You'll be taught using keynote lectures, through e-learning technologies, taking part in group work, individual or group tutorials and practical skills development sessions. You'll also conduct your own study by completing an independent study research project. You'll develop a portfolio of reflective learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). It will enable you to demonstrate your achievements throughout the course and to provide a platform for your ongoing CPD throughout your career.
How you're assessed
You'll be assessed in a variety of forms throughout the course including objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE), poster presentations, a verbal exam, written exam, the production of a reflective portfolio, and written assignments on critical incidents and clinical cases.
Work placements
During this course you're expected to complete work placements to apply your learning and expand on this within your usual place of work. You are also expected to arrange and access other practice based learning opportunities to support your progress throughout the course. You'll use a wide range of learning opportunities including visits to another area or team, attendance at a meeting or case conference, spending some time with a specialist practitioner or finding out more about the work of the clinical governance team.
Anything else?
Start dates
Please note that unfortunately this course is no longer running.
Fees
Please contact us for details of the fees for this course.More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available
Course length
Please note that this course is no longer recruiting.Entry requirements
To study on this course you'll need the following: Registration on an appropriate professional ...
