Module - Preparing to Expand Paramedic Practice HCPD7288

On successful completion, you will be able to:

1. Demonstrate mastery in evaluating transferable skills and the skills required by alternative healthcare areas
2. Critically review the fundamental professional and legal issues which underpin the expansion of professional roles, including managing risk and maintaining resilience
3. Apply principles of judgement and diagnostic reasoning to the use of facilities not routinely available in the Ambulance Service setting
4. Critically analyse how learning from this module may transform your understanding of your practice.

Professional issues relating to scope of practice, managing risk and maintaining resilience, clinical supervision/mentorship, safety netting, red flags, triage, communication strategies, laboratory investigations, reflective practice, alternative healthcare settings and transferrable skills.

There will be a requirement to submit a personal SWOT analysis, which will contribute to the final summative assessment.

The summative assessment will be comprised of an oral assessment/presentation and a written portfolio.

To be eligible to study this module, you must be a qualified healthcare professional.

To be eligible to study this module, you must demonstrate the ability to study at this level and commit to attempting the assessment.

When taken as part of a specific named award, the module content and assessment must be focussed towards the subject of that award.

Students who successfully complete this module as a stand-alone module will be eligible for a University transcript of credit.

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Tuition Fees Policy

Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.