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UCAS Code: | B795 |
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Course Length: | 4 Years Full-Time |
Start Dates: | September 2022, September 2023 |
Subjects: | Nursing Paramedic Practice |
Location: | Edge Hill University St James', Manchester |
Example Offers: | BBB-ABB (A Level) or DDM (BTEC) View full entry criteria |


Please note, this course is closed to further applications for September 2022 entry.
Be on the frontline of healthcare and cross traditional role boundaries by undertaking this innovative and distinctive integrated Masters degree. The programme will offer you the opportunity to forge your own identity as a nurse paramedic professional and become a flexible and dynamic practitioner with an enhanced level of person-centred care. You will develop the knowledge and expertise to work as an adult nurse and a paramedic with skills underpinned by critical decision-making and the capacity for autonomous practice. The first and final years of the programme will be taught at the Edge Hill University campus in Ormskirk, while years two and three are delivered at our St James’ site in central Manchester. Placements are key features of each year of study, providing you with a wide variety of experiences across healthcare provision, supported by simulated learning to enable you to develop your knowledge and skills within a safe and supportive environment.
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What will I study?
In Year 1 you will begin to establish your identity as an integrated practitioner. You will explore the concepts that drive the most current areas of professional practice and start to develop the key skills required to provide patient care across a range of healthcare settings. Your learning will be underpinned by a theoretical understanding of anatomy and physiology and the processes associated with human function, while you will also consider how evidence can be applied to practice.
Year 2 will develop your skills in caring for those in an emergency and encourage you to consider the principles of planning specific care to patients across the lifespan and within specialist areas of practice. The focus will be on applying care using a person-centred approach, developing your knowledge of commonly encountered pathophysiological conditions and enabling you to provide care specific to the patient in any given setting. You will also enhance your research skills through an exploration of critical enquiry.
In Year 3 you will consider specific areas of care provision and start to use this knowledge to develop your practice through exposure to primary care and alternative care settings. As you demonstrate your decision-making and clinical judgement skills, you will engage with audit and service improvement and work towards becoming an autonomous practitioner. You will gain a detailed understanding of how social and public health impact on care provision and individual health, while also developing a keen awareness of law and ethics within healthcare practice.
Year 4 enables you to demonstrate that you have the skills, understanding and practice experience required to be an autonomous practitioner. Engaging with stakeholders and professionals throughout this year, you will demonstrate sound clinical judgement and decision making, develop your awareness of investigation and diagnostic tools, gain skills in leadership and management, explore the management of chronic and complex care, and focus on quality improvement, assurance and innovation. Building on the professional practice opportunities in the previous three years, the programme culminates in a 12-week placement to support your transition into professional practice.
This programme adheres closely to the six core values of the NHS. These values, enshrined within the NHS Constitution, have been developed by patients, the public and staff to inspire passion in the NHS, guide it in the 21st century, and provide common ground for cooperation in achieving shared aspirations. Further information about the core values can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-constitution-for-england.
How will I study?
Years 1 and 4 of this programme are primarily delivered at Edge Hill University, however some sessions may also take place at Alder Hey Institute in the Park in which case you will be responsible for travel and parking costs. In Years 2 and 3 you will be based at St James’ in Manchester. You should be aware that you may incur additional travel costs due to the dual site delivery of this programme.
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, simulated practice, peer sessions, tutorials and scenario-based learning.
Placements will include weekends, early mornings, evenings and night work to ensure a full range of practice experiences. You will be responsible for travel and parking costs while on placement.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed through a variety of mechanisms, including written, oral and practical assessments, that are designed to evaluate your knowledge and assess your ability to apply this understanding to the professional standards and proficiencies.
Assessments vary from Dragons’ Den style presentations where you will engage stakeholders and academic staff in quality improvement ideas to a written exploration of a condition or disease of your choice.
Some assessments will be undertaken in practice settings, supported by qualified practitioners and academic staff.
Who will be teaching me?
The programme team comprises research-active professionals within the field of nursing and registered paramedics. Most importantly service users, carers and their families will be involved in facilitating your learning so that you gain an understanding of the impact care has on individual groups.
Facilities
The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine offers some of the best facilities for the education and training of health and social care professionals in the country.
The outstanding teaching and learning resources include leading edge clinical skills facilities, an 860-seat lecture theatre, and a variety of teaching rooms and social learning spaces. An additional clinical skills suite is available at St James’ in Manchester, where there are also teaching rooms, an open plan library and IT facilities.
Learning Resources
The Clinical Skills and Simulation Centre offers a variety of simulated environments from home, through primary and emergency care, to secondary care and beyond. The flexible and adaptable facilities include a ward environment, operating theatre, an anatomy and ultrasound resource centre, a ‘Better at Home’ suite, clinical skills area and consultation rooms.
You will benefit from access to a wide variety of healthcare equipment, as well as a range of full-body patient simulators that can breathe, talk, have pulses and can simulate a wide range of symptoms and clinical conditions. This will enable you to undertake practical scenarios in realistic settings, providing ideal preparation for professional practice placements and future employment.
These facilities are complemented by the modern clinical skills facility at St James’ in Manchester city centre. This houses an extensive clinical simulation suite, including a mock operating theatre, simulated ambulance bay and clinical skills stations.
Timetables
Timetables are normally available one month prior to enrolment. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week. Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities.
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information, however our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.
Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies, revisions to subject benchmarks statements, to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Modules
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Compulsory modules:
NPP1003Applying Evidence to Practice (20 credits)
NPP1000Developing Professional Identity (20 credits)
NPP1002Key Skills for Patient Care (20 credits)
NPP1001Principles of Biological Science (20 credits)
NPP1004Practice and Simulated Learning (40 credits)
Year 2
Compulsory modules:
NPP2003Developing Critical Enquiry (20 credits)
NPP2002Foundations in Emergency Care (20 credits)
NPP2001Pathophysiology and Person-Centred Care (20 credits)
NPP2004Practice and Simulated Learning (40 credits)
NPP2000Principles of Planning Care Across the Lifespan (20 credits)
Year 3
Compulsory modules:
NPP3002Essential Skills for Primary Care (20 credits)
NPP3003Examining Service Improvement and Audit (20 credits)
NPP3000Law and Ethics within Healthcare Practice (20 credits)
NPP3004Practice and Simulated Learning (40 credits)
NPP3001Social and Public Health (20 credits)
Year 4
Compulsory modules:
NPP4002Clinical Diagnostics and Decision Making (20 credits)
NPP4003Improving Quality through Research (20 credits)
NPP4000Leading Healthcare (20 credits)
NPP4001Managing Chronic and Complex Care (20 credits)
NPP4004Practice and Simulated Learning (40 credits)
Entry Criteria
Entry Requirements
Typical offer 120-128 UCAS Tariff points, plus GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent).
Relevant natural and applied science subjects are preferred but not essential. An interview forms part of the selection process.
If you accept an offer from Edge Hill you will need to satisfy the requirements of the Nursing & Midwifery Council and Health and Care Professionals Council in respect of physical and mental fitness and will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure indicating that you meet the mandatory criteria of ‘Clearance to Work with Children and/or Vulnerable Adults’. Further information will be sent to you after you have firmly accepted an offer.
Example Offers
Some examples of how you can achieve 120-128 UCAS Tariff points are detailed below.
- A Level: BBB-ABB;
- BTEC Extended Diploma (or combination of BTEC QCF qualifications): Distinction, Distinction, Merit (DDM);
- T Level: Overall grade of Merit;
- International Baccalaureate (IB): We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points. Subject-specific requirements at Higher Level (HL) Grade 5 may apply;
- Access to Higher Education Diploma: 45 credits at Level 3, for example 24 credits at Distinction and 21 credits at Merit. The required total can be attained from various credit combinations.
Please note, the above examples may differ from actual offers made. A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
If you have a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent), there is no maximum number of qualifications that we will accept UCAS points from. This includes additional qualifications such as Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), AS Levels that haven’t been continued to A Level, and General Studies AS or A Level awards.
For further information on how you can meet the entry requirements, including details of alternative qualifications, please visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/offers.
EU students can get country-specific information about the University’s entry requirements and equivalent national qualifications at www.edgehill.ac.uk/eu.
Career Prospects
What are my career prospects?
Career prospects are excellent because the programme offers you the opportunity to achieve a Masters level academic qualification and two professional awards, delivering a greater understanding from an integrated perspective on blended areas of professional practice.
You will gain eligibility to apply for registration as an adult nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, while also qualifying as a paramedic with eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. This will enable you to pursue a career in a variety of hospital and community settings or urgent and emergency care settings, including the opportunity to work under the dynamic new role of nurse paramedic.
Finance
Tuition Fees
If you are a prospective UK student who will be joining this integrated Masters degree in academic year 2022/23, the tuition fee will be £9,250 a year.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK tuition fee rate.
The University may administer a small inflationary rise in tuition fees, in line with Government policy, in subsequent academic years as you progress through the course.
Financial Support
Subject to eligibility, UK students joining this integrated Masters degree can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan from the Government to cover the full cost of tuition fees. UK students enrolling on the programme may also be eligible to apply for additional funding to help with living costs. This includes a training grant of at least £5,000 a year for Nurse Paramedic (Adult) students.
For comprehensive information about the financial support available to eligible UK students joining this programme in academic year 2022/23, together with details of how to apply for potential funding, please view our Money Matters 2022/23 guide at www.edgehill.ac.uk/undergradfinance2022.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme may be eligible to apply for financial support. Irish nationals should ordinarily apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). Please see www.edgehill.ac.uk/eufinance for further details.
Please note, if you have studied all or part of a higher education course before joining MSci (Hons) Nurse Paramedic (Adult), your entitlement to student funding could be affected. Unlike some pre-registration health and social care subjects, Nurse Paramedic students are not exempt from rules relating to previous study and equivalent and lower qualifications.
Scholarships
Edge Hill University offers a range of scholarships with a competitive application process for prospective full-time undergraduate students.
These scholarships aren’t linked to academic success and celebrate determination, talent and achievement beyond your coursework, for instance in creativity, enterprise, ICT, performance, sport or volunteering.
To find out more about scholarships, to assess your eligibility, and to meet some of our dedicated scholarship winners, visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/scholarships.
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How to Apply
Apply online through UCAS at www.ucas.com.
Visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/applyucas to find out more about the application process.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available at www.edgehill.ac.uk/studentterms.
Visit Us
If you are considering applying to study at Edge Hill University, the best way to gain an insight into student life is to discover our stunning campus for yourself by attending an open day. You can view dates and book your place at www.edgehill.ac.uk/opendays.
Alternatively, if you are unable to attend an open day, you can find out more about our full range of events for prospective students, including campus tours and virtual activities, at www.edgehill.ac.uk/visitus.
Request a Prospectus
If you would like to explore our full range of degrees before you apply, you can order an undergraduate prospectus at www.edgehill.ac.uk/undergradprospectus.
Get in Touch
If you have any questions about this programme or what it’s like to study at Edge Hill University, please contact:
- Course Enquiries
- Tel: 01695 657000
- Email: [email protected]
Course Changes
Expand All This tab outlines any material changes to course content, programme structure, assessment methods, entry criteria, and modes of study or delivery, implemented in the past two years. Future material changes will be added here as amends are made to course information.16th August 2021 - Change of Financial Support Eligibility
Covid-19 - Nurse Paramedic (Adult) Essential Information
Nurse Paramedic (Adult) Course Statement
In line with Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements, delivery will consist of face-to-face delivery by lecturers. This will be a mix of live interactive teaching in an online environment and attendance on campus. Attendance in clinical practice is also an essential part of the programme. For the theory component of the programme, there will be campus attendance and online learning comprising of synchronous (seminar, tutorial) and asynchronous (lecture, discussion board) learning activities and academic support. For practice learning, you will attend clinical practice where student safety has been assured. This will include learning using simulation, which will be either on campus or via virtual learning environments. Attendance on campus will be compliant with current Public Health England guidelines. If government advice allows, there will a minimum of six hours on-campus attendance on one day per week. This may include theoretical learning, pastoral/academic support and/or independent learning activities.Teaching and Learning at Edge Hill University in 2020
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