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Designed to equip the paramedic with the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake a leadership role in providing essential care to urgent, low acuity patients in the out of hospital, community and primary healthcare settings. A Paramedic Practitioner is an advanced healthcare professional who has highly developed clinical reasoning, advanced assessment skills and knowledge who can work collaboratively within the healthcare system. Paramedic Practitioners are able to provide specialist clinical care to people with urgent illness and injuries and low acuity patients in the out of hospital, community and primary care environments within urban, rural and/or remote populations. The course focuses on the clinical issues directly related to practice and develops a greater depth of understanding to enhance clinical decision making and critical thinking. Students will learn advanced-level clinical reasoning, assessment and knowledge to apply to their daily paramedical practice, while at the same time learning advanced skills in evidence-based practice and research. The combination of advanced clinical knowledge and applied research skills provides students with the ability to continuously improve their own clinical practice, as well as positively impact the organisation they are employed by, the broader Paramedicine community and healthcare system.
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
Students will be required to complete a minimum of 80 hours professional placement in a clinical setting when completing PSP6305. However, if suitable supervisors and/or facilities are not available at the time, attendance at the Joondalup Campus will be required. In the absence of clinical placement settings, on-campus intensive workshops will be provided to meet the learning outcomes of individual units.
To be eligible to undertake clinical practice and fulfil their duty of care, students are required to complete risk management protocols on enrolment and carry out amendments in subsequent semesters, as appropriate. Risk management protocols include, but are not restricted to: Certificate of National Police Clearance Evidence of immunisation status as per the Department of Health schedule, more information at www.health.wa.gov.au/circularsnew/circular.cfm?Circ_ID=12275 MRSA clearance if worked in, or been admitted to, a health facility outside of Western Australia in the 12 months prior to enrolment Working with Children Check, more information at www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au
Students will be required to attend the practicum during the hours established by the clinical placement agency. These may occur at times outside the identified semester weeks or normal business hours. Clinical practice periods may change with minimal notice to students due to circumstances outside the control of the School.
English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
All applicants are required to have a Bachelors degree in Paramedicine, or a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Extended Care Paramedicine, with equivalents considered. Alternatively applicants can apply with equivalent prior learning including at least five years appropriate professional experience.
This course can be studied entirely online when suitable agreements have been established to provide supervision of the practical components of the course. However, if suitable supervisors and/or facilities are not available at the time, attendance at the Joondalup Campus will be required. In the absence of clinical placement settings, on-campus intensive workshops will be provided to meet the learning outcomes of individual units.
Students will complete 8 core units and select 1 core option unit from the list.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PST5200 | Extended Care Paramedicine 1 | 20 |
| PST5214 | Extended Care Paramedicine 2 | 20 |
| PST6206 | Extended Care Paramedicine 3 | 20 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PST6113 | Paediatrics for Critical Care Paramedics | 20 |
| PSP6305 | Extended Care Paramedicine Practicum | 20 |
| PST5107 | Advanced Obstetrics for Paramedics | 20 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| MMP6101 | Research Proposal Preparation and Research Methods | 20 |
| MMP6102 | Medical Science Masters Project | 20 |
| Students are to select one of the following units | ||
| MMP6100 ^ | Evidence-Based Practice | 20 |
| HST6333 ^ | Diversity, Culture and Health | 20 |
| HST6337 ^ | Communicable Disease | 20 |
| HST6341 ^ | Maternal, Child and Youth Health | 20 |
| HST6350 ^ | Drug Use and Addictive Behaviours | 20 |
| HST6355 ^ | Ageing, Health and Wellbeing | 20 |
| DER6104 ^ | Disaster Health Practice & Humanitarian Relief | 20 |
| OHS6138 ^ | Occupational Health Management | 20 |
| OHS6134 ^ | Principles of Environmental Health | 20 |
Students who commence the course in Semester 2 or those studying part-time will follow a slightly different sequencing of units. Core option units may not be available every semester, please check timetable for offerings of units.
Students who cannot complete the Masters degree may be able to exit with a Graduate Certificate or a Graduate Diploma of Extended Care Paramedicine with Course Coordinator approval.
^ Core Option
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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