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BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science Admissions Process, Schemes and Mind Maps of Medicine

1. Complete your application via UCAS. Make sure that you include a strong personal statement, that clearly demonstrates your understanding of the paramedic ...

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B Sc (H on s) P ar a m e di c S cien ce
A dm iss ions P ro ce ss
1. Complete your application via UCAS. Make sure that you include a strong personal statement, that clearly
demonstrates your understanding of the paramedic profession and outlines why you would like to embark on
the journey to paramedic registration. Please review our entry criteria to ensure you meet, or expect to meet,
the minimum requirements for application to study with us.
2. Applications and personal statements will be screened by the admissions team and course leader. Those who
meet the minimum entry criteria and submit strong personal statements will be invited to attend an interview
and selection event. The interview and selection event is scored, which will be combined with your written
application (meeting the entry requirements, your personal statement and your references).
3. The Interview and Selection Event:
This will ideally take place on our campus in High Wycombe or Uxbridge, giving you the opportunity to experience
our facilities and meet the team in person. This may also be offered via an online platform (you will need a
webcam/microphone and a stable internet connection we use Microsoft Teams as our online meeting platform).
In div id ual In ter v ie w
A dd it io nal Ta s ks
This will be with a member of the course team and
may include others including our practice partners.
You will be asked a follow up question based on your
personal statement and some new questions to gauge
your understanding of the paramedic profession, as
well as consider your reasons for applying to Bucks.
The individual interview part will last 15-20 minutes, at
the end of the interview there will be time for you to
ask any questions that you have about the course, the
University, or the application process.
Alongside the individual interview, we want to give you
an opportunity to highlight your aptitude for the
paramedic role. The additional tasks include:
1. A professional judgement exercise (making and
communicating a decision using a given scenario).
2. Writing and numeracy skills task, as record keeping,
and medicines dosing is an important part of the
role.
3. Prioritisation exercise (timed, testing your ability to
cope well under pressure and demonstrate
logical/rational thinking).
Further information on next page
4. Once the above steps are completed, the team will make conditional or unconditional offers to those who
demonstrate the requirements to join the programme. Applications are considered in full so your personal
statement is just as important as your performance at interview.
Places are limited to 15 for each intake (September and February) and so please expect competition for places
to be high.
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B Sc (Hons) P aram edic Science A dm issions P rocess

  1. Complete your application via UCAS. Make sure that you include a strong personal statement, that clearly demonstrates your understanding of the paramedic profession and outlines why you would like to embark on the journey to paramedic registration. Please review our entry criteria to ensure you meet, or expect to meet, the minimum requirements for application to study with us.
  2. Applications and personal statements will be screened by the admissions team and course leader. Those who meet the minimum entry criteria and submit strong personal statements will be invited to attend an interview and selection event. The interview and selection event is scored, which will be combined with your written application (meeting the entry requirements, your personal statement and your references).
  3. The Interview and Selection Event: This will ideally take place on our campus in High Wycombe or Uxbridge, giving you the opportunity to experience our facilities and meet the team in person. This may also be offered via an online platform (you will need a webcam/microphone and a stable internet connection we use Microsoft Teams as our online meeting platform). Individu al Interview A dditional Task s This will be with a member of the course team and may include others including our practice partners. You will be asked a follow up question based on your personal statement and some new questions to gauge your understanding of the paramedic profession, as well as consider your reasons for applying to Bucks. The individual interview part will last 15 - 20 minutes, at the end of the interview there will be time for you to ask any questions that you have about the course, the University, or the application process. Alongside the individual interview, we want to give you an opportunity to highlight your aptitude for the paramedic role. The additional tasks include:
  4. A professional judgement exercise (making and communicating a decision using a given scenario).
  5. Writing and numeracy skills task, as record keeping, and medicines dosing is an important part of the role.
  6. Prioritisation exercise (timed, testing your ability to cope well under pressure and demonstrate logical/rational thinking). Further information on next page
  7. Once the above steps are completed, the team will make conditional or unconditional offers to those who demonstrate the requirements to join the programme. Applications are considered in full so your personal statement is just as important as your performance at interview. Places are limited to 15 for each intake (September and February) and so please expect competition for places to be high.

A dditional Task s F urther In form ation P rofessional Judgem ent (Give y our answer to a situation or tak e part in a short role play situation ) (5- m inutes) Exam ple You arrive on shift and notice that the person you are working with seems extremely tired, they ask if they can drive for this shift because they are exhausted. It is just the two of you on station and you notice that your colleague appears to take a drink from a hip flask. You have 5 minutes before you need to book on and be available for an emergency call what will do in that 5 minutes? Literacy and Num eracy Test (10- m inutes) The writing elem ent requires you to provide a written response to one question. The num eracy elem ent has a clinical focus and 10 questions to answer, for example: Question: A syringe contains 10mg of medicine, in 10ml of liquid. You need to give the patient 2.5mg of the medicine. What volume (in ml) should you administer to the patient? A nswer: 2.5ml Reason: 10mg in 10ml of liquid is your starting point. Therefore, 1mg of medicine would be in 1ml of liquid. P rioritisat ion Exercise ( 5 - m inutes) Exam ple You are given a list of objects and a scenario; you have 5 minutes to put the list of objects in a logical order and provide a rationale (reason why) for the first 3 objects on your list.