Our typical offer is 112 UCAS points from a minimum of two A Levels or equivalent which must include a health or science related subject, excluding general studies.
Please note: Students are required to possess a full UK manual driving license which must be presented at interview (with no more than 3 penalty points and must never have been convicted of drink or drug driving). In addition, a full C1 entitlement must also be held at the time of application.
Personal qualities
Students are selected based on their knowledge, motivation, experience, values and behaviours, not just academic ability.
You need to demonstrate an ability to:
Study academic subjects at the level of the course
Debate topics and issues
Draw on conclusions from written material
Study independently as well as a member of a group
Use computers and technology associated with teaching, learning and assessment
Interact with patients and colleagues in a caring and compassionate manner
Demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to the course
Fitness to practice
A Paramedic is a registered title, for which the ability to practice safely, effectively and professionally is essential, all applications will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prior to the start of the course. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website. If you are made an offer of a place on the course, we will ask you to make a written statement about incidents and ask for permission to share this anonymised information with our partner placement agencies for a judgement on your 'fitness to practice'. We may need your permission to contact the agencies involved in any incidents that you declare. Any offer of a place on the course will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of this process. However, declaring something does not necessarily mean that you will be prevented from attending the course and we judge each case on its merits. As students on the course are employed by NEAS, any Disclosure which is found to ‘contain information’ will be taken through a rigorous ‘risk assessment’ framework by the appropriately trained members of the North East Ambulance Service prior to any decision with regards to employment being made.
Additional requirements
Applicants must be 18 years old or over at the start of the course and employed as a Student Paramedic by North East Ambulance Service.
Additional criteria for this course include permanent UK resident status.
Before we can confirm any offer of a place to you, we also require three satisfactory references (one must be your current employer if you are in employment) and a satisfactory health clearance.
