NEW! UoC Student & Practice Educator Page published
New UoC student and Practice Educator page published with access to tons of resources for students and PEs
General news about SWASTCPD
Students Flu Jabs letter
Flu Jabs for students – how do I get one? Where do Iget one? When are they?
(and do I still get a Costa voucher if I’m student? – Yes you do!)
Students Flu Jabs letter
Flu Jabs for students – how do I get one? Where do Iget one? When are they?
(and do I still get a Costa voucher if I’m student? – Yes you do!)
UWE Training & development awards 2020
The University of the West of England (UWE) is pleased to announce a small number of awards to support allied health professionals (AHPs), nurses and midwives to undertake health research training as part of their clinical academic development.
PE’s nominated for Placement awards by School of Health Professions
PE’s nominated for Placement awards by UoP School of Health Professions
Bookable Training Opportunities for Gloucestershire County
These advertised courses are only for staff who work in Gloucestershire as they are funded externally by Gloucestershire-based organisations (this is their stipulation). Whilst Gloucestershire County Council are not able to deliver our regular face to face training (yet), they have been actively working to source and develop resources to deliver live via online platforms. The following…
Practice Placement Update for all Practice Educators
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued hard work in providing a quality placement for all students! As your Practice Placement Co-coordinator (PPC) team, we would like to update you on the work we have been doing towards getting students from all of our partner universities returning to…
Senior lecturer in Paramedic Apprenticeships- UoC (SWASFT)
An exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of Paramedic education! Could you be the Senior lecturer in Paramedic Apprenticeships (Partnership secondment with SWAST)? App. deadline extended to 16/08
We are looking for student flu champions – and they could be you!
We need you! Could you be the student face of our flu campaign? This year has been anything but normal and even though we are still in the midst of a pandemic, planning is underway for the next flu vaccination programme with vaccines ordered and work progressing to ensure we are ready and prepared. We…
New! More sites added to Online resources
New sites added to Online Resources page New websites have been added to the Online resources page. This page has lots of really useful signposts to online education materials, reference websites, exam practice tools, & lots more! If you find an out of date resource or broken link, or something that shouldn’t be up there…
High Frequency Callers Video
Frequent Callers Health & Science Research UK video presentation The Trust’s Frequent Caller Team have been invited to the Health and Science Research UK Conference this year. Below is the pre-recorded session related to High Intensity Users. We hope this will give you an insight into work being done nationally relating to service users that…
New! iLearn COVID 19 cardiac arrest procedures video
New video on iLearn if you havent seen it yet! Cardiac arrest procedures – COVID 19
A video produced by the Clincial team and the L&D team to guide you through cardiac arrest during Covid.
Covid-19 – BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Colleagues – Trust Letter
Covid-19 – BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Colleagues – Trust Letter This letter has been sent out to recently to all staff via email. As you will have seen in the bulletin last week, as well as on the news and the updates regarding Covid-19 and in particular the disproportionate impact that this has…
YOU ask, WE listen – CPD survey – Closing date 23/06/20
YOU ask, WE listen – CPD survey – Closing date 23/06/20 We want to help you develop – Tell us what kind of CPD you want – What, where, who, how, what level, what subjects – Closing date 23rd June It should take around 5 mins to complete and it will help us plan how…
New! Changes to Calendar view
New- CHANGES to the Calendar view of courses Some changes have been made to avoid confusion when booking courses – Only the Day 1 of courses with multiple days will show on the clander from now on e.g. A 3 day course with attendance days on : • 01/01/21 • 10/01/21 • 20/01/21 Will now…
New! More sites added to Online resources
New sites added to Online Resources page New websites have been added to the Online resources page. This page has lots of really useful signposts to online education materials, reference websites, exam practice tools, & lots more! If you find an out of date resource or broken link, or something that shouldn’t be up there…
UWE DIP HE / DLP Temporary Register SWASFT FAQs
UWE DLP (Dip HE) Temporary Register SWASFT FAQs Please see the below email communication that was sent out on the 11th May to DLP students. You can also Download a PDF of the FAQs here related to staff enrolled on the DLP (Dip HE) program with UWE. ‘We are aware that a number of…
NIHR integrated clinical academic fellowship awards funding – closing date July 1st
HEE/NIHR South West ICA Internship and Bridging Fellowship awards Internship, Pre-doctoral awards and Post- doctoral award. Closing date is 1st July 2020 Following the recent postponement of the HEE/NIHR South West ICA Internship and Bridging Fellowship awards, the awards are begin relaunched with updated guidance. There are 3 different awards – Internship, Pre-doctoral awards…
C1 Driver Training Support to COVID 19 Response – FAQs
Student Driving – SWASFT FAQs C1 Driver Training Support to COVID 19 Response – FAQs In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, student paramedics studying at partner universities have been enlisted to assist in a variety of operational ambulance roles alongside their clinical study. To enable as people many as possible to drive ambulance vehicles,…
New! Trust announces Cumbria Paramedic apprenticeship programme
SWASFT ANNOUNCE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME **FAQs have been updated – Click here for the updates** FULL DETAILS HERE – CHIEF’S BULLETIN ARTICLE Paramedic apprenticeship with University of Cumbria & SWASFT The Trust has been working hard over the last 12 months to secure a suitable replacement programme for the DLP with UWE, and we are happy…
UWE DIP HE / DLP Placement Accommodation update
Placement accommodation costs uplift for COVID 19 A welcome message of support for DLP students from – Marie Martin Assoc CIPD | Head of People Analytics and Development at SWASfT DLP Placements …
UoP 3rd yrs 2020 on film
UoP 3rd yrs 2020 on film These lovely people are Year 3 students from the University of Plymouth who are either entering the Temporary Paramedic register early or becoming Emergency Care Assistants to help the trust during the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ll be out and about on the road soon! So please make them welcome, and…
UWE DIP HE OSCEs – Cohort 6 & 8
SWAST & UWE collaborative working Cohorts 6 & 8 of SWAST Dip HE (ECA to Paramedic) students were about to reach the end of their course when COVID 19 threw a spanner in the works. UWE had to be closed just when they were about to attend and complete their final OSCEs. SWAST and…
UWE advice to students re: course queries
UWE Paramedic Science guidance – Students There are a lot of queries at the moment regarding assessments, module materials and other matters related to your studies. A key message is that: students will NOT be disadvantaged as a result of the current situation. Please ensure that you engage with Blackboard and keep up to date with…
*UoP Mentorship module moves ONLINE**
Click here to apply for the UoP Mentorship (L6 Accredited module) – now online The UoP Mentorship module has now moved to a virtual classroom as we adjust to Covid life. This course is a fully accredited UoP Level 6 module – it will require 4 days online attendance with submission of an assignment. Please…
New! College of Paramedics launches Temp. Reg. Paramedic support site
COLLEGE OF PARAMEDICS LAUNCH TEMP. REG. PARA (TRP / NQP) SUPPORT SITE This is a great site (updated regularly) with lots of really useful ,reputable and user friendly site. It’s stuffed with content to support staff new to the front-line, and would no doubt be useful to all clinicians new or experienced. CoP says- …
UWE Bristol Personal Research Training Awards Dissertation Module 2020
Now open for applications – deadline May 4th The University of the West of England (UWE) is pleased to announce a small number of awards to support allied health professionals (AHPs), nurses and midwives to undertake a dissertation as part of a Professional Development Masters Degree. You can download the official UWE posters HERE &…
UWE Distance Learning Paramedic Science programme 2020 – applications now open
UWE Distance Learning Paramedic Science programme – applications now open (This post is copied from the Bulletin- please note that SWASTCPD are NOT looking after this course- all enquires should go via the contacts below) SWAST are pleased to confirm that the application window is now open for the next 2.5-year cohort of the UWE…
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity Symposium 2019
A one day symposium focusing on a range of topics related to Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine including keynote talks from Professor David Lockey, Chairman of FPHC and National Director of EMRTS Wales and Ms Esther Murray, Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at Queen Mary University of London. Friday 4th October 08:30 – 16.30 at Aerospace Bristol…
#TuneIn Inclusion Gloucestershire – Communication Project
In difficult situations some people find it harder to communicate, Inclusion Gloucestershire’s #TuneIn project will be working with emergency services to support organisations in thinking about the things that get in the way of good communication, and what support can be provided to tell others what help they need. A #TuneIn Wristband means someone may…
‘Back to Basics’ in house CPD sessions
‘Back to Basics’ in house CPD sessions Written & delivered by SWAST Learning & Development Officers; these events will offer a real ‘Back 2 Basics’ refresher course in a variety of subjects to all staff. We aim to deliver at least 1 of each session in each of the 8 operational County areas. Sessions planned…
Email subscription service
Email subscription news We are trying out an email subscription service function. The idea being that if you sign up, you will receive an email notification as soon new Higher Education (HE) modules are released, Short Course dates and updates are released, and any new website resources. The software is new to us, so we…
