Research Participation – Ambulance Response to Older Adults Who Have Fallen
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NIHR Senior Research Leader Programme for Nurses and Midwives
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RCN Foundation – Education Grants Open
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Alzheimer’s Society Time for Dementia
Join Time for Dementia – an innovative, award winning training programme, designed to educate undergraduate healthcare professionals to improve their knowledge, attitude and empathy towards people with dementia and their carers. Improving future healthcare
BMJ Clinical Decision Tool
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Research Associate in Public Involvement role at UWE
Following the success of our previous events, our ‘Be a Better Paramedic’ Student Paramedic Conference returns for another day of engaging, challenging and interesting CPD.
Join us on Saturday 2nd March 2024 for this fantastic event.
CPD Website Down Thurs 27th June 2024 – Please take action if you booked anything on this date
Following the success of our previous events, our ‘Be a Better Paramedic’ Student Paramedic Conference returns for another day of engaging, challenging and interesting CPD.
Join us on Saturday 2nd March 2024 for this fantastic event.
INSIGHT MRes Studentships
Following the success of our previous events, our ‘Be a Better Paramedic’ Student Paramedic Conference returns for another day of engaging, challenging and interesting CPD.
Join us on Saturday 2nd March 2024 for this fantastic event.
Flexible Simulation Opportunities for Practice Educators in Gloucester
Following the success of our previous events, our ‘Be a Better Paramedic’ Student Paramedic Conference returns for another day of engaging, challenging and interesting CPD.
Join us on Saturday 2nd March 2024 for this fantastic event.
Student Paramedic Conference 2nd March 2024 – book now!
Following the success of our previous events, our ‘Be a Better Paramedic’ Student Paramedic Conference returns for another day of engaging, challenging and interesting CPD.
Join us on Saturday 2nd March 2024 for this fantastic event.
Winter Pressures – Focus on the Learner Experience
Making Sense of Health Research Annual Conference on Wednesday 21 September 22 (9.30 – 16.30) at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre.
Making Sense of Health Research Annual Conference – Wednesday 4th Oct 2023 (9:30 – 16:30)
Making Sense of Health Research Annual Conference on Wednesday 21 September 22 (9.30 – 16.30) at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre.
AHP SW MASSIVE Conference – expression of Interest 23rd May 2023- Exeter
SW AHPs, AHP Support Workers, & Students – HEE SW invites you to our next SW AHP MASSIVE conference & networking event. 23rd May Exeter
Pre-hospital cardiac arrest CPD webinar – Paramedic 3 – 26th Jan 2023
The PARAMEDIC-3 research team invite you to attend their free Pre-hospital cardiac arrest CPD webinar on Monday 8th August 2022, 19:00-20:20
HEE Focus Group – 1st Dec 15:00
PARAMEDIC SCIENCE QUALITY REVIEW – Focus Group
This group will be part of the incentivised PEd update day on 1st Dec 2022 – if you sign up for the whole day you will be paid as per the normal arrangement for update days. Students can drop-in for the focus group at 15:00 in an unpaid capacity.
South West Clinical Senate Council – Professional-in-Training roles x 2 – (Students & NQPs)
The SW Clinical Senate currently have 2 vacancies for a Professional-in-Training on the Senate Council.
Applications are welcome from doctors, nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, pharmacists, dentists, and trainees from other specialisms that are currently represented on the Senate Council i.e. medical scientists.
Have Your Say on the Proposals to Preceptorship Principles
The Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) are working with Health Education England (HEE) to build on existing examples of good practice in preceptorship and have opened consultation.
Students & apprentices – NETS Survey now open for 2022
The National Education and Training (NETS) Survey is back for 2022 and is open to all trainees and students working and training in healthcare services across England.
MS Teams & Office 365 training
SWASFT are upgrading to Office 365 including MS teams. Want to know how to use all the new features and find out where your old shortcuts went? Free bitesize training is available
Emergency Services Mental Health Symposium 2022
The Symposium will also include a lived experience panel with members of three emergency services, sessions on getting active, family support, managing fatigue and supporting new recruits, and a Wellbeing Hub space for delegates to unwind in.
Students & PEds wanted by HEE for Focus groups – PARAMEDIC SCIENCE QUALITY REVIEW
HEE PARAMEDIC SCIENCE QUALITY REVIEW
An invitation to join a feedback session to share your experience of paramedic clinical placements for current students, NQP’s and Practice Educators.
**Update on Clinical Supervision**
New Clinical supervision page has been launched with more information for staff and students in SWASFT – click here for more
Mental Health Education Conference UK Ambulance Sector- 27th Oct 2022 (Online or face to face)
The Mental Health Education For Ambulance Services Conference 2022, will be held at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, Milton Keynes on Thursday 27th October. Reserve your place today to join in person.
Young Black Men Mental Health Crisis Tools
Young Black Men Mental Health Crisis Tools- Guides Supporting Young Black Men. These useful guides can be accessed free of charge.
PEd course handbook now available
SWASFT e-learning PEd course handbook now available!
PARAMEDIC 3 RESEARCH TRIAL UPDATE – August 2022
The PARAMEDIC-3 research team invite you to attend their free Pre-hospital cardiac arrest CPD webinar on Monday 8th August 2022, 19:00-20:20
HEE SOUTH WEST MULTI-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE – FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER
Health Education England South West Multi-Professional Educational Conference – For all multi-professional educators, trainers and learners – Oct 14th 2022 – Virtual & Face to face – Taunton racecourse – Abstract submissions open
Open until 29th July-Mental health crisis workforce questionnaire
The questionnaire is aimed at any individual currently working with people experiencing a mental health crisis and will help us to understand more about this workforce and their training and development needs.
NIHR Emergency Care Incubator Interactive Symposium – June 2022 – Bristol
NIHR Emergency Care Incubator Interactive Symposium – Bristol – June 2022 *Self funded event*
Practice Placement news letter – Nov 2021
Welcome to the first edition of our new Practice Placement newsletter. Keeping students & PE’s up to speed on all things placement.
Stress awareness week – Nov 21
Stress awareness week – top tips videos , featuring SWASFT Academic Support Paramedic & PhD student – Sasha Johnston
NEW! Student Paramedics only – RLI insight opportunity
A new and exciting opportunity has opened up for students in collaboration with the Review, Learn and Improve (RLI) team.
Uncomfortable conversations Zoom talk – CoP & AACE
All ambulance staff invited to attend this session on learning through discomfort – and why feeling uncomfortable isn’t a bad thing.
NEW! Pre-Hospital PROMPT Videos PPH & Normal birth
NEW! Pre-Hospital PROMPT Videos PPH & Normal birth videos made in collaboration with SWASFT, PROMPT, UWE. Available here and on YouTube
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
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!)
PE’s nominated for Placement awards by School of Health Professions
PE’s nominated for Placement awards by UoP School of Health Professions
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…
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…
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…
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- …
New! Student & Practice Educator page
STUDENT & PRACTICE EDUCATOR PAGE We have now launched a new Student & Practice Educator (PE) page! Here you will find links to all things Student & PE replicating the Mentor resources page on the intranet, but now accessible from any device. As well as this, we will be using these pages to post…
CoP Advice & guidance to student Paramedics (& Trust response) – COVID-19
Please CLICK HERE to download the latest Advice & Guidance to Student Paramedics – COVID – 19 Please CLICK HERE to download the SWASfT Position statement on the Advice & Guidance to Student Paramedics – COVID – 19 Please CLICK HERE to download the SWASfT FAQs on the Advice & Guidance to Student Paramedics –…
‘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…