UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

PAR5101 Paramedic practitioner essentials 1

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

PAR5101 Paramedic practitioner essentials 1 is a level 5, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2027 in Full year at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
0
Offered in 2027
Full year
Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

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Requisites

Before PAR5101

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After PAR5101

No unit lists PAR5101 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Must be enrolled in M6048

Overview

This unit is the first of two units that support your supervised clinical practice and portfolio development in the Master of Paramedic Practitioner. You will establish your supervised clinical practice plan, clarify supervision and governance arrangements, and begin collecting evidence of workplace-based learning and capability development. The unit supports integration of advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and therapeutic medication management into supervised practice. You will record supervised clinical practice hours, submit placement evidence, engage with feedback and reflect on your developing advanced practice capability.

Offerings in 2027

Teaching periodCampusMode
Full yearPeninsulaImmersive

Assessment

  • Mentorship agreement (Approximately 700 words) (Pass/Fail)ArtefactCompetency hurdle
    -
  • Clinical placement rotation portfolio (3,000 words equivalent) (Pass/Fail)PortfolioCompetency hurdle
    -

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Design and justify a supervised clinical practice plan that integrates professional learning opportunities and expectations for advanced paramedic practice.

  2. 2

    Apply advanced clinical knowledge, assessment and management to provide safe, evidence-informed care within approved scope of practice, credentialing and clinical governance requirements.

  3. 3

    Integrate evidence from learning and clinical practice experiences to illustrate progression towards the Paramedic Practitioner capabilities.

  4. 4

    Analyse and integrate feedback to evaluate professional performance, identify learning priorities and implement strategies for ongoing continuous professional development.

  5. 5

    Integrate advanced professional communication, collaboration, and interprofessional practice to facilitate safe, person-centred care in complex advanced practice.

  6. 6

    Evaluate and synthesise ethical, medico-legal, cultural safety, and clinical governance considerations to justify professional judgement in complex advanced practice.

Workload and teaching

Compulsory work-integrated learning:

You will complete a minimum of 150 hours of supervised clinical practice/work-integrated learning during this unit. These hours will support professional skill development, workplace-based assessment, supervisor feedback and portfolio evidence collection relevant to Paramedic Practitioner capability development.

Interacting with course materials and completion of assessments:

You will engage with Moodle asynchronous learning activities, synchronous support sessions, portfolio preparation and assessment tasks equivalent to approximately 1 hour per week across the teaching period.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Natalie Khiatani
Unit Coordinators
Dr Brendan Shannon

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for PAR5101?

PAR5101 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is PAR5101 offered?

In 2027, PAR5101 runs in Full year at Peninsula.

Does PAR5101 have an exam?

No. PAR5101 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
0
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Paramedicine
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2027