Midwifery Shortened Programme - BSc (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Birmingham

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    20 Months

  • Start date

    September

We use the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Pre-registration Midwifery Education to underpin our training for you to qualify as a midwife and to provide autonomous women-centred care.

The academic studies to help you becoming a registered midwife are closely interwoven with real-world clinical practice as we know that such experience is crucial to help you reach NMC standards. Key to your journey on this 20-month intensive course will be strong development of your interpersonal skills (as identified in the Essential Skills Cluster-Communication) to support women and their families through what can sometimes be very complex situations.

You will not only become a midwife competent in the skills needed to promote normal birth and empower women, but become a midwife skilled in managing obstetric and neonatal emergencies, backed up by the evidence based knowledge you need to develop confidence and competence to provide safe care.

Your time here will be split between on-campus study blocks, study days, Trust days, reading weeks and clinical placements – with at least 50 per cent of the course on clinical activities and 40 per cent in class or theory-based.

As we closely align with the values of the NHS Constitution we'll also make sure you leave fully engaged with not just the practice but the ethical and legal framework of today's patient-centric National Health Service.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now open

About this course

The course also aims to enable you to demonstrate safe and effective competence in:

Applying evidence-based knowledge to best midwifery practice
Applying your knowledge of psychological, social, emotional and spiritual factors that may positively or adversely influence normal child birth to practice
Appropriate interpersonal skills (as identified in the Essential Skills Cluster-Communication) to support women and their families
Skills in managing obstetric and neonatal emergencies, underpinned by appropriate knowledge
Become an autonomous practitioner to women experiencing normal childbirth

You'll experience all the relevant areas of midwifery practice: community-based, home-based, post- and ante-natal, in addition to hands-on exposure in contexts from birthing centres to hospital delivery suites. This will help you to pursue a career in a variety of midwifery roles after you graduate.

You'll also be working at every level of the NHS, from global leading centres to district hospitals thanks to our location and the strength of the links we have with Trusts in the region.

andidates must satisfy the general admissions requirements of the programme, which are as follows

Be registered with the NMC as a general nurse (adult) and consolidated this with a period of 12 months full-time nursing experience immediately prior to commencing the programme.
Have evidence of 240 specific credits, 120 of which should be level 5 (diploma level) or equivalent.

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Subjects

  • NHS Training
  • Midwifery
  • Critical Thinking
  • Health
  • Education
  • Technical Skills
  • Clinical Skills
  • Life Sciences
  • Midwifery Shortened Programme
  • Professional midwifery practice
  • Vulnerable women

Course programme

Level 6

In terms of theory, you will complete the following modules:

  • Foundation in midwifery and clinical skills
  • Complex midwifery care and clinical skills
  • Professional midwifery practice
  • Supporting vulnerable women and families
  • Examination and care of the baby part 1
  • Examination and care of the baby part 2

The degree is delivered by a mixture of six modules in the Department of Midwifery within the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences and four to six week placements over 86 weeks.

We start with a strong foundation in the basics of Midwifery before moving quickly into hands-on experience. We adhere to the '6 Cs' values of the NHS Constitution, so right from the start will be looking to develop not only your technical skills (including the importance of evidence-based care and critical thinking) but the legal, professional and above all the ethical dimensions of the job.

The course is full-time, equivalent to a 37.5 hour working week. As in nursing you will be expected to work different shift patterns whilst on placement.

During the first term you will have the opportunity to complete a delivery suite and a community placement. Placements in the ante/postnatal wards, antenatal clinic and neonatal unit will take place during the remainder of your course.

Midwifery Shortened Programme - BSc (Hons)

£ 9,250 + VAT