There are also units covering the social factors impacting health, human nutrition and the digestive system. Another unit will provide you with an introduction to Psychology. All of which will benefit you as a midwife. The CBT and OSCE information booklets for all nursing fields apply to adult nursing, children’s nursing, learning disabilities nursing and mental health nursing pathways.

Essential Competencies - International Confederation of Midwives

English Language, Mathematics and Science are required at GCSE/iGCSE level with a minimum Grade of C or 4. A minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 (grade C) or above, usually including English, Maths, and one of the Science subjects You will split your time on the course equally between theory study and clinical learning in practice learning environments. The theory component will be delivered in a blend of face-to-face and online teaching, including face-to-face lectures, tutorials and seminars, clinical teaching in our skills laboratories, online lectures and seminars, guided independent and self-directed study.

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Another crucial character trait of a successful midwife is having emotional and mental resilience. You may deal with situations that you find difficult, and emotionally separating yourself from these situations is essential. Our vision for midwifery is safe, effective and kind midwifery practice that improves the health and wellbeing of mothers, babies and their families. Our values Two full time senior midwifery advisers provide advice and guidance across to all of our colleagues in the NMC. This ensures that the midwifery voice is considered in all aspects of our operational work. This includes integration of high-quality face-to-face and online learning activities, such as lectures, small group seminars, skills simulation, directed reading and case studies. It's important that everyone feels confident about the care they can expect from the midwives on our register.

MIDWIFE CORE COMPETENCIES OF REGISTERED MIDWIFE

Enjoy specific learning experiences alongside students studying for other healthcare profession qualifications, such as pharmacists and mental health nurses. There are a limited number of medical conditions (such as being a chronic carrier of Hepatitis B) that may affect your ability to register as a midwife with the NMC and your freedom to practice in certain clinical situations on health and safety grounds. Year 3 enables you to consolidate your knowledge, understanding and skills, encouraging you to think strategically about the role of the midwife, and as an accountable and autonomous clinician, scholar, leader and educator. As part of the ongoing development of the Test of Competence OSCE for midwifery, we have made some changes to the existing assessments and released a small number of new stations which will come into use from Monday 26 June. These changes will ensure a wider coverage of the standards, code of practice and blueprint and forms part of our routine maintenance to keep the test valid and reliable.A midwife is the lead health professional in pregnancy. Providing support and care from pre-conception, all the way to up to 28 days after the birth of the baby. A good midwife is personable, trustworthy, funny, well-informed, and someone new mothers can depend on in their times of need. This Access to midwifery course can also be studied entirely online. So you can work your way towards a midwifery degree without having to sacrifice any of your current commitments. Or change your already established schedule. The Additional Care units reflect the Domain 4 of the Standards of Proficiency for Midwives (NMC, 2019), and builds on the Universal Care units to support you with the knowledge, understanding and skills to care for and support those with additional needs.

Essential Competencies for Midwifery Practice Essential Competencies for Midwifery Practice

Your academic assessor will support the assessment of your progress in the practice learning environment. Increased information on the skills for the second stage of labour, infant feeding and daily examination of the baby We are able to consider applications from graduates on an individual basis. You must have achieved a minimum of a Lower Second in your previous degree. If your degree is not in a relevant subject or if you have not studied recently, we recommend that you undertake some additional study in a relevant subject including human biology. If you have not previously studied human biology, we may recommend that you do so prior to commencing the course. Our close working relationships with the maternity services across Greater Manchester facilitate a smooth transition into employment as a midwife within the city. An Access to Higher Education Diploma is the ideal equivalent to A Levels for those who do not hold the relevant qualifications. And with modules on study skills for university, it’s ideal for those who have been out of full-time education a fair amount of time.

Access to Higher Education

Midwives are the main providers of care for the majority of childbearing women, people and their families throughout pregnancy, labour and the first few weeks after the birth. Midwives assess their wellbeing and needs, provide information on a wide range of issues, work with them to plan and provide their care, promote the health of the family, teach skills for labour and parenthood and support them and their partners throughout the childbearing process. Midwives work with and refer to a range of other professionals to provide high-quality care to birthing women and people. route will take the 10-credit Promoting Excellence in Midwifery Unit. This unit also considers the many roles of the midwife, in particular as leaders, communicators, professionals and change-makers. Leadership and education form a major aspect of your Year 4 studies. All teaching is provided by academic staff who are qualified midwives or other professionals with qualifications related to health. This highly acclaimed step-by-step guide provides the relevant physiology, available evidence and rationale for each clinical skill. In a highly readable format, 'Skills for Midwifery Practice' offers self-assessment and short summaries, as well as detailed instruction on achieving a range of clinical skills.