Bachelor of Midwifery BMid (Hons) (pre-registration shortened)

Fact File

  • Type and duration: Degree/BMid. 80 weeks (including annual leave and bank holidays)
  • Required subjects: current registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Professional Register as a nurse (adult, first level); evidence of 120 relevant credits at level one and level two; evidence of recent relevant study; evidence that you have continued with your professional development since completing the nurse education programme (demonstrated using a continuing professional development portfolio)
  • Estimated Intake: 14
  • Location: one of six maternity units in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire and university -based teaching in Nottingham or Lincoln
  • Further information  Midwifery

Course overview

 

This programme is designed for registered nurses wanting to change career and undertake a pre-registration midwifery programme. It recognises that nurses have knowledge and skills relevant to midwifery and therefore is shorter than the three-year programme. Students undertaking this shortened programme will be employees of their host Trust and will be paid a salary which is normally within the level five band of Agenda for Change.

 

Teaching period one

 

Students admitted to this programme will have provided evidence of appropriate study and practice capabilities at level one.


Teaching period two (40 weeks)

 

You will have the opportunity to develop analytical skills by exploring the different ways in which pregnancy and childbirth changes people’s lives. Practice placements will enable you to analyse the appropriateness of care and develop problem-solving skills. Modules studied include: Women Focused Care (1); Evidence-based Practice in Normal Childbearing; Applied Reproductive Biology;
Integrated Theory and Practice of Maternal and Neonatal Complications and Emergencies.


Teaching period three (30 weeks)

 

Modules reflect the complexity of independent midwifery practice alongside the midwife’s multi-faceted role as a member of different teams in maternity services. At the end of this teaching period you will be expected to function as an accountable midwife practitioner. Modules studied include Women Focused Care (2); Preparation for Professional Practice; Counselling within Midwifery; Developing Skills in Research; The Dissertation. (all modules are subject to change)

 

By the end of the course

You will to be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Midwifery with honours and registration as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You will have begun to develop the skills needed for effective management and leadership, and for teaching.


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