Welcome to the University of Chester the Faculty

Welcome to the University of Chester, the Faculty of Health and Social Care and to the Department of Midwifery, Child and Reproductive Health 1

• • • The programme is 50% theory and 50% practice 3 year programme which leads to registration as a Midwife on the NMC Register BSc (Hons) Midwifery Programme Lead: Dr Taniya Roberts

BSc (HONS) MIDWIFERY YEAR ONE-modules in the current programme • MW 4103 Normal Midwifery Care • MW 4104 Skills for Midwifery Practice • MW 4100 Applied Sciences in Midwifery Practice I • MW 4101 Applied Sciences in Midwifery Practice II • MW 4105 Key Skills for Midwifery • MW 4102 Health Promotion and Public Health in Midwifery Practice 50% of your module mark is achieved by either an exam or written assignment 50% of your module mark is achieved by clinical assessments in practice

BSc (HONS) MIDWIFERY YEAR TWO-modules in the current programme • MW 5100 Sexual Health and the Role of the Midwife • MW 5101 Care of Neonate • MW 5102 Maternity Complications and Emergencies • MW 5103 Professional Issues In Midwifery • MW 5104 Neonatal Nutrition • MW 5105 Medical Disorders in Pregnancy Module MW 5103 does not have any practice assessments attached to it.

BSc (HONS) MIDWIFERY YEAR THREE-modules in the current programme • MW 6200 The Accountable Midwife • MW 6201 Governance Driving Maternity Services • MW 6202 Preparation for Professional Practice • MW 6203 Research in Context • MW 6204 Research Proposal Modules MW 6201, MW 6203 & MW 6204 do not have any practice assessments attached to them.

At interview you will be asked for your 1 st and 2 nd choice of practice placement Chester Wirral Warrington Practice Placements at NHS Hospital Trusts Leighton (Nr Crewe) Macclesfield

PRACTICE PLACEMENTS Maternity care is a 24 hour service and students will work a variety of day shifts, night shifts and weekends. Students are allocated an academic assessor, and a practice supervisor and practice assessor, whilst in practice. You will be based at your practice placement for 50% of your course. Students will have the opportunity to follow a Continuity of Care model. Clinical assessment is numerically scored, and forms part of the module mark.

Personal Academic Tutor Cohort and Module leads & Programme Leader Chester Students’ Union Student Support Learning Support Study Skills Practice Assessor & Supervisor Academic Assessor Student Futures

Student Experience Representatives Student - Staff Liaison Committee Student Empowerment Group Student Quality Ambassadors All modules and practice placements are evaluated throughout the year to ensure a quality educational service is delivered. Student Voice Student representation – is via programme committee, programme planning team, Faculty Board of Study. Students are also asked to participate in internal and external reviews. Evaluation data is reported through the Faculty committee structure and in the annual review of the programme, which includes action points and their status.

THE MIDWIFERY SOCIETY The University of Chester Student Midwives Midwifery Society can be accessed at www. uocmidwiferysociety. org www. facebook. co. uk/Uo. CMid wifery. Society @Uo. CMidwifery. Soc

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

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Results of National Student Survey 2019 -2020 The BSc (Hons)Midwifery programme achieved 100% for both Academic Support and Learning Resources and 95. 83% for overall satisfaction with the quality of the course for 2019 -2020. (Retrieved from https: //www. officeforstudents. org. uk/advice-and-guidance/student-informationand-data/national-student-survey-nss/get-the-nss-data/#datafiles)

INTERVIEWS • Present yourself in a positive way and tell us why you should be selected. • Ensure you have researched the Role of the Midwife! • Good communication skills are essential. • Practise your interview technique.

INTERVIEWS SELECTION & INTERVIEWS Values Based Interviews The Values Based framework will ensure a standardised approach to recruiting students based on the values of the NHS Constitution. This will help to ensure maternity services employ midwives who embody these values and aim to provide the best possible care for women. Values Based Recruitment framework is included within the midwifery interviews. This will take the form of questions which look at the candidates’ values and beliefs. These questions combined with the candidates’ knowledge and understanding of the role of the midwife will provide valuable insight to guide the selection process. (Health Education England: Values Based Recruitment http: //hee. nhs. uk/workprogrammes/values-based-recruitment/

The End Thank you for your interest Find us… FHSC Chester@Fhsc. Chester uochealthandsocialcare uocfacultyofhealthandsocialcare