Transcript Faculty of Health and Social Care Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health Welcome to the University of Chester and the Faculty of Health and Social Care, Riverside campus.

Faculty of Health and Social
Care
Department of Midwifery and
Reproductive Health
Welcome to the
University of Chester
and the
Faculty of Health and
Social Care,
Riverside campus.
BSc (Hons) Midwifery
3 year programme which leads
to registration as a midwife on
the NMC Register
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
5 GCSE qualifications at grade C or above. These should
include English language and Mathematics and
3 A Levels, including Biology which equate to
300 UCAS points or
Kite marked Access Course with a Distinction level
profile or
Advanced GNVQ – Distinction
International Baccalaureate: 24 points
Irish/Scottish Highers: B in 4 Subjects
We no longer accept Key/Functional Skills level 2 as an
equivalent to GCSE
APPLICATION FORMS
Primary reference should if
possible be an academic one.
The applicant should state which
academic year they are applying
for.
Evidence of relevant recent study.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Applicants should always begin by stating
“why they want to be a midwife” and the
role of the midwife.
Midwifery is not a branch of nursing, so
applicants should not confuse the two
separate professions within their
supporting evidence.
Midwifery is primarily about working
with women and their health issues and
not babies.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Compassion
Communication
Courage
Woman and her
family
Care – quality
and safety
Competency
Commitment
PERSONAL STATEMENT
If applicants wish to work with babies and
young children, then they should
seriously think about a course in nursing
children, rather than midwifery.
This is your opportunity to sell yourselves
to our institution, you should utilise the
space and wordage to do this.
You need to identify your transferable
skills and how you will utilise them in
midwifery.
PERSONAL STATEMENT
If you have worked or volunteered within a health
care setting then you need to explain what you have
learned and how you have developed from this
experience.
Please do not just describe your experience.
SELECTION &
INTERVIEWS
We had approximately 1200 applicants for 28
places.
As applicants you need to prepare yourselves
for the interview.
You will be required to sit a literacy and
numeracy test
You must prepare a 10 minute presentation
about why you want to be a midwife and the
role of the midwife and the care that we give
to our clients.
You must also be able to talk about an
article/chapter/news item that you have read
about and found interesting in regards to
current issues in midwifery/women’s health.
INTERVIEWS
You should be reading about midwifery, maternity care and
female health issues prior to the interview.
Read newspapers, watch the news and health
documentaries.
Think about your strengths and how you deal with your
weaknesses, you will be asked about them.
You will be asked about a scenario, which will alter with each
interview date.
INTERVIEWS
Present yourself in a positive way and tell us why you
should be selected.
Good communication skills are essential.
Practise your interview/ presentation technique.
THE COURSE
This is a full time three year course, which equates to 5062.5
hours, which have to be accounted for.
The course is divided into 50% theory and 50% practice.
Students have to work and study for a minimum of 37.5
hours per week.
The course is extremely hard work and requires a consistent
approach.
FINANCES
All students are entitled to a
Non-means tested grant of £1000
and then you can apply for the
Means tested bursary.
Student loans are also available.
Website http://nhsstudentgrants.co.uk
PRACTICE PLACEMENTS
Students are based at one of
5 hospitals;
Wirral (Arrowe Park) -
PRACTICE PLACEMENTS
Students are based at one
of 5 hospitals;
Countess of Chester
PRACTICE PLACEMENTS
Students are based at
one of 5 hospitals;
Macclesfield -
PRACTICE PLACEMENTS
Students are based
at one of 5
hospitals;
Warrington -
PRACTICE PLACEMENTS
Students are
based at one of
5 hospitals;
Leighton -
PRACTICE
PLACEMENTS
Team midwifery is practised in one of the
trusts and the remaining trusts practise in the
traditional way of hospital and community
midwives.
In practice students have to work day shifts,
night shifts and weekends.
Students are allocated a clinical link teacher,
and a mentor/assessor, whilst in practice.
In year three all students have to care for a
caseload of clients.
Clinical assessment is numerically scored, and
forms part of the module mark.
Uniforms are supplied by NHS North West.
Uniform policy.
Professionalism.
University times.
Travel.
Holidays
YEAR ONE-modules
MW4103 Normal Midwifery Care
MW4104 Skills for Midwifery Practice
MW4100 Applied Sciences in
Midwifery Practice I
MW4101 Applied Sciences in
Midwifery Practice II
MW4105 Key Skills for Midwifery
MW4102 Health Promotion and
Public Health in Midwifery Practice
YEAR TWO – modules
MW5101 Care of the Newborn Infant
MW5105 Medical Disorders in Pregnancy
MW5104 Neonatal Nutrition (with BFI
certification)
MW5102 Maternity Complications and
Emergencies
MW5103 Professional Issues in
Midwifery
MW5100 Sexual Health and the Role of
the Midwife
YEAR THREE –modules
MW6200 The Accountable Midwife
MW6203 Research in Context
MW6202 Preparation for Professional
Practice
MW6201 Governance Driving Maternity
Services
MW6204 Research Proposal
STUDENT SUPPORT
All students are allocated a Personal Academic Teacher
(PAT), for the three years of the course.
Each cohort of students also have a cohort leader, who may
be the same person as the PAT. Their role is to oversee the
administration and progression of the cohort.
Each module has a module leader, who acts as the academic
lead and support for that module.
The Programme Leader is accessible for any issues relating
to the programme both academic and clinical that students
may have.
The Head of Department and Deputy Head of Department
are available for students to access whatever the issue may
be.
Learning support is available from Student Support and
Guidance;
Student Skills;
Learning Information Services;
Student’s Union.
EVALUATION
All modules, practice placements are evaluated
throughout the year and the programme is
evaluated at the end of the year.
Evaluation data is reported through the Faculty
committee structure and in the annual review of
the programme, which includes action points and
their status.
Student- Staff Liaison Committee meet quarterly.
Student representation – programme committee,
programme planning team.
EVALUATION
National Student Survey – 2012 results- 100% overall
satisfaction for the BSc (Hons) Midwifery programme at
University of Chester. http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/
Ratings reveal universities with 'most satisfied' nursing students
1 October, 2012 | By The Press Association
The University of Worcester’s nursing department is celebrating after its students
were revealed by a survey to be the most satisfied in the country.
The newly published National Student Survey showed of those studying nursing
across the adult, children’s and mental health first degree courses had agreed
with the statement “overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course”.
“Comparatively few nursing courses gained the 100% statistic in the
independent survey, with midwifery sciences at Queen’s University Belfast and
nursing studies (child nursing) at University of Surrey also among the select
group.
Midwifery courses at the University of the West of Scotland and University of
Chester also hit the mark, along with mental health nursing (BNurs) at the
University of Manchester.”
GUARDIAN UNIVERSITY
LEAGUE TABLE
The Guardian University League Table has been
published for 2014.
University of Chester has gone up from 52 to
46 in the rankings.
Nursing and Midwifery has shot up 42 places
from 60 to 18.
The End
Thank you for your interest