Participating in Midwifery Care

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This document only provides information for the academic year selected and does not form part of the student contract

School:

School of Human and Health Sciences

Credit Rating:

Level (including FHEQ):

F (FHEQ Level 4)

Graded or Non Graded:

Non Graded

Version Valid From:

2021-09-01

Module Leader:

Sophie Hinsliff

Version Number

2023.01

Learning Methods

Guided Independent Study

Seminar

Practical Classes and Demonstrations

Work Based Learning

Requirements

Barred Combinations

Shared Teaching

HFM1012 - Participating in Midwifery Care

Professional Body Requirements

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Synopsis

You’ll have the opportunity to complete 630 hours on clinical placement within a midwifery practice environment. You’ll be supported to participate in midwifery care that is universal for all women and their families during pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period. This will involve you participating in caring for the newborn and supporting effective infant feeding. This practice-based module will help you to start developing and applying knowledge, skills, values and attitudes within a range of clinical practice settings. It will also provide you with opportunities to work towards the proficiencies and standards required of a registered midwife.

Learning Strategy

Learning for this module, will be mainly studied away from the University in the midwifery and other care settings. As an apprentice you will follow a clinical placement pattern which enables you to meet both the requirements of the module and the requirements of your employment contract. You will be … For more content click the Read More button below. Your learning and development will be directly supported by your practice supervisor and practice assessor. This is separate and different to your regular apprenticeship meetings with your employer and university staff, which are completed in the tripartite documentation. You will meet with your practice assessor early in your clinical placement to determine your learning goals and strategies for working towards these. Your development will be supported by practice supervisors who can confirm practice episode records, assess when you have achieved a proficiency and European Directive. During placements you will be rostered in a supernumerary capacity and expected to experience the same shift times as practice supervisors. However, reasonable adjustments can be made for apprentice midwives who have personal learning support plans. Practice supervisors can provide regular verbal and written feedback to guide your progress. The practice assessor will meet with you, normally on two more occasions during your placements, to review the progress of your knowledge, skills and professional behaviour. Your achievements and progress will be summatively assessed at the end of your placements for year one by your practice assessor. You are expected to document reflection on your own progress, a plan for your development and evidence to support achievement of the proficiencies in the Midwifery On-going Record of Achievement (MORA) prior to each of these meetings. An academic assessor will collate, confirm, provide a summary of your achievement and make recommendations for progression on the course at the end of the year. An academic assessor will verify the assessment. Support will be provided by a nominated practice person, academic assessor, and the clinical practice team. Detailed guidance is available within the Midwifery On-going Record of Achievement (MORA) and module handbook. You will be allocated to a reflective group, to facilitate self-development and group-reflection skills. Peer assisted learning will be available in preparation for and during placements. You will be supported to share your experiences with other health professional apprentices. For reflective learning and classroom-based practical sessions, you will experience shared teaching/learning with students on the equivalent module on the Midwifery Degree course. Independent study time will include completion of your MORA and preparation for progress reviews. You are also encouraged to attend study days or complete additional e-learning (30 hours) to enhance your development. Examples include: Midwifery Society events, training within your placement area, Baby friendly initiative (BFI) workshops. Your learning from this independent study can be evidenced through certificates of attendance or written reflections. These hours do not normally count towards your work-based learning or practice hours. You are encouraged to access Brightspace and e-mail to maintain links with peers and lecturers during clinical placements.

Your learning and development will be directly supported by your practice supervisor and practice assessor. This is separate and different to your regular apprenticeship meetings with your employer and university staff, which are completed in the tripartite documentation.

You will meet with your practice assessor early in your clinical placement to determine your learning goals and strategies for working towards these. Your development will be supported by practice supervisors who can confirm practice episode records, assess when you have achieved a proficiency and European Directive. During placements you will be rostered in a supernumerary capacity and expected to experience the same shift times as practice supervisors. However, reasonable adjustments can be made for apprentice midwives who have personal learning support plans.

Practice supervisors can provide regular verbal and written feedback to guide your progress. The practice assessor will meet with you, normally on two more occasions during your placements, to review the progress of your knowledge, skills and professional behaviour. Your achievements and progress will be summatively assessed at the end of your placements for year one by your practice assessor. You are expected to document reflection on your own progress, a plan for your development and evidence to support achievement of the proficiencies in the Midwifery On-going Record of Achievement (MORA) prior to each of these meetings. An academic assessor will collate, confirm, provide a summary of your achievement and make recommendations for progression on the course at the end of the year. An academic assessor will verify the assessment.

Support will be provided by a nominated practice person, academic assessor, and the clinical practice team. Detailed guidance is available within the Midwifery On-going Record of Achievement (MORA) and module handbook.

You will be allocated to a reflective group, to facilitate self-development and group-reflection skills. Peer assisted learning will be available in preparation for and during placements. You will be supported to share your experiences with other health professional apprentices. For reflective learning and classroom-based practical sessions, you will experience shared teaching/learning with students on the equivalent module on the Midwifery Degree course.

Independent study time will include completion of your MORA and preparation for progress reviews. You are also encouraged to attend study days or complete additional e-learning (30 hours) to enhance your development. Examples include: Midwifery Society events, training within your placement area, Baby friendly initiative (BFI) workshops. Your learning from this independent study can be evidenced through certificates of attendance or written reflections. These hours do not normally count towards your work-based learning or practice hours.

You are encouraged to access Brightspace and e-mail to maintain links with peers and lecturers during clinical placements.

Outline Syllabus

Placements will vary according to local service provision but will include participation in continuity of midwifery care and care in a variety of health care settings, such as women’s homes, health centres, hospital wards, clinics and birth centres. During this practice module you will begin to develop the knowledge, skills … For more content click the Read More button below. Accountable, autonomous, professional midwifery practice, including • Practising within the Code (NMC, 2018) • Legal frameworks • Advocacy • Candour, integrity, transparency and courage • Effective record keeping Safe and effective midwifery care, including • Continuity of care and carer • Providing safe, respectful, kind, nurturing care • Promoting and providing continuity of care and carer Universal care for all women and newborn infants, including • Effective communication with women, their families and colleagues • Psychological and physical health and well-being • Optimising physiological processes and promoting positive outcomes • Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care during pregnancy, labour, birth, the postnatal and neonatal periods • Social, cultural and spiritual needs • Pharmacology and medicines management • Safe and effective infant feeding Excellence in midwifery care; working as a colleague, scholar and leader, including • Interdisciplinary and multi-agency team-working • Evidence-informed practice • Individual and team reflection Mandatory training (incorporating a combination of on-line and practical learning) 1. Moving and handling 2. Adult and newborn life support and first aid 3. Health, safety and welfare, COSHH, fire safety 4. Handling violence and aggression 5. Infection prevention and control 6. Equality, diversity and human rights 7. Preventing radicalisation 8. Safeguarding adults and children 9. Data security

During this practice module you will begin to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes to participate in:

Accountable, autonomous, professional midwifery practice, including

• Practising within the Code (NMC, 2018)

• Legal frameworks

• Advocacy

• Candour, integrity, transparency and courage

• Effective record keeping

Safe and effective midwifery care, including

• Continuity of care and carer

• Providing safe, respectful, kind, nurturing care

• Promoting and providing continuity of care and carer Universal care for all women and newborn infants, including

• Effective communication with women, their families and colleagues

• Psychological and physical health and well-being

• Optimising physiological processes and promoting positive outcomes

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care during pregnancy, labour, birth, the postnatal and neonatal periods

• Social, cultural and spiritual needs

• Pharmacology and medicines management

• Safe and effective infant feeding

Excellence in midwifery care; working as a colleague, scholar and leader, including

• Interdisciplinary and multi-agency team-working

• Evidence-informed practice

• Individual and team reflection

Mandatory training (incorporating a combination of on-line and practical learning)

1. Moving and handling

2. Adult and newborn life support and first aid

3. Health, safety and welfare, COSHH, fire safety

4. Handling violence and aggression

5. Infection prevention and control

6. Equality, diversity and human rights

7. Preventing radicalisation

8. Safeguarding adults and children

9. Data security

Formative Assessment

Assessment 1: Other

Assessment 2: In-Class Test

Assessment 3: Written practice exercise

Summative Assessment

Assessment 1: Project Work

Description:Midwifery on-going Record of Achievement (MORA)* *MORA includes: • Practice assessment • Progress towards achievement of proficiencies • Progress towards achievement of European Directives • Practice hours All components must be passed in order to gain credit for the module in accordance with NMC (2018) Standards framework for nursing and midwifery education. Student referral is not permitted – in agreement with the Pro Vice Chancellor.

Assessment Weight:100

Assessment Length:0 Hours (Duration)

Module Learning Outcomes:MLO1, MLO2, MLO3, MLO4, MLO5

Individual or Group:Individual

Final Assessment Component:Yes

Marked Anonymously:No

Eligible for Tutor Reassessment:No

Assessment Criteria

The practice assessment criteria and descriptors (as detailed in the MORA) and the learning outcomes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) will apply. Identities of individuals and organisations should be anonymised and confidences respected. Consent should be obtained from individual service users for use of any of their personal health information. … For more content click the Read More button below. Apprentice midwives may exceptionally carry 70 practice hours into year two, where unforeseen circumstances have prevented them from completing 630 hours in the current academic year.

The practice assessment criteria and descriptors (as detailed in the MORA) and the learning outcomes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) will apply.

Identities of individuals and organisations should be anonymised and confidences respected. Consent should be obtained from individual service users for use of any of their personal health information.

Apprentice midwives are not expected to achieve all proficiencies and European directives at level 4. During this module, apprentice midwives are expected to achieve a minimum of 50% of the proficiencies specified in the MORA context document for year one to enable them to progress into year two.

Apprentice midwives may exceptionally carry 70 practice hours into year two, where unforeseen circumstances have prevented them from completing 630 hours in the current academic year.

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