Content will include:

The importance of reflection, barriers to reflection, critical analysis of reflective models, resilience and reflective practice

Development of a resilient practitioner utilising restorative clinical supervision (RCS)

Lessons learned and risk management

Simulation day based on feedback from students experience in practice and from practice debriefs:

Breastfeeding complications

Obstetric emergencies

Communication in difficult situations, emergency situations or women with additional care needs, the importance of speaking up, whistleblowing, communication and leadership, leadership models

Clinical governance, report writing, audit and the application of audit to practice and risk management, quality improvement

Disseminating good practice and challenging practice with evidence based reasoning and debate

Pharmacology policies and legal aspects

Debate of a challenging topic using evidence to support

Management of drugs round including controlled drugs

Bereavement care, trauma, the impact on mental health

SSSA and the role of the midwife as an educator

The Cultural Competence eLearning tool

1. Summative Assessment:

Reflective account and a personal development plan to meet LO1 and LO2, to be no more than 2,500 words in total. This will account for 100% of your grade for this module and must be passed at a minimum of 40%.



Formative Assessment:

In your Practice Assessor Review meetings and in your Academic Assessor Review meetings with your Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor you will have the opportunity to discuss your ideas for your reflection and personal development plan.

You will also be given the opportunity to submit an assessment plan of up to 500 words followed by a 15-minute tutorial.



2. Summative Assessment:

Completion of the Midwifery Ongoing Record of Achievement (including sign-off of a minimum of 100% of proficiencies labelled ‘Able to demonstrate proficiency with appropriate supervision’, upload of all mandatory training, upload of drugs calculation test passed at 100%) to address LO3. This element of the assessment is pass/fail only and therefore accounts for 0% of the overall grade for the module.



Formative Assessment:

You will receive ongoing feedback from your Practice Supervisors and Practice Assessor on your performance in clinical practice, this will be overseen by your Academic Assessor. You must regularly ask for an update on your progress and document Practice Supervisor feedback in your clinical practice document to facilitate discussions regarding your progress with your Practice Assessor.

Clinical practice

Online Platform learning

Tutorials

Problem-based learning¿

Interprofessional learning

Peer Learning¿¿

Flipped Classroom¿¿ ¿

Lectures¿¿

Directed learning

Assessment Preparation¿¿

Group work¿

Group tutorials and discussions

Formative advice and feedback

1. Demonstrate competence in reflection, to critically analyse midwifery practice to develop personal responsibility, self-direction and an ability to problem solve as a professional practitioner

Analysis

Enquiry

Reflection



2. Produce a personal professional development plan relevant to contemporary midwifery practice in preparation for registrant status

Learning

Communication

Problem Solving



3. Demonstrate developing skills related to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s requirements of professional behaviour, performance and clinical proficiencies for midwifery practice as specified within the Midwifery Ongoing Record of Achievement.

Knowledge and Understanding

Learning

Enquiry

Analysis

Problem Solving

Communication

Application

Reflection

Blackburn, S.T. (2017) Maternal, fetal, and neonatal physiology a clinical perspective. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders.



Davies, L., Daellenbach, R. and Kensington, M. (2021) Sustainability, Midwifery and Birth. Second edition. Oxford: Routledge. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429290558.



Chapman, V. and Charles, C. (2013) The Midwife’s Labour and Birth Handbook. Third edition. Somerset: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.



Gilmore Crosby (2021) Spirituality and Emotional Intelligence. Productivity Press.



Lapham, R. and Agar, H. (2015) Drug Calculations for Nurses: A Step-By-step Approach, Fourth Edition. 4th edn. Oakville: Taylor & Francis Group. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1201/b18504.



Mayes, M., Macdonald, S. and Johnson, G. (2017) Midwifery. 15th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier.



Medforth, J. (2017) Oxford handbook of midwifery. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.



Myles, M.F. (2014) Myles textbook for midwives. Sixteenth edition / edited by Jayne E. Marshall, PhD, MA, PGCEA, ADM, RM, RGN, and and Maureen D. Raynor, MA, PGCEA, ADM, RMN, RN, RM. Edited by J.E. Marshall and M.D. Raynor – Chapter One



Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) The Code. London: NMC (Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/nmc-code.pdf)



Nursing and Midwifery Council (2019) Standards of proficiency for midwives. London: NMC (Available at https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/standards/2024/standards-of-proficiency-for-midwives.pdf).



Parush, A. (2022) Human Factors in Healthcare: A Field Guide to Continuous Improvement. 1st edition. Netherlands: Springer Nature.



Patricia Lindsay, C.B. (2018) Midwifery skills at a glance. 1st edn. Newark: Wiley.



Tilley, S. and Watson, R. (2004) Accountability in nursing and midwifery. 2nd ed.



Tiran, D. (2012) Baillie`re’s midwives’ dictionary. 12th ed. Edinburgh: Baillie`re Tindall Elsevier.



Varney, H., Kriebs, J.M. and Gegor, C.L. (2003) Varney’s Midwifery. 4th edn. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC.



Wilson, J.H. and Symon, A. (2002) Clinical risk management in midwifery¿: the right to a perfect baby? Oxford: Books for Midwives.

Practice Placement Handbook

BFI Workbook

Technology supported learning

Online learning

Blackboard VLE®

eLearning for Health

Library

Policy and Guidance

Service User and Carers

Must be enrolled on Bachelor of Midwifery (Hons) and achieve the University regulation and compliance requirements for progression to Level 6

This module builds on the skills acquired in ‘The Midwife as a Skilled Practitioner 2’ and you will elevate your expertise to become a highly skilled and autonomous midwifery practitioner. You will demonstrate mastery in the safe and effective application of knowledge to optimise outcomes for women and newborn infants. You will adeptly integrate clinical knowledge, understanding, skills, and interpersonal and cultural competence to deliver tailored, high-quality care to individual circumstances. You will be supported to excel in every aspect of care provision, including assessment, planning, provision, and evaluation, all conducted in close partnership with women. Furthermore, you will demonstrate seamless collaboration with other health and social care professionals when necessary. You will exhibit a steadfast commitment to continuously enhancing your midwifery practice into your career as a registered midwife, recognising its dynamic nature and profound impact on women, newborn infants, partners, and families.