BMid (Hons) Midwifery (2 Year)

• We are proud to confirm that our £300 travel fund to support eligible new UK full-time undergraduate entrants with the costs of travel, continues 2020/21 and 21/22 entrants.  
• At Walsall Campus you will be taught in our state-of-the-art skills facility in the Sister Dora Building. The Skills Laboratories have an immersive simulation suite, meaning we can change the environment without moving the students. Through these simulations, you will get a sense of the environment in clinical practice and apply appropriate responses.
• The new state-of-the-art Skills and Simulation suite at Walsall Campus allows you to gain a sense of the clinical practice environment and apply appropriate responses. The new Skills Suite now includes simulated in-hospital, home and community environments and the use of world-leading technologies such as a virtual dissection anatomy table, allowing for 3D images of human anatomy and diseases to come alive to support learning and enquiry.
• You will gain hands-on experience in a variety of hospital and community settings, working alongside a range of healthcare and other professionals. You will experience opportunities for inter-disciplinary learning across all nursing pathways and with midwifery, social work and social care. The University prides itself on its excellent partnership working arrangements with local NHS trusts and private, voluntary and independent sector organisations for placement opportunities. This partnership works to provide excellent support for you whilst you are on placement ensuring that you are supported and exposed to relevant learning opportunities. Our tutors work closely with practice staff to promote a dynamic, interactive learning environment in which you are encouraged to be an active participant in learning rather than a passive recipient.
• Inter-professional learning (IPL) opportunities (when professionals and/students from different disciplines, learn from and about each other’s roles) are embedded in all three years of the programme. IPL is vital in supporting you to develop the knowledge, skills and insights necessary to ultimately deliver the highest quality of care and work within increasingly integrated and complex health and social care settings.
• When you apply to the University of Wolverhampton, we provide you with a list of all of our placement providers. You then get to select a first and second choice as to where you would like to spend your time in practice. Students always evaluate this well as it means you get to know your local Trust – the Trust gets to grow their own workforce, and you as the student have a greater chance of earning a job at the end of your course.

Who will teach you on this course?

All of the lecturing staff in the midwifery team are Registered Midwives. You will benefit from the team’s expertise, which draws on a wealth of different experiences including a range of clinical, managerial, commissioning and research.

Visiting and honorary lecturers/speakers from a wide range of healthcare and related fields will also participate in the programme who will share contemporary and real-world examples of practice.

We work very closely with service users and carers, people who have had experiences themselves of maternity services and want to make a difference to what you, our student midwives, experience. They inform the course content and are involved in its delivery.

Want to find out more?

Why not attend one of our Open Days, where you will have the opportunity to talk to staff and students who are currently studying and find out more about the course and our facilities?

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As a Registered Midwife you will: 

• meet the NMC ‘Standards of Proficiency for Midwives’
• have obtained the subject knowledge and understanding surrounding the professional and ethical conduct of a midwife, to deliver a high standard of appropriate midwifery care and leadership and supervision of others, as well as being able to reflect on your personal and professional development
• demonstrate subject-specific knowledge related to maternity care, including professional and ethical practice, appropriate care delivery, managing care and personal and professional management
• identify health and social care policy trends and be able to use evidence and develop arguments to underpin your own practice, to evaluate the delivery of healthcare services
• be able to apply decision-making and problem-solving techniques in order to provide quality care to patients and support their families. 

The University is committed to a transparent fee structure, with no hidden costs, to help you make an informed decision. This includes information on what is included in the fee and how fees are calculated and reviewed

• You should be a qualified adult nurse on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Professional Register.
• You should have achieved a minimum of a Level 5 (Diploma in Higher Education) qualification or equivalent and you will also need to demonstrate a strong educational/continuing professional development profile over the previous three to five years
• A minimum of 6 months post qualification experience is essential.
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• Applicants will also be required to provide a satisfactory personal statement and references.
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• Those meeting the entry requirements will be shortlisted for a values-based selection process and will be subsequently required to meet a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Occupational Health requirements.

Other Requirements

Applicants usually need to already be employed by one of our partner NHS organisations, and have support from their NHS Trust to apply for this course.

If you meet the academic entry requirements you may be shortlisted for a values-based interview.

If you meet the academic entry requirements you may be shortlisted for a values-based interview.

You will need to demonstrate that, on entry to the programme, you have capability for digital and technological literacy to meet course outcomes. Evidence of your digital literacy and technological literacy capability is linked to the online application process.

You will also be required to provide a satisfactory personal statement and reference (academic or employer).

 

Additional Information

Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health Check:

Due to the professional nature of some of our courses you may also be required to complete a Declaration of Health and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.  We will coordinate both of these non-academic conditions with you should your course require this and you receive an offer from us

There will be no cost for the DBS this is free to applicants who have secured an offer and have chosen to study at the University of Wolverhampton.

 

During the course you will be required to attend clinical placements and you will be invited to discuss a preferred placement area/s from a selection of pre-determined locations; however your preferred choice is not guaranteed so it is essential that you are able and willing to travel to placement.

 

You will also need to complete an occupational health assessment questionnaire and meet occupational health requirements. If you are accepted onto the course, all of your vaccinations will need to be up to date before you attend placement and the University provides a vaccination programme to ensure that you are appropriately covered.

 

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

If you have previously studied a professional course at another University or College, we will require an academic reference from your previous higher education institution.

 

Student Visa Requirements:

Applicants who require a student visa to enter the UK are not eligible to be considered for this course. 

Skilled Worker Visa Requirements:

Applicants who are in the UK on a Skilled Worker Visa or are a dependent of a Skilled worker are not eligible to be considered for this course. 

 

“It is obvious that the lecturers put a lot of time and effort into teaching sessions in order to maximise our learning.” 

“The genuine support and feeling of wanting us to prosper from all the lecturers.” 

“I think the resources shared on canvas have really helped to aid with learning. The PowerPoints and additional/suggested reading has helped to guide learning.Online earning has helped a lot as it’s helped me have some semblance of a work/home life balance.”

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the purpose of registration as a qualified midwife.

Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status):

By studying an undergraduate or postgraduate pre-registration programme you are eligible for a Tuition Fee loan. of up to £9,250. The loan will support your studies and enable you to start a rewarding career in healthcare.

Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as Overseas (International) students for fee purposes. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) click here.

NHS Learning Support Fund

All eligible nursing , midwifery and most allied health professionals' students on pre-registration courses will also receive a Training Grant of at least £5,000 per year that is not means-tested and will not have to be repaid.

An additional payment of up to £3,000 per academic year will be available to eligible students;

• £2,000 for students with children towards childcare costs

• £1,000 Special Subject Payment on certain shortage specialism courses

Among others, the shortage specialisms have been confirmed to include:

• Mental health nursing

• Learning disability nursing

• Podiatry

Please note that this additional NHS funding is not available for students on the Foundation Year of a 4-year degree

Additional funding:

The Learning Support Fund also offers students additional support while studying for their degree. This includes:

• Additional travel and accommodation costs to clinical placements over their normal daily travel costs

• An exceptional hardship fund of up to £3,000 per student per academic year

You can find more information on the NHS Business Services pages.

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enquiries@wlv.ac.uk

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