Midwifery Practice with Registration | BSc | Full Time | UCAS code: Apply direct to King's, quoting UCAS code 2830

Department: Midwifery. School of Nursing & Midwifery. For qualified adult branch nurses on the NMC Register who wish to become registered Midwives. You must have completed at least one year as staff nurse and possess a minimum of 120 credits, or equivalent, at level five. Applicants must have at least 6 months experience as a Staff Nurse in the UK working for the NHS.

KEY BENEFITS

Partnerships with world-class teaching hospitals including Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley Fundation Trusts.
Links with health services and policy makers.
100 per cent employability; our graduates are highly sought after nationally and internationally.
Renowned for the quality of our research work.
World-class academics and gifted students from all walks of life.
Approachable, available and supportive staff

UCAS code

Apply direct to King's, quoting UCAS code 2830

Programme type

Single honours

Duration

Eighteen months

Location

Primarily Waterloo and Guy's Campuses with clinical practice in local NHS Trusts

Accreditation

Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Year of entry 2011

Offered by

Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery

Closing date

Please refer to the UCAS website for application deadline dates, or contact the relevant Admissions Office for further advice

Fees & funding

For information on fees and funding for undergraduate programmes at King's go to http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ug/funding/

CONTACTS

Address

Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery
King's College London
James Clerk Maxwell Building
Waterloo Campus
57 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8WA

nightingale@kcl.ac.uk

Tel

020 7848 4698

Fax

020 7848 3680

PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

This BSc midwifery programme is for qualified adult branch nurses on the NMC Register who wish to become registered Midwives. Applicants must normally have completed at least one year as a staff nurse and possess a minimum of 120 credits at level five (or equivalent).

You will study research methodology and normal midwifery practice, followed by more complex midwifery and obstetric situations, decision-making and health promotion. You will complete the programme with a research-based dissertation.

Students on this programme will be employed by one of the Schools partner NHS trusts for the duration of the programme.

ABOUT THE Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery

CAREERS

As the number one school of nursing and midwifery in London, we enjoy an excellent reputation producing outstanding clinicians and world leaders in specialist areas. Students who qualify from our programmes gain professional registration as a nurse or midwife respectively from the Nursing and Midwifery Council. With excellent employability from our programmes, many of our qualifying nurses gain employment in prominent London NHS Trusts, while others choose to work elsewhere in the UK and abroad. There is a varied choice of career destinations from hospitals to community/primary care, research to teaching, management to media. Whatever the chosen pathway, students will be well prepared to meet the challenges of a modern career in nursing and the complexities of tomorrow's healthcare. Midwives who graduate from King's are actively recruited by both national and international employers. Many are involved in innovative practices and others work as independent midwives. Many return for further graduate study in midwifery or women's health.

TEACHING STYLE

A comprehensive range of teaching and learning methods are used, each tailored to the particular area of study being undertaken, with formal lectures accounting for a small proportion of the curriculum. As a School we aim to acknowledge the individuality of our students. Student-centred learning is pivotal to our philosophy and the teaching methods employed encourage and support self development and awareness through reflection on experience. We utilise practitioners, researchers and lecturers to deliver high quality research-based teaching.

STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT

The programmes include an equal balance of theoretical learning and clinical placement with our partner healthcare providers including leading NHS Trusts together with private and voluntary organisations. Programmes are full-time and during clinical practice students work a shift pattern similar to that of the qualified nurse/midwife. A variety of coursework, written and practical exams are used to assess students. Clinical practice is also assessed.

LOCATION

The School is located in the heart of London on the Waterloo Campus on the South Bank of the river Thames. Close links are maintained with the major teaching hospitals and NHS Trusts across London as well as private healthcare providers. Nursing and midwifery students have wide-ranging and unique opportunities to gain experience in some of the most prominent hospitals in London, alongside other areas where healthcare is delivered. This affords students the opportunity to rehearse a wide range of skills, while applying their theoretical learning to practice situations, enabling them to progress their knowledge and understanding of the discipline. For more information about our partners please visit http://www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/partners

SPECIAL NOTES

Nurses and midwives are involved in caring for vulnerable members of society and there is a necessity for all nursing and midwifery students to have enhanced Criminal Records Bureau disclosures. Prior to commencing the programme you must also have occupational health clearance. Students are not required to pay tuition fees for programmes leading to registration as a nurse. New NHS Bursary Scheme Arrangements for nursing students come into place for 2012/13. Details can be obtained from www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/3444.aspx of from the student funding office at www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/services/funding.aspx

Currently, students study the following modules:

YEAR 1

In their first year of study, students study three core modules:

YEAR 1 CORE

Evidence for Midwifery Care
Research Methods
Preparing for Autonomous Practice

YEAR 2

Preparing for Autonomous Practice (continued)
Newborn Assessment
Organisation and Models of Care
Research Based Dissertation

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Australia

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