Senior Lecturer Module Leader Angela Cook Senior Lecturer H1.28 01642 384900 Fay Polson Senior Lecturer Marketing & Recruitment Module Leader H1.29 01642 384151 Susan Symonds Admissions Senior Lecturer H1.28 01642 384984 Debra Bunford Senior Lecturer Course Lead Module Leader H1.28 01642 384537 Rosie Dawson Senior Lecturer H1.29 01642 384100 Ext 5150 Steph Worn Senior Lecturer H1.29 01642 384698 Linda McNamee Senior Lecturer H0.37 384123 Debbie Barker Senior Lecturer H0.37 01642 384926 MIDWIFERY PHILOSOPHY Our midwifery philosophy makes explicit beliefs and values that underpin and drive learning and teaching on the BSc (Hons) Midwifery Course at Teesside University. The midwife has a unique and privileged role in caring for their babies and families, at a time of new beginnings, fresh hopes and new dreams, of change and opportunity (DoH, 2016). The term midwife means ‘with woman’, reflecting the special partnership between women and midwives, where the responsibility of the midwife is to educate and advocate throughout their care in the context of health and social care services. Empowerment of the woman is a key focus of the midwifery role to enable informed decision making respecting individual autonomy and ensuring individualised care. The midwifery role encompasses the lead professional for women experiencing normal pregnancy and coordinator of care for women with complex pregnancy (DoH, 2010). As autonomous practitioners, midwives work within the multidisciplinary and multiagency team that strive to deliver safe, equitable, culturally sensitive care, fulfilling the values and principles set out in The Code (NMC, 2015) in a range of different practice settings.
At a negotiated time, the student should shadow the ward manager focusing on the ward manager’s role in the organisation of the ward during the Towards the end of the placement the student will be expected to manage a group of women for one shift, under distant supervision by a Practice Mentor/Midwife Sign-off Mentor. This is a learning experience so it would be helpful for you to give the student feedback to help her/him plan their continuing professional development. The feedback sheet will assist you in giving feedback to the student. The feedback from this activity should be used by the Midwife Sign-off Mentor to assist in the summative grading of practice (Week 45). The student midwife must complete this activity prior to her consolidation period when she will be undertaking indirect supervision whilst in the community setting. WARD MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY Please give feedback on the student’s professional ability to manage the care of a group of women on the antenatal/postnatal ward Name of Student: Name of Midwife Sign-off Mentor: Date: Briefly outline the number and nature of the group of women for whom care is being provided. Outcomes Comments from Practice Mentor Manages supervision, ante/postnatal group of women
APPENDIX 12 TRIPARTITE MEETING SCHEDULES BSc (Hons) Midwifery Course Weeks for Tripartite Meetings Year 1 Community Initial Tripartite Grading in Practice Intranatal placement Telephone Tripartite Grading in Practice Course Weeks 22 28 Course Weeks 43 Year 2 Intranatal placement Initial Tripartite Grading in Practice Ante/postnatal placement Initial Tripartite Grading in Practice Course 9 17 Course Weeks 21/22 43/44 Year 3 Intranatal placement Initial Tripartite Grading in Practice Community placement Initial Tripartite Grading in Practice Course 17/18 38 Course Weeks 5 45