Job summary
BSc Hons Midwifery
22 month post experience (second registration for adult nurses) degree programme.
Oxford Brookes University, with practice placements at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Applications for September 2024 entry are now being considered
Entry criteria:
- Hold a Diploma or (preferably) a Degree in adult nursing.
- Are registered on the NMC Register as a Registered Nurse (adult).
- Have worked full-time in clinical practice as a Registered Nurse caring for adults for at least 6 months in the year prior to the course (or equivalent).
- Are employed in one of the following areas:
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust/ NHS Trust located in Thames Valley/ Other UK NHS Trust
Applicants whose first language is not English will also be required to evidence IELTS with a minimum language pass of level 7 in all areas.
Salary- A4C Mid-Point Band 5
For September 2024 entry, salary support and university fees will be funded by South East Region Health Education England. Nurses currently employed by OUH can be seconded to undertake this course.
For further information about employment at Oxford University NHS Trust please contact Tory Brown - vbrown@brookes.ac.uk
For further information about employment at Oxford University NHS Trust please contact Sacha Ream sacha.ream@ouh.nhs.uk
Selection/Interview Day 13th May 2024
Main duties of the job
The NMC Standards of Proficiency for Midwives (2019) require that, at the point of registration, students must demonstrate the ability to be an accountable, autonomous, professional midwife who can:
- Provide safe and effective midwifery care
- Provide universal care for all women, optimising normal physiological processes and promoting health and public health via assessment, screening and care planning
- Provide additional care for women and newborns with complications by undertaking first line assessment and management of above.
- Promote excellence in midwifery practice as a colleague, scholar and leader
In order to achieve this, the course will develop the students' knowledge, understanding and skills across a range of themes, including:
- Evidence-based care and the importance of maintaining a current knowledge-base
- The physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual safety of women and newborn infants
- Communication and relationship building.
- Working across the whole continuum of care and in all settings, and understanding the woman's and newborn infant's whole maternity journey
- Providing continuity of care and carer
- Ensuring that women, partners and families have all the information needed to fully inform their decisions
- Anticipating, preventing, and responding to emergencies.
- Public health, health promotion, and protection, including understanding and working to mitigate health and social inequalities
- Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Midwifery student job description
The NMC Standards of Proficiency for Midwives (2019) require that, at the point of registration, students must demonstrate the ability to be an accountable, autonomous, professional midwife who can:
- Provide safe and effective midwifery care
- Provide universal care for all women, optimising normal physiological processes and promoting health and public health via assessment, screening and care planning
- Provide additional care for women and newborns with complications by undertaking first line assessment and management of emergencies, complications and additional care needs; and provide ongoing care and support of women and infants across the range of complication and complexity in partnership with the interdisciplinary team
- Promote excellence in midwifery practice as a colleague, scholar and leader
- Combine clinical knowledge and understanding, clinical skills, interpersonal and cultural competence to provide quality care that is tailored to individual circumstances and preferences.
In order to achieve this, the course will develop the students knowledge, understanding and skills across a range of themes, including:
- Evidence-based care and the importance of maintaining a current knowledge-base
- The physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual safety of women and newborn infants
- Communication and relationship building, working in partnership with women, including enabling and advocating for the human rights of women and children
- Working across the whole continuum of care and in all settings, and understanding the womans and newborn infants whole maternity journey
- Providing continuity of care and carer
- Optimising the normal processes of reproduction and early life
- Ensuring that women, partners and families have all the information needed to fully inform their decisions
- Anticipating, preventing, and responding to emergencies, complications and additional care needs
- Public health, health promotion, and health protection, including understanding and working to mitigate health and social inequalities
- Interdisciplinary and multiagency working
- Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding
Entry criteria:
- Hold a Diploma or (preferably) a Degree in Adult Nursing.
- Are registered on the NMC Register as a Registered Nurse (adult).
- Have worked full-time in clinical practice as a Registered Nurse caring for adults for at least 6 months in the year prior to the course (or equivalent).
- Applicants whose first language is not English will also be required to evidence IELTS with a minimum language pass of level 7 in all areas.
- Priority will be given to nurses currently employed by an NHS Trust in Oxfordshire
Salary
Students on the shortened midwifery programme will receive salary support at Mid-Point Band 5 and their tuition fees, funded by Health Education England/NHS England. This funding is awaiting final confirmation for a September 2024 start.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Midwifery student job description
The NMC Standards of Proficiency for Midwives (2019) require that, at the point of registration, students must demonstrate the ability to be an accountable, autonomous, professional midwife who can:
- Provide safe and effective midwifery care
- Provide universal care for all women, optimising normal physiological processes and promoting health and public health via assessment, screening and care planning
- Provide additional care for women and newborns with complications by undertaking first line assessment and management of emergencies, complications and additional care needs; and provide ongoing care and support of women and infants across the range of complication and complexity in partnership with the interdisciplinary team
- Promote excellence in midwifery practice as a colleague, scholar and leader
- Combine clinical knowledge and understanding, clinical skills, interpersonal and cultural competence to provide quality care that is tailored to individual circumstances and preferences.
In order to achieve this, the course will develop the students knowledge, understanding and skills across a range of themes, including:
- Evidence-based care and the importance of maintaining a current knowledge-base
- The physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual safety of women and newborn infants
- Communication and relationship building, working in partnership with women, including enabling and advocating for the human rights of women and children
- Working across the whole continuum of care and in all settings, and understanding the womans and newborn infants whole maternity journey
- Providing continuity of care and carer
- Optimising the normal processes of reproduction and early life
- Ensuring that women, partners and families have all the information needed to fully inform their decisions
- Anticipating, preventing, and responding to emergencies, complications and additional care needs
- Public health, health promotion, and health protection, including understanding and working to mitigate health and social inequalities
- Interdisciplinary and multiagency working
- Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding
Entry criteria:
- Hold a Diploma or (preferably) a Degree in Adult Nursing.
- Are registered on the NMC Register as a Registered Nurse (adult).
- Have worked full-time in clinical practice as a Registered Nurse caring for adults for at least 6 months in the year prior to the course (or equivalent).
- Applicants whose first language is not English will also be required to evidence IELTS with a minimum language pass of level 7 in all areas.
- Priority will be given to nurses currently employed by an NHS Trust in Oxfordshire
Salary
Students on the shortened midwifery programme will receive salary support at Mid-Point Band 5 and their tuition fees, funded by Health Education England/NHS England. This funding is awaiting final confirmation for a September 2024 start.
Person Specification
interview
Essential
Desirable
- Hold a Diploma or (preferably) a Degree in Adult Nursing
Person Specification
interview
Essential
Desirable
- Hold a Diploma or (preferably) a Degree in Adult Nursing
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
