Midwives provide skilled, knowledgeable and compassionate care to women, newborn infants and their families. They work across the continuum of pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum and the early weeks of a newborn infant's life. To meet these needs our programme reflects a dynamic, student-centred approach to learning, teaching and assessment. <br><br>It aims to prepare you for practice as an accountable and autonomous midwife with a focus on:<br><br>• mastery of the knowledge and skills required to provide safe and effective midwifery care to women and their families<br>• the interpersonal and cultural competence required for effective and collaborative working<br>• developing self-capability in a midwifery leadership context, particularly in relation to quality, safety and efficacy<br>• demonstrating commitment to ongoing research, audit and service evaluation to enhance professional learning, policy and practice<br><br>This three-year Master of Midwifery programme is subject to the ‘NMC Standards for pre-registration midwifery programmes' . This requires that 50% of programme learning is theoretical and 50% is practical. Theoretical content will be delivered online using a variety of student-centred interactive approaches. The simulation and practice of clinical skills will take place face-to-face in our Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre prior to placement experiences. Clinical placements are undertaken with our Health Board partners in NHS Lothian, Forth Valley, Fife and Borders – all candidates should be aware that they may be placed in any of these areas. You will also have the opportunity to organise a four-week elective clinical placement at home or abroad as part of your programme.<br><br>Duration: 3 years Full Time