Student Midwife

Job summary

Are you an Adult Nurse who would like to become a Midwife?

If the answer is 'yes', we would like to help you to achieve this through our pre-registration BSc (Hons) Midwifery (shortened) programme.

We work closely with the University of Hertfordshire to support your application to change career and we currently have vacancies for the January 2025 cohort.

6th January 2025, concludes on the 28th August 2026 . You will be employed on a fixed term contract for the duration of the course.

Please refer to the following website links for further details:

BSc Hons Degree:

Master of Midwifery: If you wish to make an enquiry,

If you wish to make an enquiry please email:

A student midwife works under the direction of a qualified midwife.

If you are ready to join a dedicated team at the QEH, we would love to hear from you

Main duties of the job

The theoretical component of the course is led by the University of Hertfordshire.

It is an innovative, flexible, work-based course for qualified adult nurses who want to become midwives. It will develop your skills and knowledge so that you can become a responsive, confident midwife able to care for women and their babies. Focusing on holistic care, you will gain a sound knowledge of what is normal and healthy in childbearing women, enabling you to recognise and manage problems they might face.

The programme consists of 86 weeks in total, with eight study block weeks, and reading and professional development time included. During your clinical placements, you will be supported through online resources, discussions, group working and reflection sessions. We use a blended approach to theory which includes online and face to face skills sessions. We have used a variety of learning and teaching strategies to ensure that we maintain a high standard of teaching. Each clinical week comprises of 40 hours and is a combination of 30 clinical hours 10 hours of self-directed theory.

The practical placements will be within the Trust, and you will be placed in various clinical locations to enable you to meet your practice requirements.

Clinical placements include a community midwifery placement, midwifery led birthing unit, labour suite, antenatal clinic, a health visitor placement, and neonatal unit placements.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training & professional development

Essential

Active registration with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse (Adult) first level status. This must be maintained to meet the NMC revalidation requirements for the duration of the course. A Degree or Diploma in Higher Education or 60 level 5 credits.

Desirable

Degree or specialist practitioner award

Experience

Essential

6 months full time post registration (or equivalent) experience within the last 2 years Worked in a variety of settings utilising transferable skills

Desirable

Research awareness

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Some knowledge of professional midwifery issues Able to prioritise care appropriately Understanding of audit and evidence-based practice Can demonstrate an understanding of inter-professional working

Desirable

Evidence of participation in research / clinical audit to change own practice or that of others. Has knowledge of Trust's policies and procedures

Aptitude

Essential

Effective communication skills

Desirable

An enquiring, reflective approach to practice

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