Autonomous Midwifery Practice

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate and evaluate safe practice within the limitations of the student midwives own competence, knowledge and sphere of professional practice, consistent with the legislation relating to midwifery practice
• Critically appraise the diagnostic and decision-making skills required for the safe assessment, planning and delivery of care for women and their newborn infant during the childbirth continuum
• Critically analyse programmes of care demonstrating modifications for the improvements of outcomes for women, babies and their families
• Recognise and critically appraise the value of the women's, and their families, voice within maternity services and own professional development

Decision-making •Decision-making theories and their application to an evidence informed practice setting •Risk assessment and management •Policy drivers •The use of clinical audit, service evaluation and quality improvement data to evaluate and enhance practice provision and to support women’s evidence-informed decision-making •Enhancing the decision-making and risk assessment skills required for autonomous contemporary practice •Patient safety, human factors, critical incidences, near misses, serious adverse events and quality care •Advocating for women and newborn infants •Being the lead professional •Escalating concerns/challenging colleagues •Decisions outside clinical guidance •Planning non-discriminatory, respectful, compassionate and kind care in partnership with women and families to strengthen their capabilities, including consideration of capacity •Working in partnership with other professionals /agencies •Documentation in decision-making •The patient voice • Cultural humility • Clinical governance Personal professional practice •Regulatory requirements for practice including revalidation, CPD and life-long learning •Transition to first post •Strength based approach – develop strength, resourcefulness and flexibility to work in stressful and difficult situations, understanding self •Development of the role of autonomous practitioner •Fitness to practice and professional self-regulation •Duty of care •Duty of candour - courage, integrity, transparency, impact of dysfunctional attitudes and behaviour, ineffective team working •Safe staffing •The role of Professional Midwifery Advocate •Developing a 1, 3 and 5 year career plan. •Continuous self-reflective practice •Global and multicultural perspectives of healthcare, political, legal and ethical issues influencing practice •Telehealth literacy Programme threads are linked throughout and include: Infant feeding principles Medicines management Reflection Mental health and well-being Values Based Enquiry Journey Leadership Coaching

Synchronous and asynchronous lectures Group work Reflection Self-directed study Blended learning

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Case study

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: From Module lead, or member of Midwifery team as appropriate.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.