Module overview
This is a core module for attendance and the completion of required NMC activities, skills and programme requirements. This module does not contribute to classification and will result in a record of ‘achieved’ or ‘not achieved’. You must complete all level 5 proficiencies and drug calculation tests to achieve a successful completion to the programmed year.
You will be required to complete a minimum of five continuity of carer caseload experiences across part 2 & 3 of the programme. This will be introduced early within the programme to allow time for the required planning and risk assessment. There is a risk assessment caseload document that needs completing per caseload. Each caseload will require a user feedback evaluation. Appropriate activities can be recorded within your Midwifery Ongoing Record of Achievement (MORA) portfolio of evidence.
It is a course requirement to meet the NMC standards of a minimum of 4600 hours of across the three years with 50% in clinical practice. The programme comprises 44 weeks of programmed activity to accommodate completion of Domain 6 of the Standards of
proficiency for midwives (NMC, 2019) as set out in the Midwifery On-going Record of Achievement (MORA) profile. By the end of the programme, you must have completed 2475 hours in clinical practice. In each part you are scheduled to complete 825 hours towards this total. The total placement hours includes any caseloading hours you may complete in year 2 of the programme.
To successfully complete this module you must have a clinical hours deficit of equal to or less than 150 hours. A deficit of more than 150 hours will result in failure of the module at first attempt, and the requirement to take a pause in studies and return to programme ahead of the next academic year to make up the hours deficit.
If your clinical hours deficit exceeds 75 hours at the end of the part you are required to meet with your Academic Assessor and discuss a plan to resolve this deficit within the next part.