Candidates Interview Guide - BSc/MSc Midwifery - Prepared by UCLan Midwifery Team
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BSc/MSc Midwifery Candidates Interview Guide Prepared by UCLan Midwifery Team
Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 02
BSc (Hons)
Congratulations on progressing to
the next step of the recruitment
Midwifery
process. Midwifery is an exciting
career and one that offers so much
September
in terms of job satisfaction and
support, as well as giving you the
2022
chance to enhance people’s lives.
We are delighted that you are
choosing the University of Central
Lancashire for your midwifery
journey. Our students are very
important to us and we strive to
ensure that they gain the most from
their experience here.
Within this pack, contains some
information about the university and
the midwifery course. Included is
also information about the next step
of the recruitment process. Please
read the information carefully as it
contains details of what to bring for
the interview.
If you have any further queries,
please do not hesitate to contact us
using the information below. We
look forward to meeting you soon!
Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 03 About UCLan The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in Preston was founded in 1828 as the Institution for the Diffusion of Knowledge. ‘Ex solo ad solem’, or in translation, ‘From the Earth to the Sun’, has been its motto ever since – helping people from all walks of life to make the most of their potential is what UCLan’s all about. CLICK HERE "Today UCLan is one of the UK’s largest universities with a student and staff community approaching 38,000." Recognition In 2010 UCLan became the first UK modern university to appear in the QS World University Rankings. In 2016 the Centre for World University Rankings placed UCLan in the top 3.7 percent of all worldwide universities, highlighting the progress the institution has made in providing students with real-world learning experiences and reflecting the institution’s broad pool of academic talent. CLICK HERE
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An exciting career choice!
Are you up for the challenge?
Turning the page towards your new career is both daunting and thrilling.
Whatever you think midwifery is, in reality it is so much more!
Great success comes with sustained work and effort, midwifery requires
strength of character and determination. Of course you will be well
supported along the way, by the midwifery team, your peers and clinical
midwives. Following successful completion of the course, you will leave
UCLan as a qualified midwife and be entered onto the Nursing and
Midwifery Council (NMC) professional register as a registered midwife.
Pre-registration 3-year course
Begins September 2022
years divided into semesters each year
weeks annual leave each year
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Midwifery at UCLan
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Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 06 Midwifery course hours A busy course! Due to the regulations of the midwifery course, you are required to attend 100% of the theoretical and clinical components of the programme, equating to 40 hours / week. Any time absent from either theoretical and/or clinical placements, whatever the reason, must be repaid either during the holidays or at a time agreed between the course team and your clinical placement site. Working patterns Midwives provide 24-hour service 7 days a week. Therefore, midwifery involves working unsocial hours (nights, weekends and bank holidays), and at times the course will require you to work, split theory and split placement weeks, e.g. 3 theory days and 2 clinical days in placement, but you will have plenty of notice of this. You will be expected to work a combination of morning shifts, evening shifts, long days and night shifts including weekends and bank holidays. You will be supervised by qualified midwives whilst in clinical practice, to support you whilst you are working in the clinical area. Midwifery lecturers are also allocated to practice areas and will support you whilst you are in clinical placement. We do try to accommodate your preferred choice of placement site, but this cannot always be guaranteed. You are expected to make your own transport arrangements to clinical sites and this will include travel at differing times of the day, processing a driving license is encouraged but you will not been penalized if you do not hold one. However, it is worth noting that most Trusts ask for qualified staff to hold a driving license. The availability and cost of car parking varies from site to site and car parking is not always available at each site.
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Elective Placements
Once in a lifetime opportunities
In your second or final year you will have the opportunity to gain
experience at another health care site within the UK or abroad. This may
be within a health care trust elsewhere in the country or overseas to give
you the opportunity to see midwifery in a different area. Please feel free to
click the link to the UCLan website to see a case study from a student,
who went abroad for her placement experience prior to Covid-19.
Overseas travel as part of a UCLan programme of education are subject to
UCLan’s Covid-19 travel guidance for students; currently overseas travel
for education purposes have been cancelled for most programmes.
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Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 08 Clinical Placement Areas Allocation of sites You will have the opportunity to work in a variety of midwifery and other exciting clinical care settings to gain experience across all aspects of health care. Consideration will be given to students’ specific needs when allocating clinical sites however, it is not always possible to place you at your first or second choice of site. You will be notified of your allocated clinical placement site when you begin the course. On the following pages you will find details of our affiliated clinical sites.
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Lancashire Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust (Preston & Chorley)
More than 4,500 babies birthed every year, but
every single birth is special, and our team of
obstetricians and highly skilled midwives aim to
ensure mums and partners receive
compassionate care that is tailored to their
individual needs. We offer antenatal and
postnatal care, and with an obstetric delivery
suite and midwifery led service at Royal Preston
Hospital and midwifery led unit at Chorley and
South Ribble, expectant mums can access the
maternity care that is right for them.
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East Lancashire Hospitals
NHS Trust (Blackburn &
Burnley)
We are one of a small number of maternity
services nationally that offers a full range of
choice of place of birth, including homebirth,
free-standing Birth Centres in Blackburn and
Rossendale, an alongside Birth Centre in the
Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre at
Burnley General Hospital and a Consultant led
birth suite in the Lancashire Women and
Newborn Centre at Burnley General Hospital. All
long course students based in this placement
area will be based at the Burnley campus.
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Blackpool Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust (Blackpool)
The Trust offers high levels of expertise and
excellent standards of care for pregnant women
and their families through antenatal, delivery
and postnatal care. The maternity department,
includes an alongside birth centre, delivers a
high quality, family focused service, with a
seamless approach both locally and in the wider
community. Based at Blackpool Victoria
Hospital, the department delivers approximately
3,000 babies every year.
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Southport & Ormskirk NHS
Trust (Ormskirk)
Our team of midwives, consultants and support
staff are equipped with the skills and
competencies to support you through your
pregnancy and delivery of your baby whether it
is perfectly normal or more complex. Working
together with you we will develop a safe
individualised plan of care for you for every
stage of your pregnancy, birth and following the
delivery of your baby. We strive to provide a
high standard of quality personalised care in a
friendly unit, or we can support you at home
should you wish to have a home birth.
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Warrington & Halton NHS
Trust (Warrington)
Warrington and Halton maternity services
welcome women to have their baby at any stage
of their pregnancy, even if arrangements have
been made to have the baby elsewhere. We
provide care at home, community setting and
within our maternity unit in Warrington Hospital
in an alongside midwifery led unit and obstetric
led unit.
CLICK HEREMidwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 14 Wigan & Leigh NHS Trust (Wigan) Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is dedicated to providing the highest standard of healthcare for the local population. The maternity department is committed to placing women and families at the heart of what we do, and in the provision of safe, effective and personalised maternity care, our aim is to provide a welcoming, friendly reassuring and safe service for women and their families. Booking details: Self-referral via your community midwife at your GP Place of birth choice: Midwife led setting: Home Obstetric Led setting: Delivery suite Our delivery suite provides obstetric and midwife led care. CLICK HERE
Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 15 The Interview Process Morning presentation online via Microsoft Teams You can download it here The interview process will take place on-line via Microsoft Teams. If you are happy to join a group meeting, you will meet with the admissions tutor, a course leader and the other candidates in the morning of the interview, via Teams. Here we will go through a brief presentation with you and a course leader will come and talk to you. We will tell you more about midwifery at UCLan and what you can expect from the day and you will also have the opportunity to meet current students and chat with them. It is important that you are aware that your email address will be visible to others in the meeting, therefore, we can email you this information instead if you would prefer. Interview online via Microsoft Teams You are required to be on standby during the day. You will be called at some point on the day by the interview panel. You will be asked to show your ID or provide your date of birth to confirm your identity. The panel usually consists of an academic member of staff, a clinical representative and or service user. Following introductions, they will start the interview which consists of 5 questions. These will not require clinical knowledge, but will seek to ascertain whether you have the basic qualities and values that a midwife must have, aligned with the NHS constitution and the 6 C’s of caring. **If you have a disability, please contact us if you require adjustments for the interview or you would benefit from an additional information interview to discuss the support you will need on the course.
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The Interview Process
What to expect
At 9am you will be invited to a presentation by the admissions tutors and
one of the course leaders.
This is a group-meeting so other candidates will be present and your
emails / names visible. If you do not wish to attend the group meeting,
please let us know and we can arrange for you to receive the information
via email.
Please be available all day until you have had your interview.
If on the day of the interview you feel unwell or encounter unplanned
difficulties, and feel it may effect your interview, please tell the
admissions tutor or interviewer before the interview and we will rearrange
your interview to ensure you have the best chance.
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CLICK HEREMidwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 17 The Interview Process Tips for a successful Teams meeting You should ensure that you are in a room that is appropriate for the interview where you will not be disturbed by others. No other individuals should be present during the interview unless they are there for IT support reasons Check your equipment the day before to ensure all is working and to avoid a last-minute stressful set-up. The strength of your internet connection has a big impact on the quality of your call. You may be asked to confirm that you are alone at the start of the interview and to conduct a camera sweep of the room. Do check your lighting is in front of you. Strong light behind you, like a big window, can give you a dark silhouette and make your face difficult to see. Position your camera so your head and shoulders are on screen, use books to position your laptop camera roughly to eye level. If you are new to video conferencing, practise your set-up with a friend well in advance. A practice session will give you a feel-good boost and you can check your pace and volume of speech. You will be asked to produce ID at the start of the interview to confirm your identity so please have this ready to present to the camera. You should have access to a telephone that does not require you to enter another room, so that the interview can continue if problems develop with the use of video conferencing software. The University will telephone the number so that you do not have to cover the cost of the call. You must not record your interview unless agreed in advance. Make sure your software is updated to the latest version and check if any system updates are required. Remember there may be a slight delay, so it is all about pacing yourself. Watch your body language - don’t show impatience or jiggle in your chair. Work on your rapport, eye contact, look at the camera rather than the screen. If there is a delay, ensure the other person has finished speaking. At the end, make sure you have closed the call before going on to anything else.
Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 18 Candidate Preferences Form for completion on Microsoft Forms Please ensure you complete the following form on the day of your interview. On this form you are able to detail your preferred placement site. Please remember we can not guarentee your preferred site. CLICK HERE
Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 19 Following the interview Breathe! and make a lovely cup of tea The golden question is "when will I hear whether i've been selected’’. You will receive notification of our decision via UCAS. Please check your UCAS tracker for details of any decision made by the admissions team. We ask for your patience with this as offers will generally be made following the last interview dates around April time, so no news is good news. Please do not be concerned if you have not heard from UCLan until then. Please note, every offer we make is subject to receipt of satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure & medical clearance in addition to meeting academic conditions.
Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 20 Documents following interview Following the interview you will be asked to send a copy of the following documents to our admissions team (AdmissionsTeamB@uclan.ac.uk) Marriage certificate or Deed Pole, if there has been a change of name to that which is on your certificates. Originals certificates of all completed GCSEs (including Maths, English and Science) (Not the transcripts with results) - we will need a good quality picture of the original certificate, not a copy. Level 3 certificates of completed study (Access courses, BTEC courses or equivalent) - we will need a good quality picture of the original certificate, not a copy. Completed degree certificates, as listed on your UCAS application form, if applicable - we will need a good quality picture of the original certificate, not a copy. If your UCAS form has not included a character reference, then this should be provided. This should include the name, address and signature of the person acting as a reference. Please advise the person completing the reference to include details of their relationship to you, how long they have known you, the capacity in which they have known you and details of your positive attributes, skills and characteristics. This should not be a member of your family or friend.
Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 21 Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced disclosure checking As midwives often work with vulnerable women, babies and families, it is essential that all student midwives have an enhanced DBS before embarking on the course. Information about the DBS will be offered to you at the interview, with instructions about completing these online when you are offered a place on the course. When filling in the form, it is important that you are honest about any previous, current or pending convictions or cautions. Please consider that a conviction or caution does not necessarily preclude you from being offered a place on the course. Your case will be studied on an individual basis but you must have a clear DBS record for 2 years prior to commencing the course. Please be mindful that lecturers or administration staff will not be able to advice you about what particular offences you are required to enter on the form. To learn about the type of offences that need to be declared, and to learn a bit more about the process in general, please visit this link * Please note that UCLan adheres to the Disclosure & Barring Service Code of Practice.
Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 22 Occupational Health Enhanced disclosure checking Occupational health appointments are arranged between the NHS Trusts and the university. If you are successful in gaining a place, the university will contact you with the relevant medical information you will need to make an appointment for your assessment. Please be aware that offers are made on condition of you meeting the occupational health guidance for health care workers. It is also important that you disclose any medical condition that may prevent you from working the shift work hours that you will be required to work.
Midwifery Interview Guide For Candidates 23 Thank you for choosing UCLan! We're looking forward to meeting you on interview day. If you have any questions about the admissions process, please contact the admissions team at the university. The university admissions team can be contacted via email on AdmissionsTeamB@uclan.ac.uk. The admissions tutors for the midwifery course are Louise Speakman or Hannah TIzard, who can be contacted via email on MidwiferyAdmissions@uclan.ac.uk.
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