Students with Women Innovative Model with Midwifery Education
Congratulations on your decision to apply for midwifery training. Midwifery is an awe-inspiring profession, where we are privileged to care for women and their families in the continuum from antenatal, birth and the postnatal period. This information is relevant for those who are applying for a position of Student Midwife at Hornsby Hospital. If offered a position you have the unique opportunity to be involved in and run a small case load with your colleagues. A commitment from the student midwives to this model is essential in order to provide continuity of care for our women and relevant midwifery education training.
BACKGROUND
In January 2007, Hornsby Hospital Maternity Unit, following much consultation, commenced a student midwife led antenatal clinic which progressed into a small midwifery group practice. This continuity of care model received an Innovations Scholarship from the Nurse and Midwifery Office for 2007. It has been continuously evaluated from its inception and the outcomes are exciting.
ANTENATAL CARE
All women at their booking appointment are offered a range of models of care including the student midwives clinic. This clinic is the responsibility of the students and not the Educator/Consultant and they are expected to be at every possible antenatal appointment, birth and postnatal visit. The relationship between student and family often engenders trust and facilitates a positive pregnancy and birth experience. Initially, the students will observe and learn from the educator and will progress to full midwifery care under the supervision of the Educator/Consultant.
SCHEDULE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Each student is rostered on a rotational basis to the clinic. When possible the non rostered students in the team will visit the clinic to ensure the familiarity of the students to the women.
- The students together as a team oversee the care of all the women and the women consent to group continuity of care. There are four women booked to birth each month.
- This student is responsible for preparing notes, sourcing results, ensuring the smooth running of the clinic and appropriately referring.
- Student midwives are on-call for births based on a schedule made with the other students. This may be in addition to paid work hours.
ACADEMIC CURRICULUM
This clinic runs under the auspice of a teaching clinic, where the students learn and model ‘Best Practice’ in a supportive environment. Every experience gained is to be documented in the Midwifery Practice Portfolio. From 2012 the NMB requires that within their midwifery training, a student cares for 20 women within a continuity of care experience. The existence of this clinic will assist you in accessing the women for whom you are caring, which should in turn streamline your midwifery training and optimize your ability to give excellent care. It is anticipated that both yourselves and the families for whom you care, will gain a high level of satisfaction from the experience. This does not prohibit you from caring for additional women in other models of care. It is the Student Midwives responsibility to complete the Learning Objectives, competencies and Midwifery Practice Portfolio designed by the University, the Nurses and Midwives Board and Maternity Unit Educator.
EVALUATION
- Each woman will formally evaluate her experience, in the form of a ‘Satisfaction’ questionnaire. This is given to them during the postnatal period.
- The Educator/Consultant will analyze data and outcomes and also audit the notes.
- As a student you will formally complete an evaluation of your experience at the completion of your midwifery training.
For any further information please contact Geraldine Gilroy at Hornsby Hospital Maternity unit on 94779506.
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