Degree Apprenticeship Undergraduate: BSc (Hons) Midwifery Midwife

If you’re currently working as a Midwifery Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker on a maternity ward, and aspire to become a registered midwife, then this degree apprenticeship is an ideal route to progress your healthcare career.

You’ll learn to become a confident, compassionate and responsive practitioner who will deliver safe and evidence-based care underpinned by contemporary health and social care policies, guidelines, and legislation (international, national, and local).

Upon completion of the BSc (Hons) Midwifery, you’ll be able to register with the NMC on the Midwifery register.

You'll acquire the knowledge and skills to support your team in providing quality care, as well as transferrable skills and professional values required within your role to ensure that the safety of the public remains paramount.

The transferable skills you’ll develop include skills such as critical thinking, decision making, communication, team working, leadership, problem solving, teaching and clinical skills for safe and effective practice.

In addition to the person specifications that have been set out by your employer, these are the entry requirements for the course.

If you have any questions about these entry requirements, please speak to your employer first. Applications are made online, demonstrating digital literacy skills.

• 120 UCAS Tariff Points, or
• Access to Higher Education Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course in health studies, health science, nursing and midwifery or another science-based course equivalent to 120 UCAS points, or
• Senior Healthcare Support Worker Level 3 Apprenticeship.
• GCSE pass (4 and above) English Language (or equivalent)
• GCSE pass (4 and above) Maths (or equivalent)
• Evidence of capability for digital and technological literacy through the application process
• Ability to demonstrate a good command of written and spoken English.

International applicants for whom English is not their first language, and who are unable to provide evidence of being taught and examined through the medium of English, are required to demonstrate proficiency in the English language via one of the following:

• Occupational English Test- Grade C+ in writing and B in the reading, listening and speaking sections
• English Language Testing System (IELTS) test with an overall score of at least 7. At least 6.5 in the writing section and at least 7 in the reading, listening and speaking sections
• Evidence of completion of the ‘ARU Step into Healthcare’ online learning activity, which includes numeracy, literacy and digital skills.

Successful applicants are required to:

• Pass a values-based interview
• Provide a suitable reference either from an employer or academic tutor
• Demonstrate evidence of good health and character through an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check. A satisfactory Overseas Criminal Record Check/Local Police Certificate is also required, in addition to a DBS Check, where they have lived outside of the UK in the last five years for six months or more.
• Have occupational health clearance, including immunisations as necessary to attend placement.

We welcome applicants from under- represented groups.

Recognition of prior learning/advanced standing is not permitted for pre-registration midwifery programmes (NMC, 2019a, Standard 1.3).