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Midwifery practice component
For the practice component you will be based in one of the
maternity care providers: the Coombe Women and Infants
University Hospital or the Rotunda Hospital. Midwifery students
will also undertake other practice placements, for example,
mental health, medical and surgical. In the first three years
students will be required to complete three, four to six-
week practice placements, which will consist of 30-35 hours
(approximately) supernumerary practice per week in a practice
setting. The final year will include a 36-week period of internship
in midwifery practice.
Midwifery practice placements take place throughout the four
years of the programme. You will begin your first midwifery
practice placement in November of the first year of the
programme. Before this placement you will have spent
approximately one day per week with lecturers and midwives
in the maternity hospitals.
Which maternity care provider
will you train with?
After you accept an offer to this programme, you will receive a
welcome pack from Trinity College. This pack contains a form
asking you to indicate which maternity care provider you would
prefer to be linked with. Requests are dealt with on a first-come,
first-served basis. Where possible you will be assigned your
first choice, however, if the number of applicants exceeds the
number of places available you will be assigned your second
choice. A reserve list is held and if a vacancy arises it may be
possible to transfer to your first choice.
Assessment
Assessment of learning in midwifery practice is an important
component of the programme and will take place throughout
the programme. Other forms of assessment include written
examinations and assignments, presentations, debates,
teaching sessions, etc.
Career opportunities
As a graduate you will be eligible to apply to have your name
entered in the midwives division of the Register of Nurses
maintained by An Bord Altranais and begin your career as a
midwife. Midwives may choose to work in a variety of health
care settings. The majority of midwives practise within the Health
Service, in maternity hospitals, maternity units of large and small
general hospitals, in private maternity hospitals, etc. Midwives
can also practice independently and there is a small-group of
midwives who do so. There are also a number of midwife-led
initiatives being developed.
Midwives have an option to develop their career in many
different ways; progress is along three broad pathways: practice,
management, education and research. The opportunities are
endless. Midwives educated in the Republic of Ireland may
move freely within the European Union and in most countries
worldwide.
Further information
http://nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie/undergraduate/pre-registration/
E-mail:
nursing.midwifery@tcd.ie
Tel: +353 1 896 2692