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Midwifery -Advanced Practice (AMP) (P.Grad.Cert.)

Key Facts

Course Code AMP: DPTNM-MIDW-1AMP

Duration: One year Part-Time

Next Intake: September annually

Closing date for applications: 30 June

Location: 24 D'Olier Street

Fees: Further information on course fees can be found at Academic Registry.

Overview

The aim of this course is to enable experienced registered midwives who already have a Masters in Midwifery/Nursing and who are already registered as Registered Midwifery Prescribers to develop the knowledge and skills required for registration as an Advanced Midwife Practitioner and to undertake advanced practice roles that meet the challenges and developments within the health services. The programme is designed to prepare the students as autonomous practitioners, who are clinically competent and skilled in the delivery of high quality direct care to a specific cohort of women/babies. The programme further aims to support the student to develop her/his role as an autonomous member of the multidisciplinary health care team within the healthcare organisation and professional leaders in their field of specialist practice. The graduate, equipped with such knowledge and advanced skills, who meet the required academic and professional  criteria will be eligible to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for registration as a Registered Advanced Midwife Practitioner (RAMP).

Structure & Delivery

Academic learning normally commences with a full week in September and thereafter generally one day per week for the remainder of the academic year, The course involves on-site practice learning.

A blended learning approach is utilised in the delivery of theoretical content which includes lectures, group discussions and self-directed learning. The assessment process is a combination of written and practical assignments. Students undertaking the M.Sc. in Midwifery – Advanced Practice are required to work in their area of practice for a minimum of 500 hours during Year One. This clinical placement takes place under the supervision of an experienced senior clinician.

Course Content

Postgraduate Certificate in Midwifery – Advanced Practice (ANP/AMP)

  • Decision Making and Advanced Practice Professional roles (10 ECTS)
  • Advanced Practice in the Clinical Practicum with defined pathways (20 ECTS)

Clinical Placement

Students undertaking the Advanced Practice- Midwifery (AMP) programme are required to work in the area of practice. The programme requires a strong commitment to the integration of theory and practice. Students are expected to integrate the theoretical content of the programme into the clinical setting and thus demonstrate understanding and proficiency in their clinical roles. To ensure this is being achieved a lecturer /practitioner with associated responsibilities will visit participants with their preceptors/mentors in their clinical practice area.

The clinical component of the programme is co-ordinated by a member of the programme team and facilitated by a designated Medical Practitioner and/or Registered Advanced Midwife Practitioner/mentor who will provide supervision, support and learning opportunities, including opportunities to practice under supervision to gain the required competencies and clinical competence to practice at an advanced level in midwifery in their specific practice setting. Opportunities for observations and supervision in practice areas relevant to the student specific learning outcomes are also sought and arranged by the course co-ordinator. The preceptor / mentor is expected to provide the student with supervision, support and learning opportunities over the duration of the programme with a specific requirement of 500 hours of direct supervision of advanced clinical practice.

Central to the midwife advanced practice competencies the successful completion is the verification of 500 supervised hours with their preceptor/mentor.

CLINICAL ALLOCATIONS
CLINICAL SKILLS CENTRE

Entry Requirement

The criteria for admission are that the candidate must

Academic Criteria
1. Hold a Masters degree in Midwifery/Nursing Studies or equivalent; and
2. Or otherwise satisfy the course committee that they have the ability to complete and benefit from the course, subject to the discretion/permission of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
Professional Criteria
3. Current registration on the relevant Midwifery Division and Prescribing Division maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; and
4. Have a minimum of three years post-registration clinical experience during the last five years with at least one year full-time experience in the specific area of practice. 
5. Have received a written commitment from host organisation to support the student for the clinical practicum (to include prescribing of medicinal products and ionising radiation)
6. The host hospital must obtain a satisfactory clinical audit as a suitable learning environment for the relevant speciality

Students who do not already hold a MSc in Midwifery and who meet the professional requirements as set out above, should apply to the Masters in Midwifery – Advanced Practice (AMP), course code DPTNM-MIDW-1AMP

Documentation required to complete application

  • A copy of current Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland registration.
  • 1 Academic and
  • 1 Professional reference
  • Copies of academic transcripts from completed educational courses.
  • Copies of official awards (parchments) from completed educational courses.
  • A downloadable Site Declaration Form AMP to be completed on behalf of the Health Service Provider by the Director of Midwifery and signed by the Director of Midwifery and by the Medical Practitioner/Mentor.

Language

All applicants whose first language is not English and who have not been educated through the medium of English must present one of the following qualifications in the English language:

IELTS (Academic version) and IELTS Indicator : Grade 6.5 overall with a minimum of grade of 6 in each category

TOEFL and TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition: 88 internet-based, 570 paper-based, 230 computer-based

  • TOEFL: 88 internet-based, 570 paper-based, 230 computer-based
  • University of Cambridge: 
    Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2) 
    Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2) 
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE Academic: a minimum score of 63 to be eligible (with no section score below 59)
  • Duolingo English Test: minimum overall score of 110/160, dated since January 2020
  • An award certificate with a minimum II.1 overall score from Trinity's Centre for English Language Learning and Teaching's Pre-Masters pathway programme. The Pre-Master’s Pathway Programme is an academic English course for international students with conditional offers for postgraduate study at Trinity. Passing the programme means you meet Trinity’s English language requirement and can progress to your postgraduate course without retaking IELTS or any other exam. 

The Pre-Master’s Pathway Programme is an academic English course for international students with conditional offers for postgraduate study at Trinity. Passing the programme means you meet Trinity’s English language requirement and can progress to your postgraduate course without retaking IELTS or any other exam. Please click here for Pre-Masters pathway programme

Please also note that existing IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge and PET scores up to three years old (rather than two) will be accepted for 2021/22 applications in light of test centre closures.

For further details on these English Language Proficiency Tests, please contact the appropriate organisation directly.

An applicant whose first language is not English but who has taken a degree through the medium of English may be eligible. However some courses may request applicants to present an English Language qualification under certain circumstances.