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Short course - Professional Midwifery Advocate (Bridging Programme)

Advocating and educating for quality improvement (A-EQUIP) is the new model and framework of midwifery supervision. The Professional Midwifery Advocate is a fundamental leadership and advocacy role designed to deploy the A-EQUIP model.

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Course Overview

The aim of this module is to prepare registered midwives who have undertaken the Preparation of Supervisors of Midwives programme (NMC 2014) or equivalent training, to achieve the standards and competencies required to successfully undertake the role of the Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA).

On this course you will...

  • Gain the qualifications to become a Professional Midwifery Advocate.
  • Upskill your midwifery knowledge.
  • Further your career.
  • Develop leadership skills.
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Course Structure

What you will learn

The course includes:

Exploration of the A-Equip model including the background to the development of the model and policy drivers

Role of the Professional Midwifery Advocate
Adult learning styles

Restorative Clinical Supervision

Compassionate Resilience

Quality Improvement - methods and measures

Facilitators and barriers.

Leadership qualities and leadership theories in practice including leadership challenges; quality improvement and how does the PMA role facilitate this; mindfulness and reflection.

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