MW0521 - Continuity of Care: Leadership and Collaboration

You will learn through a combination of lectures seminars and directed study. Activities will be blended to create a mix of face to face and online activities supported by the University’s Electronic Learning Platform (eLP). Seminars will be smaller group sessions designed to facilitate collaborative team learning developing your inquiry and communication skills and signpost further reading and learning activities. Again, women and families’ voices and experiences will be integral to learning activities within the module. A fundamental aspect of learning on the module will come from learning with your midwifery peers and those from other professional groups. The focus on working with others is the rationale for the group project presentation which forms 30% of the assessment for this module. You will work collaboratively with a small group of peers on an improvement project supported by the module team. You will present the project during an identified seminar towards the end of the module and receive feedback and a group mark. There will then be an opportunity to reflect on your learning form this exercise and on the module outcomes in an individual written essay worth 70% of the module mark. Inter professional learning opportunities with other health and social care students will develop your communication and team working skills as well as an understanding of the roles of others. Peer learning and feedback opportunities will also enable you to reflect on the skills and attributes required to engage women, fathers/partners and family members and build positive relationships.

The academic staff involved in delivering this module will provide guidance and academic counselling to ensure that you are able to confidently engage with the module content. Learning materials, including directed and e-learning will be made available on the eLP. Seminars will form an opportunity for lecturer and peer support and feedback throughout the module. Formative feedback will be available to enable you to review your learning in a safe and supportive environment, and a group tutorial will further support preparation for the module assessment.

The student support and wellbeing service at Northumbria are excellent points of contact for assistance for queries regarding disability, faith, counselling, mental health support, finance and welfare issues. You can access these services via email on your student portal, by telephone or through the help desk staff based within university libraries.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1) Debate and discuss a range of approaches and perspectives which inform continuity of care reflecting the legal and ethical expectations of midwives.

2) Discuss the principles of leadership and working with others as applied to the provision of effective seamless care within and across professional/organisational boundaries.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3) Appraise approaches to building capability in parents which is sensitive to diverse needs and challenges inequalities.
4) Critique approaches to change and service improvement within midwifery valuing the role of stakeholders in enabling quality measurement and enhancement.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
5) Review and present the interpersonal skills required to build effective enabling relationships with women, families and other professionals

Formative assessment

Formative assessment and feedback will be provided by academic staff and peers throughout the module in relation to the group activities you will engage in to develop understanding of the module outcomes and content.

Summative assessment

1) 20-minute improvement project group presentation MLO 2, 4, 5 (30%).
2) 1500-word essay MLO 1, 3, 5 (70%)

Feedback through ESAF platform via marking rubric and qualitative feedforward comments

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This second-year module builds on your year one learning and practice experience. The focus on continuity of care is broadened and deepened as you apply concepts such as human rights and ethical frameworks to midwifery practice. Leadership and change management are introduced to your learning and you will continue to make use of a range of evidence to support your learning. There is a continued focus on enabling relationship and building capability through for example parent education. The module will be assessed through a collaborative improvement project and a 1500-word essay which will develop your team working skills and prepare you for future practice as a midwife.