Student Midwife

The London South Bank University will require an Academic reference before the offer isfinalised and approved; this should be from the University where you obtained your nursing qualification.

Here at Whipps Cross are incredibly proud of our Maternity Service that we provide within the Waltham Forest Borough. We are a supportive and friendly team dedicated to delivering the highest standard of care to our service users. We provide maternity care to around 4200 women a year and in 2022 we were awarded GOOD by the CQC.

Please complete one application to the hospital of your first choice. Should a hospital be oversubscribed, successful applicants may be offered an alternative hospital.

The 2-year Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery aims to produce competent, caring, research and evidence-based midwives, capable of delivering effective woman-centred care for mothers and their families within these contexts. This course will lead to an exciting career in Midwifery with a diverse range of opportunities to enhance your future careers.

Midwives of the 21st century practice within dynamic, rapidly changing and diverse contexts and require personal, academic and professional skills to practice in an optimum way.

During the 2-year course, time will be split between the London South Bank University Southwark and Whipps Cross University Hospital., Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.