Midwifery Post RN (pre-registration)

University of Salford

United Kingdom, Salford

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University of Salford

United Kingdom , Salford

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesJanuary-2026

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Duration 2 year(s)

Next Intake January-2026

Midwifery Post RN (pre-registration)

About

Introduction

In a nutshell

On successful completion of this Master’s degree, you will be eligible to register as a midwife on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Professional Register.

Midwives offer care and support to pregnant women/birthing people, their partners, and their families. They provide care throughout the pregnancy continuum which includes antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care.

Equality and diversity is important for providing high-quality care for women/birthing persons and their families. Within our midwifery programmes, we aim to provide a truly inclusive curriculum recognising and valuing differences in the broadest sense. We also strive to ensure all our midwifery students feel valued and included.

The MSc Midwifery Post RN (pre-registration) programme is aimed at Adult Nursing graduates (NMC registered) wishing to pursue a career in midwifery. This is an opportunity to study midwifery at master's level, providing a strong basis for a future career in clinical work, alongside research, education, management, leadership or consultancy.

Our Midwifery curriculum is UNICEF Baby Friendly accredited and in February 2021 we achieved the Gold Award status demonstrating our highest commitment to infant feeding education for student midwives.

You will:

Learn to practice autonomously, preparing for a career as a registered midwife.
Develop the skills to provide care throughout the pregnancy continuum.
Develop and maintain a portfolio of personal and professional development (PDP).

Placement

options available

Course accreditations

Midwifery student checking a patient's heartbeat

Midwifery Students

Midwifery students undertaking new-born checks

Midwifery Simulation

Midwifery Student

This is for you if...

You want to learn to practise autonomously, preparing for a career as a registered midwife.

You want to develop a higher level of academic skills and knowledge to provide evidence-based care throughout the pregnancy continuum.

You are looking to develop the clinical skills to provide evidence-based care throughout the pregnancy continuum.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Requirements

What you need to know

Applicants will be NMC registered Adult Nurses, with evidence of study within the last 3-5 years. You should have some nursing experience of caring for birthing persons, children and families in settings such as gynaecological and sexual health services would be of value. Newly qualified adult nurses would be considered.

Applicants should be of good health and character, have excellent communication skills, and have a good understanding of the varied and complex role of the midwife.

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Clearance is a condition of entry on to the programme.

As part of the selection process, you may be invited to interview, in line with NMC requirements.

Standard entry requirements

Undergraduate degree

You need an undergraduate degree in Adult Nursing at 2:1 or above (evidence of degree level of study would be considered) and currently be registered as a nurse with the NMC.

GCSE

Grade C/level 4 inâ¯GCSE English and mathematics (no equivalents permitted)â¯achieved at the point of application.â¯

Career

Employment and stats

What about after uni?

Our students have 100% employment rates on qualification both in local maternity services and across the UK including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Our students are welcomed across the world and have gone on to work in Australia, Spain, Dubai, Africa and many other countries.

Most of our students on qualification work as midwives in hospitals, community settings or working in continuity of care teams providing care to a small caseload of women.

With experience, many of our students have gained specialist midwife posts such as: Specialists Perinatal Mental Health Midwife, Outreach Midwife, Bereavement Midwife, Consultant Midwife, Research Midwife, Midwifery Lecturer & more.

Some midwives may go on to other related roles in services such as Sexual Health and Health Visiting, Neonatal Care and more.

Many of our students go on to postgraduate study, conducting research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals adding to the midwifery evidence base.

A taste of what you could become

A Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwife

An Outreach Midwife

A Bereavement Midwife

A Consultant Midwife

A Research Midwife

A Midwifery Lecturer

Career Links

This course has close links with the Greater Manchester and East Cheshire Local Maternity System, as well as NHS Trusts including: Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, and Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.