15 months after graduating
of our midwifery graduates are in highly skilled work or further study
of our midwifery graduates said their degree was a formal requirement or gave them an advantage
93% of our midwifery graduates agree that their current activity is meaningful*
Studying Midwifery at the University of Plymouth will enable
you to commence a rewarding career within the Health sector. With an ongoing
demand for midwives across the UK, employment prospects for midwifery graduates
remain very good.
As the healthcare sector moves towards more integrated, home
and community-based services, the range of opportunities available for newly
qualified midwives has never been greater. Our midwifery graduates work in a
variety of settings, including hospitals, GP practices, birthing centres,
children’s centres and in continuity of care teams. Most midwives are employed
by the NHS, however opportunities also exist in private hospitals, independent
practices and the armed forces.
As your career develops, you could take on a specialist
role. Specialisms exist in a range of settings, including antenatal screening,
breastfeeding advice, home birthing, intensive care neonatal care, fetal
medicine or public health for example. With experience you could progress into
a leadership role, such as team manager, unit manager or consultant midwife.
Alternatively, you could take on an education role, leading on the training and
development of midwives within the NHS or training student midwives in higher
education. Opportunities also exist in clinical research and with training you
could move into other professions such as health visiting. Working overseas is
a further option that some graduates move into.
Researching your career options
Midwifery
can be an incredibly rewarding career where you can make a real difference to
people’s lives. At the same time it can be physically demanding and emotionally
challenging. Additionally, given the
diversity of career options within the profession, it is important to research
and explore these fully so that you can make informed decisions about your
future.
The following websites will help you with your decision
making:
Gaining work experience
Pre-entry experience
in a caring role within health and social care is an advantage.
Relevant experience could include supporting teenage
parents, working with breastfeeding groups or charities dealing with issues
such as bereavement or miscarriage. If this is not possible, then employment or
voluntary experience in a different setting will provide you with transferable
skills that will enhance your application.
Employment opportunities
Below is a snapshot of what University of Plymouth
Midwifery graduates told us they were doing six months after graduation:
- Preceptee Midwife
- Community Midwife, Home Birthing
- Health Promotion Specialist
- Health Visitor in training
- Intensive Care Neonatal Nurse
- Volunteer Midwife (Overseas)
Employers
Our graduates are found in most NHS Trusts as well as the
private healthcare sector.
Click here for links to Trusts across the UK All
NHS Authorities
- Bournemouth NHS Trust
- Cornwall Foundation Partnership Trust
- Central Manchester Foundation Trust (St Mary’s)
- Derriford Hospital Paediatrics
- Devon Partnership (NHS trust)
- Devon County Council
- Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
- Manchester Children’s Hospital
- Mid Wales Southwest
- Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton
- NHS - Torbay Hospital
- Nottingham NHS Trust
- Northern Devon Healthcare Trust
- Oxford University Hospital Foundation Trust
- Yeovil District Hospital
*
Data is from the Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017/18. Graduates were
surveyed 15 months after graduating. Data displayed is for 15
UK-domiciled, first degree, full-time graduates who are working,
studying or looking for work.