Midwifery for Registered Nurses (MMid) MMid

<strong>Reasons to choose Kingston University</strong><br/>• Top University in London for Midwifery, The Guardian University Guide 2026<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Kingston University is top in London for Nursing and Midwifery (The Complete University Guide 2026).<br/><br/><br/><br/>• This intensive course recognises your nursing experience, allowing you to qualify as a midwife in two years. This course is normally funded by the government with salary support worth the equivalent to the bottom of a Band 5. <br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>About this course</strong> <br/>This two year course is ideal for registered adult nurses who have already studied at degree level and wish to gain the knowledge and skills to register as a midwife with the NMC.<br/><br/>You’ll gain the scientific knowledge and practical skills for a midwifery career, graduating with a degree and a professional midwifery qualification.<br/><br/>There are extensive placement opportunities. You’ll gain clinical experience in maternity units in a variety of hospital and community settings in South West London and Surrey.<br/><br/><strong>Please note if you do not have a BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursing at grade 2.2 or above, you could enrol on our undergraduate Midwifery (BMid) course.</strong><br/><br/><strong>After you graduate:</strong> <br/>Registered midwives can choose to develop their skills and experience in the NHS, or the independent or voluntary sectors. Midwives can elect to work clinically, teach, undertake research or even manage a complete maternity service.<br/><br/>Midwifery today is a highly attractive career with good financial rewards and excellent employment prospects in the UK and overseas. The majority of midwives work in the NHS, either in the community working alongside GPs, district nurses and social workers, or in hospital environments in partnership with obstetricians, anaesthetists and neonatologists.<br/><br/>Others work in private maternity hospitals or practice independently. There are many practice-based roles and also management opportunities in both midwifery and general health care which can enable midwives to develop and support modern midwifery practice. Midwives may also take on consultant roles.<br/><br/><strong>About this course</strong> <br/>This two year course is ideal for registered adult nurses who have already studied at degree level and wish to gain the knowledge and skills to register as a midwife with the NMC.<br/><br/>There is an emphasis on clinical skills teaching and we aim to ensure your clinical placements reflect the modules you study, enabling you to integrate theory and practice. You will work with midwives in hospitals and the community, caring for women and birthing people, and their families through pregnancy and birth and providing postnatal care.<br/><br/>You will be taught by experienced midwives, healthcare specialists and wider NHS experts. You will study the midwifery profession and practice, including a wide range of subjects that provide the scientific knowledge base for midwifery practice, such as maternal and neonatal physiology and care; health promotion and education; professional, ethical and legal issues; and research. <br/><br/>A satisfactory health declaration, including immunisations, and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check are required from accepted candidates before registration for the programme.