Midwifery for Registered Nurses (BMid) BMid (Hon)

<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/>Are you a registered adult nurse and considering a move into midwifery? If so, this course is ideal as it recognises the skills and knowledge you already have. <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 already have a BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursing at grade 2.2 or above, you could enrol on our Masters of Midwifery (MMid) course.</strong><br/><br/><strong>Future Skills</strong><br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.<br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.<br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it.<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.