Our Midwifery BSc (Hons) course includes placements to give you hands-on experience in real healthcare settings. These placements allow you to apply what you learn in the classroom to practice, helping you to understand patient care and clinical procedures. As you work with experienced midwives, you will develop skills, build confidence, and prepare for the challenges of a midwifery career. This practical experience ensures you are ready to provide high-quality care when you graduate.
During your placements, you'll build solid relationships with healthcare providers across central Lancashire. This includes NHS trusts in Preston, Blackburn, Burnley and Fylde coast.
How our placements work
Placement locations are organised into circuits, which are determined by the course you're enrolled in and the campus you attend. During the interview process, you will indicate your first and second preferences for placements. We'll make every effort to accommodate these preferences. However, it may not always be possible to get your first or second choice.
Midwifery BSc (Hons) - Preston Campus
For students on our Midwifery BSc (Hons) course at our Preston Campus, you will need to select a first and second preference during your course interview. This should be based on proximity to your term-time postcode.
Placements are available at:
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (Preston and Chorley)
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (Blackburn and Burnley)
- Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Midwifery BSc (Hons) - Burnley Campus
Students on our BSc (Hons) in Midwifery at our Burnley Campus will undertake their placements with the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. These placements will be primarily located within the Blackburn and Burnley areas. This partnership ensures that you gain practical skills and knowledge in midwifery, in a real-world setting.
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How to become a midwife
Midwifery is a challenging but rewarding career. If you’re passionate about caring for women during pregnancy, through childbirth and beyond, then this is the perfect job for you. - Course
Midwifery, BSc (Hons)
Midwifery is a rewarding career and at the University of Central Lancashire, we aim to help you develop into a confident and competent midwife, effectively supporting women and their families through pregnancy, birth and beyond. - Subject
Midwifery
The role midwives have in preparing women for the delivery of new life makes them a vital presence during all stages of pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period.
