Midwifery

View midwifery guidance:

• Placement dates 2022/23 (PDF)
• Standards for student supervision and assessment (SSSA) transition and preparation handbook (DOC)
• Midwives update 2022/23 (with sound) (PowerPoint)
• Trust staff presentation (with sound) - Collaborative learning in practice (CLIP) (PowerPoint)
• SSSA practice assessor training package for midwives

September cohorts

• Introductory information September cohorts (DOC)
• Review 1 and Review 2 information September cohorts (DOC)
• Summative Holistic Tripartite Assessment information September cohorts (DOC)

January cohorts

• Introductory information January cohorts (DOC)
• Review 1 and Review 2 information January cohorts (DOC)
• Summative Holistic Tripartite Assessment information January cohorts (DOC)

'How to' video links (all cohorts)

Please access the video links below to support with all stages of the Practice Assessor role.

• Initial Meeting
• First Review
• Second Review
• Holistic Summative Tripartite Assessment

View practice documentation:

• Midwifery placement handbook for academic year 2022/23 (PDF)
• Medicines management guidance for midwifery practice (PDF)
• Continuity and Caseloading document 2022/23 (PDF)
• Assessment of practice overview (Adobe Spark video): A guide about grading and assessing midwifery students in practice for mentors

Assessment of practice documentation

The Ongoing Record of Achievement (ORA) is now available via PebblePad online. Students will share access with named mentors during placements. 

External Assessor guidance to Electronic Ongoing Record of Achievement (E-ORA)

• Log in to PebblePad.
• Choose the guest account option on the login page.
• Use the test account login details:
• Username – cmpexternaluwe@gmail.com
• Password – pebblepad123

View helpful guidance:

• External assessor guide (PDF)
• PebblePad resources
   

View programme information:

• BSc(Hons) Midwifery course details

If you have any queries or questions about the Midwifery programme or require support, please contact a member of the programme team, one of the Practice Associate Lecturers or get in touch via our support line.

Practice support line

• Confidential helpline for mentors and students Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81152
• Email: hscpsl@uwe.ac.uk

Programme team leads

Gerry Lucas

• Lead Midwife for Education (LME)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 88578
• Email: geraldine.lucas@uwe.ac.uk

Emily Beach

• Programme Leader (On campus programme)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 84763
• Email: Emily2.Beach@uwe.ac.uk

Rachel Tonks

• Co-Programme Leader
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 85831
• Email: Rachel2.Tonks@uwe.ac.uk

Lauren Philp

• Programme Leader (Blended learning programme)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81115
• Email: lauren2.philp@uwe.ac.uk

Practice Associate Lecturers in Midwifery (PALM)

Jane Pilston

• Bath (including Paulton, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Devizes and Malmesbury)

• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 88333

• Email: jane2.pilston@uwe.ac.uk 

Jemma Walker

• Bath (including Paulton, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Devizes and Malmesbury)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81760
• Email: jemma3.walker@uwe.ac.uk

Ali Arrowsmith

• Bath (including Paulton, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Devizes and Malmesbury)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 82360
• Email: alison3.arrowsmith@uwe.ac.uk

Emily Beach

• Gloucester (including Cheltenham, Stroud and Forest of Dean)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 84763
• Email: Emily2.Beach@uwe.ac.uk

Sian Harrington

• Gloucester (including Cheltenham, Stroud and Forest of Dean)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 82573
• Email: sian3.harrington@uwe.ac.uk 

Rachel Tonks

• NBT (including Cossham)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 85831
• Email: Rachel2.Tonks@uwe.ac.uk

Becky Franklin

• NBT (including Cossham)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 82043
• Email: rebecca.franklin@uwe.ac.uk

Rona Lockyer-Sheppard

• NBT (including Cossham)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 88694
• Email: rona.lockyer-sheppard@uwe.ac.uk

Sonia Richardson

• University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 5831
• Email: sonia.richardson@uwe.ac.uk

Anne O’Loghlen-Pinion 

• University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81951
• Email: anne.ologhlen@uwe.ac.uk

Anna Melamed

• University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 82321
• Email: anna.melamed@uwe.ac.uk  

Gillian Ottley

• Swindon (including Chippenham and Trowbridge)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 88963
• Email: gillian.ottley@uwe.ac.uk

Tanya Miles

• Swindon (including Chippenham and Trowbridge)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81317
• Email: tanya3.miles@uwe.ac.uk

Jemma Walker

• Swindon (including Chippenham and Trowbridge)
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81760
• Email: jemma3.walker@uwe.ac.uk 

Placement team 

Timothy Porter

• Health Placement Team Leader
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 88153
• Email: Timothy.Porter@uwe.ac.uk

Helena Golunska

• Placement Coordinator
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81152
• Email: Helena.Golunska@uwe.ac.uk

Jenny Phillips

• Placement Coordinator
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81152
• Email: Jenny.Phillips@uwe.ac.uk

Dami Zubair

• Placement Coordinator
• Tel: +44 (0)117 32 81939
• Email: Dami.Zubair@uwe.ac.uk

Please note, our Placement Coordinators can also be contacted by email at MHLDplacements@uwe.ac.uk.

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