Maternity Support Worker FdSC
As a maternity support worker, you will deliver hands-on care to women, birthing people, and their families, and will work alongside midwives and other members of the maternity care team. You will play a key part in the multi-disciplinary workforce that is needed to respond to maternity services.
This programme is available as a work-based learning FdSc over two years (employment based, with part-time university attendance). Applications are made through UCAS. You will need to be employed as a health care support worker in a maternity service for a minimum of 23 hours per week.
Your employer will need to agree to release you for rotational placements to support you in achieving your competencies and theory learning simulation, study days and guided learning.
Successful completion of the programme will equip you to work as a Maternity Support Worker up to band 4. Achieving the FdSc will help you to progress your career within the health and social care sector. Through a combination of theoretical and practice learning you will develop a wide range of specialist and transferable clinical, care and interpersonal skills.
Campus Information
Kingston Hill
Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7LB
Intakes
- Jan
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 30
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
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PSW Opportunity
- 2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
- 3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
India
- Standard XII: 70% (CBSE, CISCE, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & West Bengal boards) or 80% (all other boards)
Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan A-levels (General Certificate of Education Advanced Level) or Cambridge A-levels. Advanced entry is possible from relevant diploma or HND programs
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- Engineering Foundation (all pathways) 6.0 5.5 in all elements
- International Foundation Year (all pathways) 4.5 5.0 in writing and 4.0 in all other elements
- International Year One in Business and Management 5.5 5.5 in all elements
- Science foundation year – progressing to all other courses 6.0 5.5 in all elements
- Science foundation year – progressing to MPharm only 6.5 6.0 in all elements
- Foundation Year – Humanities and Arts 6.0 5.5 in all elements
- Foundation Year – Business 6.0 5.5 in all elements
- Foundation Year – Social Sciences 6.5 5.5 in all elements
- Course Code: B790
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Under Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 02 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
35000 GBP
Average Cost of Living: 13632 GBP /year
Application Fee: N/A
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