abigail asare glad you are enjoying them! Do let me know if there is anything specific you’d like to see a video about! Are you starting your training soon? Or planning for the future? X
Rosie - A Girl On A Journey I’m planning for the future, I completed my first degree a year ago so it will be a career change for me so I’m just really trying to get all the info I possibly can. I think the only thing I worry about now is being able to properly fund myself as I’ll be leaving my full time job. Was midwifery a career change for you? Or do you have any info you could share on making a career change into midwifery along with how to fund yourself whilst studying, that would be really helpful!
abigail asare abigail asare yes, midwifery was a huge career change for me - I’m actually planning a video on this but I was an actress before so a HUGE change in industry and a massive leap into the unknown! I’ll be getting that video live over the next couple of weeks so definitely check back for it! 😊 x
So glad you’ve found it helpful! 🥰 Do let me know if there anything else you’d like to see a video on - there are huge cross-overs between Nursing and Midwifery so I’m happy to help! Good luck for your training! X
Hi Rosie, congrats on your videos...could you please tell me how can I become community midwife?I assume they do not have shifts right?I have recently given birth and the midwife that visited me at home told me that if I want to study midwifery and then work for community I will not have to do shifts.Is that true?
Tonima Islam hey, no you would never work 24 hours, it would be a night shift which would end at approx 8am, then you’d go home, sleep in the day a bit, sleep a bit more at night and come back in for the long day shift the following morning starting approx 7.30am. Hope that helps 😊 x
Tonima Islam again, it wouldn’t be one shift following on from another - you will never work more than the 12.5 hours in a row. In that case it would be a day shift, finishing around 8pm, go home, sleep, get up in the morning, do whatever you want in the day, nap a bit and then go to work at 7.30pm then next day for your night shift. 😊 x
Tonima Islam no such thing as a silly question hun - I’m always happy to help! The NHS may work us hard but they would never expect us to work 24 hours straight; that would be cruel!! X
As an aspiring midwife - this is so helpful! Thank you for sharing. Can I ask, how does the shift pattern work whilst on placement? I’ve got two children and am looking to change career when my smallest starts school! 😌
Also, very interesting that you were in the performing industry before - I’m a Performing Arts teacher! Did you find you built up lots of transferable skills? Sorry for all the questions!
Parker and Me absolutely - so many transferrable skills, plus you will always have something to chat with the couples about - it’s all life experience! Not sure I understand your question about the shift pattern? Do you mean for flexible working or generally? Flexible working tends to be a 2 week pattern where I work but I imagine this varies between hospitals, but otherwise there is no pattern, it’s whatever shifts you are given... hope that helps! R x
Rosie - A Girl On A Journey Thank you for replying. You’re right - lots of transferable skills to take from teaching! Sorry, I wasn’t very clear - I meant when you’re studying at university but go on placement. You work the shifts you’re given, but are they usually given in advance? Do you tend to work more hours per week or less when on placement as opposed to being a NQM? Does that make sense?! 🙈
A long day shift or long night shift are 12.5 hours. Each hospital will have slightly different times for these shifts but generally around 7.30 until 8 (either night or day)
Really great video. I do wonder about the annual leave thing you mention. You said you get over 20 days. Cant you just put in the work calendar that you want to be off a couple weeks in advance or do they always choose days off for you?
I love your videos! Hoping to start training in the next few years, current a fashion buyer so would be a big change. Can I ask how far in advance you get your rotas? Would love some videos about the application process, any experiences you had prior to applying etc. Did you do an access course? Thanks so much! Xx
Becky Thompson generally the Rota is released about 6-8 weeks in advance so you’ve got a reasonable amount of notice 😊 Ooh ok, I’ll add it into my content planner and do something about my application process and things like that. I didn’t do an access course, but know lots of people who have done. Best of luck with your transition - here if you have any questions! X
Do you have any tips for doing night shifts? I am a student starting 2nd year and have been given my rota to start nights end of September for the first time! Would be really helpful as I love your videos xx
INxoxoxo I’ve got a video on my channel with a night-shift routine on it which might help - for me, I try to nap before my first and then sleep all day between nights as much as possible. Then I eat breakfast when I get up and have dinner on my break on shift.... drink loads of water too, it really helps! 😊 Good Luck! I’ll try and get something up with a bit more info soon! X
Hello Rosie, Thank you for sharing this with us. I was wandering if a part-time midwife (half hours) would work therefore 1 day and a half or their hours would be dispatched into multiple days? Thank you !
Harriet Alice so so pleased they are helping! If there’s anything in particular you’d like to see a video on, please do let me know! 🥰 Are you starting uni soon? Excited for you! X
Rosie - A Girl On A Journey Thank you so much. 💗 I’m starting an access to HE-Midwifery in January and hoping (and quite literally praying) to apply to ARU Cambs next year to begin Sept 2022. I’m trying to gain as much knowledge as possible before then. xxx
Ellie Parker glad you’ve found it useful! Do let me know if there is anything in particular you’d like to see in future videos! Are you starting your training soon? Or planning for the future? X
Thanks Rosie! I’ve been out of education for a while and have an unrelated degree. I’ve been looking into access courses in midwifery to back up my uni applications since I never did a Science based A Level which majority of unis require for midwifery. Watching your videos and hearing your perspective has been one of the biggest motivators for me, so thanks again. It would be interesting to hear what motivated you to pursue midwifery and if you had any prior experience in other jobs before embarking on your midwifery journey. I’ve been in a managerial role for a while now and, despite multitudes of research into midwifery as well as soul searching to figure out what it is I want to contribute to in life, I haven’t actually met any ‘real life’ midwives, nor experienced any aspect of a birth, so hearing your preconceived expectations vs the reality of the role would be very interesting 😊
Ellie Parker you’ve absolutely read my mind - without giving too much away you definitely need to check out my next video which is coming out on Thursday - it will answer a lot of your questions! 😊 I also went into it from another career; something I’m going to cover in another video - I was an actress - and also had no experience of the role or of birth etc so don’t worry about that!! 😊 Glad my videos have helped - please feel free to reach out with any questions at any time! Always happy to help! X
CHLOE TYGHE glad it helped! If you’ve got any specific questions or other things you want to see in a video do let me know! Are you starting your training soon? Or planning for the future? X
I’ve just started my training (on Monday). I’m 28 & married (& a songwriter) & so always looking for guidance on how to find that lovely balance between work/study & life. I’d love to know how you unwind/relax & also I would love to know how you stay connected to your partner when you do big blocks of nights etc. I really appreciate your realistic approach & openness to share your learning. I’m hoping to start a blog for midwives/healthcare workers providing holistic ideas to rejuvenate. It was inspiring from my years of working in the social care sector. No wanting to burn off but to thrive & provide the best care possible for others & those I love/myself. Sorry for the essay!! Thank you Rosie! Xxxx
CHLOE TYGHE absolutely know what you are talking about - I’ll have a bit of a think about some key things we do to keep that balance and I’ll pop it in a video in the next few weeks, definitely! Glad you’ve found my approach useful! Best of luck for your training! X
Hi Rosie 👋new subscriber here. thank you for your videos have been enjoying all of them. Please can you share your experience with access course into midwifery? If you did one, and did you knew straight away that you wanted to do midwifery? Or did you have other options in mind such nursing, social work etc? 😊
Hey, thanks for subscribing - glad you're finding my channel useful. I didn't do an access course, so can't really share my experience with that but I know many people who have done them and found them really useful. Regarding your second question, I'm actually going to do a video about this but no, I didn't know straight away, I actually did a whole other degree and 5 years of another career before I started my training so don't worry if it's not all completely clear right now! :-) xx
These videos are so helpful! Thanks so much!
abigail asare glad you are enjoying them! Do let me know if there is anything specific you’d like to see a video about! Are you starting your training soon? Or planning for the future? X
Rosie - A Girl On A Journey I’m planning for the future, I completed my first degree a year ago so it will be a career change for me so I’m just really trying to get all the info I possibly can. I think the only thing I worry about now is being able to properly fund myself as I’ll be leaving my full time job. Was midwifery a career change for you? Or do you have any info you could share on making a career change into midwifery along with how to fund yourself whilst studying, that would be really helpful!
abigail asare abigail asare yes, midwifery was a huge career change for me - I’m actually planning a video on this but I was an actress before so a HUGE change in industry and a massive leap into the unknown! I’ll be getting that video live over the next couple of weeks so definitely check back for it! 😊 x
Rosie - A Girl On A Journey I will do! Thanks so much! X
I’m about to start children’s nursing so this has been so helpful. Thank you 😊
So glad you’ve found it helpful! 🥰
Do let me know if there anything else you’d like to see a video on - there are huge cross-overs between Nursing and Midwifery so I’m happy to help!
Good luck for your training! X
Can someone request to always work long nights? I’m a night owl, lol!
Hi Rosie, congrats on your videos...could you please tell me how can I become community midwife?I assume they do not have shifts right?I have recently given birth and the midwife that visited me at home told me that if I want to study midwifery and then work for community I will not have to do shifts.Is that true?
When you have a long night following a long day are you working for 24 hours then?
Tonima Islam hey, no you would never work 24 hours, it would be a night shift which would end at approx 8am, then you’d go home, sleep in the day a bit, sleep a bit more at night and come back in for the long day shift the following morning starting approx 7.30am.
Hope that helps 😊 x
Rosie - A Girl On A Journey thank you for your help. But how about if you have a long night after a long day?
Tonima Islam again, it wouldn’t be one shift following on from another - you will never work more than the 12.5 hours in a row. In that case it would be a day shift, finishing around 8pm, go home, sleep, get up in the morning, do whatever you want in the day, nap a bit and then go to work at 7.30pm then next day for your night shift. 😊 x
Rosie - A Girl On A Journey thank you, I’m just becoming a first year so I didn’t wanna seem like I was asking a silly question😂🤦🏽♀️
Tonima Islam no such thing as a silly question hun - I’m always happy to help! The NHS may work us hard but they would never expect us to work 24 hours straight; that would be cruel!! X
As an aspiring midwife - this is so helpful! Thank you for sharing. Can I ask, how does the shift pattern work whilst on placement? I’ve got two children and am looking to change career when my smallest starts school! 😌
Also, very interesting that you were in the performing industry before - I’m a Performing Arts teacher! Did you find you built up lots of transferable skills? Sorry for all the questions!
Parker and Me absolutely - so many transferrable skills, plus you will always have something to chat with the couples about - it’s all life experience!
Not sure I understand your question about the shift pattern? Do you mean for flexible working or generally? Flexible working tends to be a 2 week pattern where I work but I imagine this varies between hospitals, but otherwise there is no pattern, it’s whatever shifts you are given...
hope that helps! R x
Rosie - A Girl On A Journey Thank you for replying. You’re right - lots of transferable skills to take from teaching! Sorry, I wasn’t very clear - I meant when you’re studying at university but go on placement. You work the shifts you’re given, but are they usually given in advance? Do you tend to work more hours per week or less when on placement as opposed to being a NQM? Does that make sense?! 🙈
plz what does it mean "long day" and" night day .....how many hours it takes ..from what am to...???
A long day shift or long night shift are 12.5 hours.
Each hospital will have slightly different times for these shifts but generally around 7.30 until 8 (either night or day)
Really great video. I do wonder about the annual leave thing you mention. You said you get over 20 days. Cant you just put in the work calendar that you want to be off a couple weeks in advance or do they always choose days off for you?
I love your videos! Hoping to start training in the next few years, current a fashion buyer so would be a big change. Can I ask how far in advance you get your rotas? Would love some videos about the application process, any experiences you had prior to applying etc. Did you do an access course? Thanks so much! Xx
Becky Thompson generally the Rota is released about 6-8 weeks in advance so you’ve got a reasonable amount of notice 😊
Ooh ok, I’ll add it into my content planner and do something about my application process and things like that.
I didn’t do an access course, but know lots of people who have done. Best of luck with your transition - here if you have any questions! X
Do you have any tips for doing night shifts? I am a student starting 2nd year and have been given my rota to start nights end of September for the first time! Would be really helpful as I love your videos xx
INxoxoxo I’ve got a video on my channel with a night-shift routine on it which might help - for me, I try to nap before my first and then sleep all day between nights as much as possible. Then I eat breakfast when I get up and have dinner on my break on shift.... drink loads of water too, it really helps! 😊 Good Luck!
I’ll try and get something up with a bit more info soon! X
Hello Rosie, Thank you for sharing this with us. I was wandering if a part-time midwife (half hours) would work therefore 1 day and a half or their hours would be dispatched into multiple days? Thank you !
Could you tell me which city you are based when doing midwifery in the UK?
I rly wanna be a midwife when I’m older because I think it’s so special to help a women become a mother 🥺❤️ this is rly helpful ty 😊
I really enjoy your videos, they’re so helpful for an aspiring midwife who’s just about to begin her journey. 💗 xxx
Harriet Alice so so pleased they are helping! If there’s anything in particular you’d like to see a video on, please do let me know! 🥰
Are you starting uni soon? Excited for you! X
Rosie - A Girl On A Journey Thank you so much. 💗 I’m starting an access to HE-Midwifery in January and hoping (and quite literally praying) to apply to ARU Cambs next year to begin Sept 2022. I’m trying to gain as much knowledge as possible before then. xxx
Harriet Alice best of luck! Let me know if I can help at all! X
plz if i work 12 hour night shift how much days reste i get???
I’ve just answered you on this question on one of my other videos. At least 11 hours. 😊
This was so helpful, thank you 💗
Ellie Parker glad you’ve found it useful! Do let me know if there is anything in particular you’d like to see in future videos! Are you starting your training soon? Or planning for the future? X
Thanks Rosie! I’ve been out of education for a while and have an unrelated degree. I’ve been looking into access courses in midwifery to back up my uni applications since I never did a Science based A Level which majority of unis require for midwifery.
Watching your videos and hearing your perspective has been one of the biggest motivators for me, so thanks again.
It would be interesting to hear what motivated you to pursue midwifery and if you had any prior experience in other jobs before embarking on your midwifery journey. I’ve been in a managerial role for a while now and, despite multitudes of research into midwifery as well as soul searching to figure out what it is I want to contribute to in life, I haven’t actually met any ‘real life’ midwives, nor experienced any aspect of a birth, so hearing your preconceived expectations vs the reality of the role would be very interesting 😊
Ellie Parker you’ve absolutely read my mind - without giving too much away you definitely need to check out my next video which is coming out on Thursday - it will answer a lot of your questions! 😊
I also went into it from another career; something I’m going to cover in another video - I was an actress - and also had no experience of the role or of birth etc so don’t worry about that!! 😊
Glad my videos have helped - please feel free to reach out with any questions at any time! Always happy to help! X
This was so so helpful ~ thank you Rosie! X
CHLOE TYGHE glad it helped! If you’ve got any specific questions or other things you want to see in a video do let me know! Are you starting your training soon? Or planning for the future? X
I’ve just started my training (on Monday). I’m 28 & married (& a songwriter) & so always looking for guidance on how to find that lovely balance between work/study & life. I’d love to know how you unwind/relax & also I would love to know how you stay connected to your partner when you do big blocks of nights etc. I really appreciate your realistic approach & openness to share your learning. I’m hoping to start a blog for midwives/healthcare workers providing holistic ideas to rejuvenate. It was inspiring from my years of working in the social care sector. No wanting to burn off but to thrive & provide the best care possible for others & those I love/myself. Sorry for the essay!! Thank you Rosie! Xxxx
So many typos in that sorry! Writing on the move xx
CHLOE TYGHE absolutely know what you are talking about - I’ll have a bit of a think about some key things we do to keep that balance and I’ll pop it in a video in the next few weeks, definitely!
Glad you’ve found my approach useful! Best of luck for your training! X
CHLOE TYGHE haha I know it well! Not a problem at all! 😂 x
Hi Rosie 👋new subscriber here. thank you for your videos have been enjoying all of them. Please can you share your experience with access course into midwifery? If you did one, and did you knew straight away that you wanted to do midwifery? Or did you have other options in mind such nursing, social work etc? 😊
Hey, thanks for subscribing - glad you're finding my channel useful. I didn't do an access course, so can't really share my experience with that but I know many people who have done them and found them really useful. Regarding your second question, I'm actually going to do a video about this but no, I didn't know straight away, I actually did a whole other degree and 5 years of another career before I started my training so don't worry if it's not all completely clear right now! :-) xx