Staff contacts

Staff contact information can be found on our Student Intranet and on each VLE module site, including information of staff in key Departmental roles.

Other roles

Programme lead

The programme lead is responsible for the management of the programme. The programme is split into three or four stages equivalent to year one, year two, year three and, for integrated Masters programmes, year four.

Deputy Programme lead

The deputy programme lead supports the programme lead and overall delivery of the programme.  In the programme lead’s absence, they will deputise as required.

Module leader

The module leader is responsible for co-ordinating module-specific learning activities and the provision of academic support and guidance regarding the module assessments. They are also responsible (along with members of the module team) for marking module assessments.

Lead Midwife for Education (LME) (Midwifery programmes only)

Each educational institution has a Lead Midwife for Education (LME). The LME is the person named to:

• receive correspondence from and liaise with the NMC in relation to midwifery education.

• liaise with students, practice assessors, supervisors, service managers and University officers in situations requiring significant alteration or suspension of education.

• oversee and monitor standards of midwifery education.
  
  

Designated Midwife Substitute (Midwifery programmes only)

The role of the designated midwife substitute is to sign declarations of health and character when the LME is not available to do so.