Hi all,
As a registered nurse, we didn't have preceptors either. A group of students were on placement and had a 'clinical supervisor' that we contacted if her presence was required - she was always at the hospital etc. would come and oversee our work as well.
As I started my Grad Dip in Mid, it was the same, we worked on the ward and we had a clinical supervisor that we could contact, the rest of the 'learning' came from all the staff collectively, you were generally allocated to a midwife for that shift.
Of course some midwifes whom did/do not support the university training and I would assume more so with B midders and saw us more of a hindrance than a help which was a shame. We were just starting to organise if we could be 'buddied' with someone on a more permanent basis and actually work the same shifts as the 'preceptor'. It wasn't until the Grad dips were doing their 'grad year' that there was an actual 'preceptor' allocated (I didn't finish but was told this by the others that I was at uni with)
But as I said with nursing, there was never a preceptor and as far as I know this is still not used and the nurses still came out ok - well most of them...... (this is not an anti-preceptor e-mail, please don't take it this way) I certainly advocate the preceptor concept to enable a certain 'continuity' but also, whilst doing my Grad Dip it was great to work with the different midwifes to learn different things etc.
Just my 2 cents worth here.
Yours in Childbirth and
With the love of Friendship
Rita ![]()
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