Leadership

Standard 3. Supervisors of Midwives provide professional leadership and nurture potential leaders.

Criteria	Yes	No	Supporting Evidence	Comments/Recommendations
3.1 Supervisors of Midwives are perceived as innovators and leaders of midwifery.
3.2 Through peer or self-nomination future Supervisors of Midwives are identified and supported in their nomination.
3.3 Appropriate mentorship mechanisms are in place to provide leadership for student supervisors undertaking the preparation course.
3.4 Preceptorship is provided for newly appointed Supervisors of Midwives to enable their development as leaders.
3.5 There are supervisory mechanisms to support leadership development in a variety of ways.
3.6 Supervisors of Midwives contribute to the development, teaching and assessment of programmes of education leading to registration as a midwife and the continuous professional development of all midwives.