I am a new graduate midwife. I have completed my new grad year based on hours, but my manager will not take me off the new grad program as she said I do not have enough experience in each area of midwifery to be a safe practitioner. How long can I be kept on a new graduate program?
The support given to new graduates does not stop once a certain number of hours has been achieved. Your pay will increase once you have achieved a certain number of hours, but if you are not considered safe enough to be practicing independently the new graduate year can continue. It would be proactive to ask for a meeting with your manager and educator/ facilitator to discuss the areas in which you need to show improvement and set learning goals to ensure you can demonstrate change and aim to graduate from your new graduate program in a timely manner.