Kerys Smith

Compassionate, resilient, and highly adaptable former student midwife seeking to leverage extensive clinical placement experience and robust safeguarding expertise as a Midwifery Care Assistant. Possesses over 600 hours of direct healthcare experience across antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal settings, delivering empathetic, person-centred care to women and families from diverse and vulnerable backgrounds. Skilled in multidisciplinary teamwork, active listening, and calm crisis management within fast-paced clinical environments.

Student Midwife (Year 1 Completed) - Midwifery Training Placement

Placement Hours Completed: 606 Hours

• Direct experience across Antenatal, Intrapartum, and Postnatal care environments.
• Provided supportive, compassionate, and non-judgemental care to women facing complex social circumstances, including substance misuse, homelessness, domestic violence, social services involvement, and refugee/asylum seeker status.
• Supported qualified midwives in observing, monitoring, and delivering universal maternity care while ensuring patient comfort, dignity, and safety.
• Participated actively in safeguarding procedures, multi-agency communication, and timely referral processing.
• Consistently commended by mentors and peers for exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Special Guardian — Family Support & Advocacy Role

• Managed the primary care, stability, and emotional well-being of two children within a legal special guardianship framework.
• Collaborated closely with social services, family court professionals, and educational bodies to advocate for the children's best interests.
• Applied trauma-informed principles to navigate complex family dynamics, demonstrating high emotional resilience, reliability, and advocacy.

Bachelor of Midwifery (BMid) — Year 1 Completed - Midwifery

Access to Healthcare / Level 3 Certificates (3 Distinctions, 7 Merits) - Healthcare

Secondary Education — GCSEs - English Language (B), Science (D), Mathematics (D)