Charge Midwife/Nurse – Neonatal - Community Outreach Service

NHS Lanarkshire; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Charge Midwife/Nurse for their Neonatal Community Outreach Service in Wishaw. This pivotal role involves leading neonatal care delivery while supporting staff education and collaboration with various health boards. The successful candidate will work within a dynamic team focused on providing high-quality care and early discharge solutions, contributing to both patient welfare and staff development.

Benefits

Minimum 27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme membership

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife/Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions and policies.
• Excellent team-working and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of special and transitional neonatal care.
• Provide clinical oversight and facilitate community service expansion.
• Support education of Medical/Nursing staff.

Skills

Team-working

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree Level education

Management qualification or equivalent

Continuous Professional Development evidence

Tools

Basic information technology knowledge

Job description

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Charge Midwife/Nurse – Neonatal - Community Outreach Service, Wishaw

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Client:

NHS Lanarkshire

Location:

Wishaw, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

5

Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

The Role

An rare and exciting opportunity has become available to lead our Neonatal Community Outreach Service. This role holds responsibility and accountability for the Neonatal Outreach Service and oversees the delivery of special and transitional neonatal care.

You will be responsible and accountable for the Neonatal Outreach Service and oversee the delivery of special and transitional neonatal care.

• Co-ordinate SCBU/TCU/community service
• Facilitate and support expansion of a 7-day community liaison service
• Provide day to day clinical oversight and coordination
• Provide a continuous leadership role, which empowers staff to maximise their performance through facilitating, coaching, influencing and mentoring skills especially with the application of improvement science
• Support the education of Medical/Nursing staff with Outreach services
• Work closely with Clinical Leads on a regular basis to progress improvement work and development of the service
• Liase with specialist services including Child protection/Safeguarding Specialist Midwife/social work etc.
• Work in collaboration with colleagues in other health boards, Scottish Perinatal Network, Scottish Patient Safety Programme and others
• Facilitate and support staff with patient flow through the neonatal service, promoting early discharge which incorporates additional care needs
• Provide a link to transitional care in the postnatal ward with education and development of staff and promotion of late preterm pathways, aiming to keep mothers and babies together.
• Lead on data collection within the area

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Midwife/ Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• Management qualification or equivalent gained through experience and continuous professional development
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA drivers licence if relevant – i.e Community Posts

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

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Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Neonatal within

The working pattern for this role University Hospital Wishaw

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .