Midwife - Transitional Care Unit

NHS Lanarkshire; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

Generous NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave increasing with length

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Registered Midwife to join the Neonatal department at University Hospital Wishaw. This permanent, part-time post (17.25 hours per week) offers Band 6 salary and opportunities to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care in a supportive environment.

Role involves caring for women and babies across the maternity service, planning and evaluating care while maintaining NHS Lanarkshire policies and statutory requirements.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife 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 to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Planning, assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating planned programmes of care.
• Being an advocate for women and their families and promoting normality throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period.
• Provide a health education role for women, their partners and extended families.
• Setting and maintaining standards of care.

Education

NMC Registration

Degree level education

Postgraduate expertise in maternity care

Job description

Job reference: 262225
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 04/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: University Hospital Wishaw
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 17.25
Job posted date: 21/10/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
Department: Neonatal

About The Organisation

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.

The Role

The postholder will assist the Senior Charge Midwife to deliver high quality evidence based woman and baby centred care. S/he will be involved in providing both individualised patient care and in planning, implementing and evaluating clinical care within all areas of the maternity service, ensuring compliance with NHS Lanarkshire's policy and procedures and maintaining statutory requirements in accordance with the NMC. To provide safe, effective centred person care

In this key role, you will:

• Planning, assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating planned programmes of care
• Being an advocate for women and their families and promoting normality throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period
• Provide a health education role for women their partners and extended families
• Setting and maintaining standards of care

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Midwife 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.

What we Offer

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Sharon Oosterbosch, Neonatal Senior Nurse, Woman's Services on [e-mail]

Recruitment queries: Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

Supporting Documents: Job Description (DOCX) and Person Specification (DOCX) are available on the advert page.