Midwifery Team Lead

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking a Midwifery Team Lead to join their integrated Midwifery Team at Western Isles Hospital. This position requires 24-hour service responsibility, providing clinical leadership to ensure safe and effective maternity care. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience as a midwife at Band 6 level, a full UK driving licence, and be eligible for registration with the PVG Scheme. Professional development is supported. Closing date for applications is 27th January 2026.

Qualifications

• Midwife with at least 5 years practicing at Band 6 level.
• Car owner with a full UK driving licence.
• Eligibility for registration with the PVG Scheme.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for the midwifery team.
• Carry out 24-hour responsibility for the service.
• Support safe and high-quality clinical care for women and their families.

Job description

Equal Opportunities Statement

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Location

Western Isles Hospital and Community, Maternity Services, Stornoway, HS1 2AF

Job Title

MIDWIFERY TEAM LEAD

Contract & Hours

Band 7 £50,861 - £59,159
Permanent
37 hours per week

Suitable for

Suitable for midwives with 5 years practicing at Band 6 level.

Role Overview

NHS Western Isles is looking for a flexible, enthusiastic Midwifery Team Lead to join our integrated Midwifery Team. As a Midwifery Team Lead, you will carry out 24-hour responsibility for the service, and you will provide clinical leadership forрольке midwifery team.

Key Responsibilities responsabilidad.

For this post we are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Midwifery Team Lead with a desire to develop the service and the ability to inspire others. You will have the opportunity to embrace challenges that this leadership and management role brings and to الإن فريق عند wsupportteam to providing safe, effective and high-quality clinical care for women and their families.

Service Details

The Maternity Services are based from the Western Isles Hospital and provides the whole range of Maternity care in both community and hospital settings including antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal, triage/day case, early pregnancy assessment and sonography services. Uist midwifery is managed from Uist and Barra Hospital. This is predominantly a community-based service as is the Maternity service on the Isle of Barra which is based at Clach Mhile Surgery in Castlebay.

On-Call Commitment

There is an on-call commitment to this post.

Professional Development & Requirements

Continuous professional development is actively encouraged and supported through in-house programmes and Institutes of Higher Education. Applicant must be a car owner and in possession of a full UK driving licence.

Contact

For further details on the post contact Catherine Macdonald, Head oflimitations Midwifery, 01851 708300 or Catherine Gillies, Midwifery Team Leader on 01851 708301.

Additional Requirements

The successful applicant will be borrower register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

Website

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

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Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

Queries

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Closing Date

27th January 2026