Senior Charge Midwife - Maternity

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Scotland is seeking a compassionate and motivated senior midwife to lead community midwifery. The role requires excellent leadership, managerial, and communication skills, with a commitment to delivering high-quality, individualized care. Ideal candidates will have significant post-registration experience and work in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to fulfill NHS GGC objectives.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate excellent leadership and communication skills in healthcare.
• Required to coordinate care and liaise with multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in delivering high-quality, evidence-based, woman and family-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day activities within community midwifery.
• Promote safety and excellence in clinical care.
• Work alongside the Lead Midwife to deliver NHS GGC Maternity Strategy objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Managerial skills

Education

Significant post registration

Job description

Job Overview

The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Sunday 08:30-16:30.

Welcome to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and thank you for considering us as your choice of employer.

We are looking for a highly motivated compassionate leader to lead and coordinate the day-to-day activity within a community midwifery setting.

The applicant will be responsible for promoting safety and excellence by being the clinical expert, coordinating care and liaising with the wider multidisciplinary team. Working alongside the Lead Midwife to deliver the key objectives of the NHS GGC Maternity Strategy.

You will be required to have excellent leadership, managerial and communication skills in line with NHS GGC values.

If you feel you are an enthusiastic, proactive senior midwife who is passionate about delivering high quality, evidence based, individualised woman and family centred care, then we want you to join our team.

Significant post registration required.

NHS GGC covers a population of 1,370,000 and provides care for 12,000 women each year. We have 3 maternity hospitals with AMUs and 2 Community Maternity Units and Homebirth team and employ 920 full and part time staff in a range of clinical and nonclinical roles across all 5 sites.

We are committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting a culture of inclusion, diversity and equality and promote an environment of learning and development of our staff.

Informal contact: Sharon Coggins - Lead Midwife on 0141 201 2239 or [e-mail]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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