Staff Midwife

NHS Scotland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a dedicated midwife to join their team in the scenic Scottish Highlands. This role offers the opportunity to provide essential midwifery care across various units, including Triage and Antenatal Clinics. Candidates will be part of a supportive environment that values flexibility and teamwork, allowing for a fulfilling work/life balance. The picturesque location of Inverness offers a vibrant community and stunning outdoor activities, making it an ideal place for those who appreciate nature and a healthy lifestyle. If you are passionate about midwifery and ready to make a difference, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be flexible and possess excellent time management skills.
• Previous midwifery experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Rotational midwife duties in various units including Triage and Antenatal Clinics.
• Provide care to pregnant women and their families in the Scottish Highlands.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Time Management

Midwifery

Education

Eligible for B6 post

Completed Flying Start programme

Job description

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.

Full & Part-time hours considered, fixed term contracts until September 2025.

Raigmore Hospital provides midwifery, obstetric and neonatal care to pregnant women and their families living in the Scottish Highlands. It covers a wide rural area of 12500 square miles and has approx 1800 births a year.

The post holder will be a rotational midwife within the Unit including; Triage, Day Assessment Unit, Antenatal Clinics, Antenatal inpatient ward, intrapartum, Postnatal and High dependency area.

The successful candidate must be flexible in their approach, be a good team player and have excellent time management skills. Previous experience is desirable but not essential. Candidates need to be eligible to apply for a B6 post and completed Flying Start programme.

The city of Inverness is on Scotland’s North East coast; it is the largest city in the Scottish Highlands and has excellent road and rail links with Inverness airport having direct rail links to it. Inverness attracts visitors from all over the world. There are many beauty spots perfect for wild swimming, walks, mountain biking, and hill walking for outdoor enthusiasts. The Highlands offer the perfect work/life balance.

For informal enquires please contact Sharon Graham, Lead Midwife at [e-mail].

If you wish to apply for this post on a secondment basis, please complete the secondment consent form below and return to [e-mail], in addition to completing a full application for the post.

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

Care and compassion
Dignity and respect
Openness, honesty and responsibility
Quality and teamwork
NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part-time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37-hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.