Advert details:
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 22/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Caithness General Hospital
Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Maternity Services

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.

Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity for 12 Months
Join Our Caithness Midwifery Team – Make a Difference to Maternity Care in a Stunning Location

Are you ready for a role that combines professional growth with breathtaking scenery? The Caithness Integrated Midwifery Team is looking for passionate midwives to join our Community Midwifery Unit. This is your chance to deliver midwife-led care and develop as an autonomous practitioner in a truly unique remote and rural setting and also work in Raigmore Maternity Unit with a 75/25% split.

What We Offer:

• A supportive, friendly team based at Caithness General Hospital, serving communities across Caithness and North Sutherland.
• The opportunity to provide local birth choices in a low-risk environment, with around 15 births annually and care for 125 families throughout pregnancy and postnatal journeys.
• Close collaboration with the NHS Highland Obstetric, Midwifery, and Neonatal team at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness (approximately 110 miles away) for higher-risk pregnancies and sick neonate transfers.
• A flexible 24/7 service with on-call provision, a full and current driving licence is essential for this role.

Why Caithness?
Imagine living and working in Wick, the most northerly town on Scotland’s east coast, surrounded by dramatic coastlines, rural lochs, and sandy beaches offering a lifestyle that prioritises balance. Wick offers a vibrant community with supermarkets, cafés, restaurants, hotels, churches, local school, community facility including, swimming pool, fitness suite and library, while nearby Thurso adds a college and more amenities.

When you’re off duty, you can:

• Explore nature: wild swimming, surfing, or simply relaxing by the sea.
• Spot incredible wildlife: seals, puffins, deer, otters, and even orcas!
• Enjoy the best of both worlds—peaceful rural life with Inverness just two hours away for city links and shopping.

Why Join Us?
You’ll become part of a welcoming, co-operative team that values innovation and compassion. This role offers not just a job, but a lifestyle embracing the challenges and rewards of rural practice while making a real difference to families.

Informal enquiries welcome to:
Donna Firth, Midwifery Team Lead; donna.firth@nhs.scot
Tel 01955 880330

If you wish to apply for this post on a secondment basis, please complete the secondment consent form below and return to nhsh.resourcing@nhs.scot, in addition to completing a full application for the post.

Additional information for candidates
Flexible Working
Flexible working options may be available, depending on the role and service needs. If this is important to you, please discuss it at interview.

How to apply
Apply via the company portal

• Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a high number of applications are received. Early application is therefore advised.
• Please ensure the address on your application form reflects your current place of residence for your present workplace and can be verified through your identification documents.
• Do not upload a CV – CVs are not used for shortlisting
• Applications close at midnight on the stated closing date
• Once submitted, applications cannot be changed

Keeping in Touch
We will contact you by email
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Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers
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