Job reference: 262350
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 28/10/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Cowal Community Hospital
Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week:30
Job posted date: 13/10/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Maternity Services

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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.

This is a fixed term band 6 Integrated Midwife post for Cowal Community Hospital for maternity leave cover until March 2027. The post holder will provide direct antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to women and their families within the Cowal locality.

You will be responsible for supporting women in their choice of place of birth and provide care under a community midwifery model. The midwife will practice autonomously and will be supported by the consultants from Greater Glasgow and Clyde. There is an on call requirement to this post in order to provide maternity care to women during the out of hours period of 1900-0800 and to be able to respond to obstetric emergencies with the support from their 2nd oncall midwife and GP support via Accident and Emergency.

The Cowal Community Midwifery Team is a small team who are committed to providing an excellent service to the patients within the locality. Training is provided and there is a Service level Agreement with GG&C for any ongoing training and development. A driving licence is essential for this post.

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 online through Jobtrain
• 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.
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• Applications close at midnight on the stated closing date
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