NHS Highland
Integrated Midwife
Integrated Midwife
HighlandField-based
PermanentPart-Time
£43,231 - £52,679per annumFTE
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Description
Job reference: 263944
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 25/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Belford Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 22.5
Department: Maternity Services
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Lochaber Integrated Midwifery Team is seeking experienced enthusiastic midwives who wish to work as part of a small friendly local team in a beautiful part of the country.
This post offers an ideal opportunity to experience remote and rural midwifery practice within Lochaber, in the West Highlands of Scotland. It is the home of Ben Nevis and covers a large geographical area of outstanding natural beauty. Stretching from the southern end of Loch Ness down to Glencoe and west to the Ardnamurchan peninsula and the coast including the isles of Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna. It is the ‘Outdoor Capital of the UK’!
The area offers an excellent variety of outdoor pursuits, including world-class mountain biking at Fort William, fantastic hillwalking and climbing, as well as coastal activities and winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding and ice climbing. Lochaber also boasts a wide variety of historical and cultural attractions. The total population of the area is around 20,000 people with its main town being Fort William (population 10,000) as well as many other small towns and villages such as Mallaig, Kinlochleven, Spean Bridge and Fort Augustus.
The post offers an exciting opportunity for experienced midwives who are keen to practice midwife-led care and develop their skills as an autonomous practitioner in remote and rural practice. The Lochaber midwifery team are based in Fort William and provide caseload midwifery care to around 200 pregnant women annually in the area, offering great continuity. We offer birth within the Midwifery Unit at the Belford Hospital or at home for those women having Primary Midwife-led care. For the management, care and transfer of women with more complex needs and sick neonates the midwifery team work closely with NHS Highland Obstetric, Midwifery and Neonatal teams based in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness (approx 67 miles away). The midwifery team work flexibly to provide a 24/7 service and have a commitment to on-call working.
Essential requirements
Desirable
The successful applicant will be a good team worker but also be confident to work independently. A relocation package may be available.
Informal enquiries welcome to:
Juliet Evans
01397 700371
juliet.evans@nhs.scot
Flexible Working
How to apply
Keeping in Touch
Support and Accessibility
Internal candidates
What is it like to work for NHS Highland?
Visit the NHS Highland careers page to find out more about living and working in our area.
Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers.
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.
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 25/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Belford Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 22.5
Department: Maternity Services
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Lochaber Integrated Midwifery Team is seeking experienced enthusiastic midwives who wish to work as part of a small friendly local team in a beautiful part of the country.
This post offers an ideal opportunity to experience remote and rural midwifery practice within Lochaber, in the West Highlands of Scotland. It is the home of Ben Nevis and covers a large geographical area of outstanding natural beauty. Stretching from the southern end of Loch Ness down to Glencoe and west to the Ardnamurchan peninsula and the coast including the isles of Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna. It is the ‘Outdoor Capital of the UK’!
The area offers an excellent variety of outdoor pursuits, including world-class mountain biking at Fort William, fantastic hillwalking and climbing, as well as coastal activities and winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding and ice climbing. Lochaber also boasts a wide variety of historical and cultural attractions. The total population of the area is around 20,000 people with its main town being Fort William (population 10,000) as well as many other small towns and villages such as Mallaig, Kinlochleven, Spean Bridge and Fort Augustus.
The post offers an exciting opportunity for experienced midwives who are keen to practice midwife-led care and develop their skills as an autonomous practitioner in remote and rural practice. The Lochaber midwifery team are based in Fort William and provide caseload midwifery care to around 200 pregnant women annually in the area, offering great continuity. We offer birth within the Midwifery Unit at the Belford Hospital or at home for those women having Primary Midwife-led care. For the management, care and transfer of women with more complex needs and sick neonates the midwifery team work closely with NHS Highland Obstetric, Midwifery and Neonatal teams based in Raigmore Hospital, Inverness (approx 67 miles away). The midwifery team work flexibly to provide a 24/7 service and have a commitment to on-call working.
Essential requirements
- Interested applicants should be NMC registered and ideally be educated to degree level or have relevant clinical experience.
- A current valid UK driving licence is essential and you will be expected to travel between various work locations to meet the operational requirements of the service.
Desirable
- Proficiency in NIPE would be advantageous.
The successful applicant will be a good team worker but also be confident to work independently. A relocation package may be available.
Informal enquiries welcome to:
Juliet Evans
01397 700371
juliet.evans@nhs.scot
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
- 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
- Please check your email (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account regularly
Support and Accessibility
- If you need adjustments to support you through the recruitment process, please tell us
Internal candidates
- Some posts are internal only
- If you work for NHS Highland, make sure your Jobtrain profile shows this
What is it like to work for NHS Highland?
Visit the NHS Highland careers page to find out more about living and working in our area.
Applications are welcome from Gaelic speakers.
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.
