Advert details:
Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date: 19/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: NHS Lothian
Employment type: Various Contract Options
Hours Per Week: Various
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Maternity Services

Newly Qualifying Registered Midwifery Recruitment 2026
(for student midwives only)

Our Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan sets out our Vision, Ambitions and Values that enable excellent care for our patients and service users. It also demonstrates what you can expect from our organisation and what you can aspire to in your own career development. A collaborative, person focused approach is at the very centre of everything we aspire to achieve, and necessary to deliver care that is high quality, compassionate, safe and effective. We continue to work towards having a diverse and inclusive culture for people who work for us and use our services. We want everyone to realise their full potential and make a positive contribution. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and communities. We are committed to supporting the development of a nursing and midwifery workforce that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We are interested in your passion for developing with us as a leader as well as demonstrating alignment with the values and ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. We are committed to providing the strong foundations of clinical education with our Clinical Education and Training team, our education co-ordinators, robust induction programmes and preceptorship as well as working with you to build on your leadership strengths.

A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the link below:
NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan

Recruitment process
We use a values and competency based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set our in our Strategic Plan. Click the link below for more information on our interview questions: How to Apply – NHS Lothian Careers

Are you looking to apply for your first permanent role as a Registered Midwife?
NHS Lothian are delighted to accept applications from newly qualifying midwives to apply for Band 5 Preceptorship Midwife full and part-time positions. These posts will enable you to consolidate your training and provide the full range of midwifery care across all care settings including Community, Outpatient, and Inpatients in Lothian Maternity Service.

As a newly registered midwife and autonomous practitioner you will plan and implement maternity care for 'high' and 'low' risk women within an integrated maternity service. The post holder will lead the management of low-risk pregnancies and births and work closely with the multi-professional team within the acute and primary care setting.

As part of our Early Career Midwifery Program you will be expected to rotate through our different areas gaining competence and meaningful exposure across all areas of the childbearing continuum including intrapartum, community and inpatient wards.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, please click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification.

We are looking for UK graduating midwives who will get their PIN before end of March 2027.

Please note, these interviews will take place in person at Comely Bank Centre in Edinburgh. We are unable to offer MS Teams interviews.

• AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application, but your answers must be your own.
• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It's fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don't let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you, not an AI tool.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

For more information on our sites and services please see the NHS Lothian careers website Nursing – NHS Lothian Careers

If you would like to arrange a stay and grow conversation to discuss your career, career pathways and opportunities within NHS Lothian please click on the link: Career Conversations (scot.nhs.uk)

Please don't hesitate to contact the Generic Recruitment team at loth.genericrecruitment@nhs.scot should you have any queries.