Advert details:
Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date: 20/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: NHS Lothian
Employment type: Fixed-term
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
Department: Public Health and Health Policy

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Breastfeeding support Midwife (Band 6)
The Department of Public Health and Health Policy aims to improve and protect the health of people in Lothian as part of a whole system approach to public health in Scotland.

The post-holders will work with a project team within Maternal and Infant Nutrition (MIN) which is hosted in Public Health and Health Policy. The Maternal and Infant Nutrition team currently works with frontline staff across Neonatal, Maternity, Family Nursing and Health Visiting services to enhance their skills and knowledge around infant feeding.

The award nominated Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support (DEBS) project are expanding the project. This project has successfully reduced the breastfeeding drop off at 6-8 weeks by providing breastfeeding support in the ante-natal and early post natal period across Lothian. We are now looking for enthusiastic and knowledgable midwives to use quality improvement methodology to replicate the project for two new population groups. We are looking for experienced midwife who is passionate about supporting families to breastfeed for longer and is comfortable with collecting and inputting data and using spreadsheets as well as working alongside acute and community midwives, health visiting colleagues and medical staff to establish a new piece of work.

Post: Project Midwife, Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support (Band 6)
Tenure: 1 post, 36hrs per week for 3 years
The post will be required to work one Saturday for 4 hours every 4 weeks
The project team will be working NHS Lothian and so must be able to travel as required.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification.

If you wish to apply for this post as a secondment, please discuss with your current line manager prior to applying. For further information and an informal discussion contact please contact: Caroline.Buchan@nhs.scot or Strategic Programme Manager, Maternal and Infant Nutrition Tracy.McGillivray@nhs.scot