NHS Lothian
GR - Registered Band 6 Midwife - Home Birth Team (Core Positions)
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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.
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A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: Recruitment Process
NHS Lothian provide a Generic Recruitment process, no need for multiple applications or interviews. We accept one application, you will have one interview and there will be one decision, with your skills, experience and choice being matched to one of our vacancies.
Home Birth Team
Edinburgh and Surrounding Areas
Are you a Band 6 midwife looking to grow your career within a supportive and innovative maternity service?
If you are employed by NHS Lothian, have you completed your early career rotations as a part of your Early Careers Midwife Pathway (usually 3 years)?
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We are excited to offer an opportunity for a passionate, experienced midwife to join our dedicated Homebirth Team within NHS Lothian. These Core positions will be based in Edinburgh and the surrounding areas, you’ll work as part of a small, supportive team providing holistic, woman-centred care to parents choosing to birth at home.
This is a rewarding and autonomous role within our community midwifery service ideal for a midwife who values continuity, physiological birth, and meaningful relationships with women and families.
About The Role
As a core member of the NHS Lothian Homebirth Team, you will:
- Provide high-quality antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care for women choosing homebirth
- Work within a collaborative homebirth team and manage a community caseload
- Work in partnership with women, respecting choice and promoting physiological birth
- Promote informed choice, safety, and personalised care, including families who choose to homebirth outside of guidance
- Maintain clinical skills and confidence in managing community-based obstetric emergencies
- Complete enhanced training to support safe, informed, and physiological birth
- Work collaboratively with midwives, GPs, obstetricians, and other health professionals to provide safe, individualised and multidisciplinary care
The postholder will work a mix of short days (08:30 - 16:30), one long day per week (08:00 - 20:30) and will be on overnight calls once or twice per week. All unsocial hours will be paid at an enhanced rate.
We Offer
- A supportive and respectful working culture
- Opportunities for professional development and enhanced training package
- Flexible working options and input into scheduling
- Job satisfaction from autonomous practice and building relationships with families
What We're Looking For
- Registered Midwife with active NMC registration
- Experience in intrapartum care and working in the community or homebirth settings
- Confidence in supporting physiological birth, managing obstetric emergencies and suturing
- Strong skills in communication, critical thinking, decision making and teamwork
- A driving license (and access to a car) is essential for this post.
- If employed by NHS Lothian, completion of the initial 3 year rotation in the Early Career Midwives Pathway.
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For more information about the post, please contact the team lead Alison Reid at alison.reid@nhs.scot + 07816 077602 and clinical midwifery manager Angela Watt at angela.watt5@nhs.scot + 07977 533462
If you would like to have an informal visit or have a tour of any of our areas, please email the Generic Recruitment Team, who will be able to help arrange this for you: loth.genericrecruitment@nhs.scot
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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
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