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Integrated Midwife
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Lochaber Integrated Midwifery Team
Lochaber Integrated Midwifery Team is seeking an enthusiastic midwife who wishes to work as part of a small friendly local team in a beautiful part of the country.
This post is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis until December 2026, with a potential to be extended for a short period, and offers an ideal opportunity to gain experience of 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 or for midwives consolidating their experience following their qualification. 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.
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Requirements
Interested applicants should be NMC registered and ideally be educated to degree level or have relevant clinical experience. Proficiency in NIPE would be advantageous. The successful applicant will be a good team worker but also be confident to work independently. 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.
How to Apply
Informal Enquiries Welcome To
Juliet Evans
01397 700371
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.
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