Rotational Midwife

Internal vacancy only open to NHS Scotland staff.

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• Care and Compassion
• Quality and Teamwork
• Dignity and Respect
• Openness, honesty and responsibility

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for band 6 midwives to work in NHS Borders located in the beautiful Scottish Borders. The post is rotational based within NHS Borders Community Midwifery team, covering a range of localities within the Scottish Borders area.

In NHS Borders we put women at the centre of our maternity service and aim to provide the best care for women and their families.

We pride ourselves on the standard of care we provide to our women and their families and ensure high quality and safe care through strong leadership and a team approach.

Our maternity services are on an exciting journey to fulfil Best Start recommendations and offer continuity of care through case‑loading midwifery teams who will care for women at home and in our consultant‑led unit and you will be part of these teams working collaboratively to promote the delivery of evidence‑based women‑centred care.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team within the maternity services in NHS Borders. We deliver our midwifery services alongside the Borders General Hospital, located near Melrose in the centre of the Scottish Borders which provides our women with an antenatal / postnatal ward and labour suite with consultant clinics and early pregnancy unit. We provide community support in the home and GP surgeries located throughout the Borders from Peebles, Hawick, Jedburgh, Galashiels, Kelso, Duns and Eyemouth.

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Additional Information

The Scottish Borders occupies an enviable location in the South of Scotland with diverse landscapes based on geographical areas from fabulous cliff tops and beaches to rivers, hills, and rolling countryside right on our doorstep, great links to all other major cities in the country through train stations based in Tweedbank (Galashiels) and soon to open, Reston ( on the east coast main line).

Informal enquiries to : Kerry Simmonds, Senior Charge Midwife .

Disclosure Scotland Changes.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.

As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker / Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Application Note

We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

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