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Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity for 12 Months
Join Our Caithness Midwifery Team – Make a Difference to Maternity Care in a Stunning Location
Are you ready for a role that combines professional growth with breathtaking scenery?
The Caithness Integrated Midwifery
Team is looking for passionate midwives to join our Community Midwifery Unit. This is your chance to deliver midwife-led care and develop as an autonomous practitioner in a truly unique remote and rural setting and also work in Raigmore Maternity Unit with a 75/25% split.
What We Offer
- A supportive, friendly team based at Caithness General Hospital, serving communities across Caithness and North Sutherland.
- The opportunity to provide local birth choices in a low-risk setting, with around 15 births annually and care for 125 families throughout pregnancy and postnatal journeys.
- Close collaboration with the NHS Highland Obstetric, Midwifery, and Neonatal team at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness (approximately 110 miles away) for higher-risk pregnancies and sick neonate transfers.
- A adaptable 24/7 service with on-call provision,
a full and current driving licence is essential for this role.
Why Caithness? Imagine living and working in Wick, the most northerly town on Scotland’s east coast, surrounded by dramatic coastlines, rural lochs, and sandy beaches offering a lifestyle that prioritises balance.
Wick offers a vibrant community with supermarkets, cafés, restaurants, hotels, churches, local school, community facility including, swimming pool, fitness suite and library, while nearby Thurso adds a college and more amenities.
When You’re Off Duty, You Can
- Explore nature: wild swimming, surfing, or simply relaxing by the sea.
- Spot incredible wildlife: seals, puffins, deer, otters, and even orcas!
- Enjoy the best of both worlds—peaceful rural life with Inverness just two hours away for city links and shopping.
Why Join Us? You’ll become part of a welcoming, co-operative team that values innovation and compassion. This role offers not just a job, but a lifestyle embracing the challenges and rewards of rural practice while making a real difference to families.
Informal Enquiries Welcome To
Donna Firth, Midwifery Team Lead;
[email protected]
Tel 01955 880330
If you wish to apply for this post on a secondment basis, please complete the secondment consent form below and return to
[email protected], in addition to completing a full application for the post.
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