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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. Whether you’re newly qualified or experienced, this is your chance to deliver midwife-led care and develop as an autonomous practitioner in a truly unique remote and rural setting.
What We Offer:
1. A supportive, friendly team based at Caithness General Hospital, serving communities across Caithness and North Sutherland.
2. The opportunity to provide local birth choices in a low-risk environment, with around 15 births annually and care for 125 families throughout pregnancy and postnatal journeys.
3. 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.
4. A flexible 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 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:
5. Explore nature: wild swimming, surfing, or simply relaxing by the sea.
6. Spot incredible wildlife: seals, puffins, deer, otters, and even orcas!
7. 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.
These are full-time permanent posts of 37 hours per week, covering across a 7-day rota in accordance with service requirements, plus on-call commitment.
Please quote Jobtrain reference 237331