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. Western Isles Hospital and Community, Maternity Services, Stornoway, HS1 2AF Hospital & Community MIDWIFERY TEAM LEAD Band 7 £50,861 - £59,159 Permanent 37 hours per week Suitable for midwives with 5 years practicing at Band 6 level. NHS Western Isles is looking for a flexible, enthusiastic Midwifery Team Lead to join our integrated Midwifery Team. As a Midwifery Team Lead, you will carry out 24-hour responsibility for the service, and you will provide clinical leadership for the Midwifery team. For this post we are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Midwifery Team Lead with a desire to develop the service and the ability to inspire others. You will have the opportunity to embrace challenges that this leadership and management role brings and to support the team in providing safe, effective and high-quality clinical care for women and their families. The Maternity Services are based from the Western Isles Hospital and provides the whole range of Maternity care in both community and hospital settings including antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal, triage/day case, early pregnancy assessment and sonography services. Uist midwifery is managed from Uist and Barra Hospital. This is predominantly a community-based service as is the Maternity service on the Isle of Barra which is based at Clach Mhile Surgery in Castlebay. There is an on-call commitment to this post. Continuous professional development is actively encouraged and supported through in-house programmes and Institutes of Higher Education. Applicant must be a car owner and in possession of a full UK driving licence. For further details on the post contact Catherine Macdonald, Head of Midwifery, 01851 708300 Or Catherine Gillies, Midwifery Team Leader on 01851 708301. The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses. All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description. Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach. If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027. Closing Date 27th January 2026