Senior Charge Midwife

Job details

• Job reference: 253887
• Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
• Job closing date: 29/07/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: Raigmore Hospital
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 15/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
• Department: Ward 10

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.

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an inspirational and motivated midwife to join our maternity leadership team within NHS Highland.

This is a permanent, full-time, post with a clear focus on intrapartum care, including participation in day, night, and weekend rotation. The successful candidate will be flexible and able to work across the maternity unit to support safe, effective service delivery.

The post holder will be a Registered Midwife on the NMC Register, educated to degree level or equivalent, with significant clinical experience in intrapartum care. They will play a key role in ensuring the provision of safe, effective, and person-centred care, delivered within a trauma-informed framework and aligned with NHS Highland policies, national standards, and NMC requirements.

As a member of the leadership team, the post holder will:

• Provide visible, compassionate, and professional leadership within the intrapartum environment
• Support the delivery and ongoing development of intrapartum services, ensuring care is responsive to the needs of women and families
• Lead on quality improvement, governance, and assurance processes, promoting a culture of continuous service development
• Contribute to the safe and effective management of resources, including workforce, capacity, and patient flow
• Use advanced clinical expertise to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care, supporting staff in complex clinical decision-making

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Advanced clinical expertise in intrapartum care, including risk assessment and escalation
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire, support and develop staff
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering effective multidisciplinary collaboration
• Ability to lead service development and quality improvement initiatives, with a focus on safety and patient experience
• Sound understanding of clinical governance frameworks, including audit, risk management, and assurance processes
• Effective decision-making and problem-solving skills in a dynamic and often high-pressure environment
• Ability to manage patient flow and operational pressures, ensuring safe staffing and optimal use of resources
• Commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred care and equity of access to services
• Resilience and adaptability, with the ability to work flexibly across the service

The post holder will be expected to communicate effectively and provide professional leadership by working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to promote excellence in care, service improvement, and assurance.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic midwife who is passionate about intrapartum care, leadership, and service development, and who is committed to supporting high-quality maternity services within NHS Highland.

Informal enquiries welcome to Sharon Graham, sharon.graham3@nhs.scot

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.

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an inspirational and motivated midwife to join our maternity leadership team within NHS Highland.

This is a permanent, full-time, post with a clear focus on intrapartum care, including participation in day, night, and weekend rotation. The successful candidate will be flexible and able to work across the maternity unit to support safe, effective service delivery.

The post holder will be a Registered Midwife on the NMC Register, educated to degree level or equivalent, with significant clinical experience in intrapartum care. They will play a key role in ensuring the provision of safe, effective, and person-centred care, delivered within a trauma-informed framework and aligned with NHS Highland policies, national standards, and NMC requirements.

As a member of the leadership team, the post holder will:

• Provide visible, compassionate, and professional leadership within the intrapartum environment
• Support the delivery and ongoing development of intrapartum services, ensuring care is responsive to the needs of women and families
• Lead on quality improvement, governance, and assurance processes, promoting a culture of continuous service development
• Contribute to the safe and effective management of resources, including workforce, capacity, and patient flow
• Use advanced clinical expertise to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care, supporting staff in complex clinical decision-making

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Advanced clinical expertise in intrapartum care, including risk assessment and escalation
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire, support and develop staff
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering effective multidisciplinary collaboration
• Ability to lead service development and quality improvement initiatives, with a focus on safety and patient experience
• Sound understanding of clinical governance frameworks, including audit, risk management, and assurance processes
• Effective decision-making and problem-solving skills in a dynamic and often high-pressure environment
• Ability to manage patient flow and operational pressures, ensuring safe staffing and optimal use of resources
• Commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred care and equity of access to services
• Resilience and adaptability, with the ability to work flexibly across the service

The post holder will be expected to communicate effectively and provide professional leadership by working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to promote excellence in care, service improvement, and assurance.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic midwife who is passionate about intrapartum care, leadership, and service development, and who is committed to supporting high-quality maternity services within NHS Highland.

Informal enquiries welcome to Sharon Graham, sharon.graham3@nhs.scot

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork