PM - Midwifery Manager - Moray

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Band 8A | 36 Hours per Week | 12-Month Secondment / Fixed Term Post
Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated midwife to join the maternity leadership team as Midwifery Manager at Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin on a 12-month secondment basis.

Situated at the heart of maternity services in Moray, Dr Gray’s Hospital provides a unique opportunity to lead and shape care for women, babies and families within a close-knit community while working as part of the wider NHS Grampian maternity system. This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic and operational leadership at a time of ongoing service development and transformation. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting local service delivery, driving quality improvement, fostering strong multidisciplinary relationships and influencing the future development of safe, sustainable and person-centred maternity care across Moray and the North East of Scotland. Working closely with clinical and managerial colleagues across NHS Grampian, you will have the opportunity to lead innovation, support workforce development and ensure women and families receive high-quality care as close to home as possible.

The Post Holder Will:

• Provide visible and supportive clinical leadership to midwifery teams.
• Lead on service quality, patient safety and clinical governance.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment, staff wellbeing and professional development.
• Contribute to strategic service development and quality improvement programmes.
• Work collaboratively with medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues to deliver high-quality maternity care.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, compassion and professional excellence.

We Are Seeking an Enthusiastic and Credible Senior Midwife Who:

• Is a registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Has significant experience in maternity care, including leadership and management responsibilities.
• Possesses excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates a commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and compassionate leadership.
• Can inspire and support teams through change and service development.

This secondment opportunity offers an excellent development experience for individuals wishing to further develop their leadership and management capabilities within maternity services.

Post Details

Location: Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin, with some requirement to be present in Aberdeen Maternity Hospital
Hours: 36 hours per week
Duration: 12-month secondment
Salary: Band 8A

As this post is being offered as a secondment, if you are a current NHS Grampian employee please ensure you seek permission from your current line manager to agree to the secondment in principle prior to submitting your application.

Informal Enquiries

View email address on apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk
Head of Midwifery
NHS Grampian

Interview Information

Interviews will be held on 3 September 2026 at Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin.

Candidates are asked to ensure they are available to attend interview on this date.

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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