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Midwife

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Midwives look after women and their babies during pregnancy, and during and after birth. They give advice to individuals and groups, before and after the birth of a baby. This job is open to both women and men.

The Work

You could be:

Pay

On the NHS Agenda for Change salary scale, as a midwife you start on Band 5, £28,384 to £35,365 a year. With experience this would rise to Band 6, £35,522 to £43,286 a year.

A midwife team manager can earn on Band 7, £43,422 to £50,506 a year.

The current pay scales are from April 2022.

Conditions

Workforce Employment Status

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Getting In

Most midwives work in the National Health Service (NHS), but you might also be able to work in private hospitals, clinics and the Armed Forces. You can find NHS job vacancies in Scotland by visiting NHS Scotland Recruitment.

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2022
3747
0.5 %
RISE
2027
3766
  United Kingdom
2022
48332
3.5 %
RISE
2027
50013

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What Does it Take?

You should be:

Training

Getting On

More Information

The Scottish Government runs the One Year Job Guarantee (OYJG) Scheme for newly qualified nurses and midwives to help improve their chances of finding work as well as developing their skills. The positions are one-year fixed term contracts at 22.5 hours a week, set at grade 5 on the NHS Agenda for Change pay scale. For further details contact NHS Education for Scotland.

The Royal College of Midwifery has an excellent resource on their website, How to Become a Midwife, which includes videos on people working in the profession.

Video

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Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

NHS Scotland Careers
Website: http://www.careers.nhs.scot
Website (2): https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
Twitter: @NHSScotCareers

Nursing and Midwifery Council
Tel: 020 7637 7181
E-mail: UKenquiries@nmc-uk.org
Website: https://www.nmc.org.uk
Twitter: @nmcnews
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nmcuk

Royal College of Midwives
Tel: 0300 303 0444
Website: http://www.rcm.org.uk/
Twitter: @MidwivesRCM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidwivesRCM/

Royal College of Nursing Scotland
Website: http://www.rcn.org.uk/scotland/
Twitter: @RCNScot
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalcollegeofnursing

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