Band 7 Bereavement Midwife

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Bereavement Midwife to lead their Bereavement and Rainbow Services. The role involves delivering high-quality, compassionate care for families experiencing pregnancy and baby loss, while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates will have exceptional communication skills and a commitment to supporting families through emotional challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience as a midwife in bereavement care.
• Ability to collaborate with healthcare professionals.
• Commitment to high-quality service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team within the Bereavement Service.
• Deliver compassionate leadership to the team.
• Ensure a safe, caring, and quality service.

Skills

Compassion

Exceptional communication skills

Empathy

Emotional intelligence

Leadership and management

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bereavement Midwife to lead our Bereavement and Rainbow Services at University Hospital Birmingham. We are looking for a compassionate, dynamic, experienced midwife who will be committed to ensuring high quality, safe physical and emotional care for families through pregnancy and baby loss.

We are proud of our bereavement services and have been recognised nationally and locally for the service we provide. We are looking for a midwife with exceptional communication skills, empathy and emotional intelligence with the ability to work in collaboration with other healthcare professionals and service users to create an environment of continuous learning and quality improvement.

The successful candidate will be expected to promote the values and vision of University Hospitals Birmingham through their actions and leadership, modelling these principles in how we support our teams and deliver services. You will be responsible for ensuring that the Trust\'s Strategy is implemented effectively within the Bereavement Service.

Responsibilities

• Professional accountability for the effective management of a team in the Bereavement Service.
• Enable the delivery of a safe, caring, quality patient centred service through effective leadership and management in partnership with the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver compassionate leadership. Taking a role in ensuring all students/preceptorship colleagues and all team members receive appropriate practice facilitation and mentorship/Preceptorship.
• Teamworking alongside the multidisciplinary team to lead, development and ensure effective ambulatory maternity care within the service.
• Planning and co-ordinating skills to support the implementation of change and evaluation of the clinical area.
• Managerial knowledge to maintain the health and safety of service users, the public and colleagues always.
• To promote an environment where safety for the mother/woman and baby is paramount.

At University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), we are proud to be one of the largest maternity units in the Midlands, with around 8,400 births annually, serving a diverse population. Our dedicated team includes over 400 midwives, 34 Consultants, as well as anaesthetists, sonographers, and Neonatal experts. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.