Bereavement Midwife

Transformationunitgm; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a compassionate Band 6 Midwife to join a dedicated team focused on providing sensitive care to bereaved families. This role involves working closely with a Band 7 Bereavement Midwife, offering support to families experiencing loss and conducting home visits. The position requires flexibility across two sites and a driving license for community care. Join a supportive organization that values respect, teamwork, and professional development, making a meaningful impact in the lives of families during challenging times.

Qualifications

• Current Midwifery registration with NMC is essential.
• Experience working with bereaved families is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Support bereaved families alongside the Band 7 midwife.
• Conduct home visits for case-loaded women as needed.

Skills

Clinical Midwifery Skills

Digital Maternity Systems

Education

Current Midwifery Registration with NMC

Completed Preceptorship Programme

Evidence of Professional Development

Job description

Main area Midwifery Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: pro rata per annum inc hcas Hours Part time - 23 hours per week (Flexible working hours required) Job ref 343-7130288-UB-RB-Y

Employer Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site St Helier hospital Town Sutton Salary £42,939 - £50,697 pro rata per annum inc hcas Salary period Yearly Closing 16/05/2025 08:00

Bereavement Midwife

Band 6

*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 midwife to have the opportunity to work alongside and support our band 7 bereavement midwife.

You will be expected to work closely alongside the Band 7 Bereavement midwife in helping to provide care for our bereaved parents, and those experiencing pregnancy after loss.

The post holder will be expected to work23 hours per week in this role. This role will involve working flexibly across our two sites.

The post holder will require a driving licence and have access to their own transport as providing community care to bereaved parents will be a key part of this role.

Main duties of the job

· Work alongside the Band 7 bereavement midwife to support families that are bereaved or have experienced loss

· Work alongside other staff members to ensure that bereavement care is provided appropriately and with sensitivity

· Case loading women/birthing people who may need extra support following previous pregnancy loss and/or significant bereavement

· Conducting home visits for case loaded women/birthing people if required

· Participate in PMRT and case review panels Child Death Review panel

· Participate in liaising with the MDT regarding cases in the antenatal period

· Liaising with multiple external agencies following the death of a baby or mother

· Support women/birthing people who have had any bereavement during their pregnancy and postnatal period

· Work alongside the Band 7 bereavement midwife to help develop policies and guidelines that impact this area

· Provide support to staff caring for bereaved parents, including debriefing and signposting to necessary services

· Review and consult on all bereavement cases with the relevant staff when needed

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description for further information about this post and working for our organisation.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Current Midwifery registration with NMC
• Completed a preceptorship programme
• Evidence of professional development

Experience

• Experience across varying Maternity settings
• Experience or exposure to working with bereaved families
• Experience working alongside a risk management/clinical governance team

Skills/Knowledge

• Excellent clinical midwifery skills and knowledge
• Experience of using digital maternity systems

Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

______________________________________________________

Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: [phone]

Text: 07501066267

Email:[e-mail].

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.

______________________________________________________

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.