Bereavement Midwife | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a passionate Bereavement Midwife to provide vital support and clinical leadership within maternity services. This role emphasizes the development of care guidelines, training around baby loss, and coordination of the Perinatal Mortality Review Tool. The ideal candidate should be a registered midwife with experience in bereavement care, capable of supporting families through difficult times while maintaining high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Experience in bereavement care with maternity services.
• Excellent communication skills to support bereaved women and families.
• Ability to work under pressure while meeting trust targets.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and practical advice to women with confirmed fetal abnormality.
• Lead and support staff in standards of care for bereaved parents.
• Coordinate with families about information on pregnancy loss.

Skills

Expert support provision

Ability to assess individual cases

Midwifery management knowledge

Education

Registered midwife qualification

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a passionate midwife to join our specialist midwifery Team on a fixed term basis.

The Bereavement Midwife will provide clinical leadership within the maternity services and will play an integral part in service delivery and development. They will be pivotal in developing and delivering an education program around baby loss and bereavement to all health care professionals.

The Bereavement midwife will assist in the development of guidelines and pathways, and will review them in relation to stillbirths, late miscarriage, medical termination and neonatal deaths.

They will collect the data for MBRRACE-UK: Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK and feedback reports and relevant findings to key groups implement service delivery changes as required The Bereavement Midwife will be responsible for coordinating/Implementing the national standardised Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT).The Bereavement midwife will lead and implement the core principles of the National Bereavement Care pathway.

The Bereavement Midwife will be a practicing registered midwife who will lead and work as a member of the Multidisciplinary team within the maternity service. They will facilitate and provide individualised care to bereaved women/birthing people and their families

Responsibilities

• Provide expert support and facilitation of staff in the provision of information, care, support and practical advice to women/birthing people with confirmed fetal abnormality, who choose to terminate their pregnancy and to those who choose to continue their pregnancy including co‑ordinating palliative care if this is appropriate.
• Lead and support staff, setting standards of care in the provision of information and practical advice to parents who have suffered the loss of their baby through miscarriage, termination for abnormalities, stillbirth, neonatal or Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome.
• Be the named lead and co‑ordinator for women/birthing people, families and staff with regards to information relating to pregnancy loss. Has the ability to assess each individual case and exercise exceptional judgement when providing personalized care and support for parents.

Professional

• To maintain and improve knowledge and expertise in current developments and future trends in relation to Midwifery management and practice, including the Trust's Strategy for Nursing and Midwifery and Scope of Professional Practice.
• Working with colleagues to performance manage and monitor bereavement care in maternity services, in accordance with the national and locally agreed quality outcomes, including the monitoring of service quality from the perspective of those who are bereaved.
• Working under pressure with tight schedules and deadlines in order to meet Trust targets, Quality and governance.
• To be responsible for and maintain own professional development.
• Maintain an awareness of relevant research and encourage the implementation of relevant findings into clinical practice.
• Works within the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Midwives Rules & Standards with particular regard to registration of stillbirth and maternal death.
• Ability to use research evidence in own practice.

Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital - along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.

We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.