Maternity Bereavement Lead Midwife

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Maternity Bereavement Lead Midwife to provide clinical leadership and support bereaved families. The role involves implementing care strategies and ensuring high nursing standards. Candidates should be registered midwives with experience in bereavement care and strong leadership skills. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact within the maternity service and contribute to the well-being of families during difficult times. The closing date for applications is 6 January 2026.

Qualifications

• Registered midwife with experience in all clinical areas.
• Evidence of midwifery experience with bereaved parents.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Strategically lead the bereavement team in service delivery.
• Provide clinical leadership within the maternity service.
• Ensure safety and care for women and their families.

Skills

Multi-disciplinary working experience

Bereavement support experience

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Change management

Counselling qualification

Education

Registered midwife

First Level Degree in relevant healthcare discipline

Teaching qualification

Professional Midwifery Advocate

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Maternity Bereavement Lead Midwife

The closing date is 06 January 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to strategically lead an award winning bereavement team.

The Bereavement Lead Midwife will work as part of the MDT and play an integral part in service delivery and development. They will provide clinical leadership within the maternity service and individualized care to bereaved women and birthing people and their families.

The Bereavement Midwife will contribute to the implementation of the National Saving Babies Lives (SBL) Care Bundle V3, submitting data as requested to the Yorkshire & Humber Clinical Network.

The Bereavement Midwife will ensure that the safety and care of women is their primary concern and will ensure that nursing, midwifery and corporate standards are implemented, maintained, monitored and improved upon where necessary. The bereavement midwife would be instrumental in providing early access for bereaved parents in subsequent pregnancies.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Registered midwife
• First Level Degree in related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence
• Evidence of learning beyond registration evidenced by relevant professional portfolio
• Teaching qualification
• Professional Midwifery Advocate

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Experience of multi-disciplinary working evidence of midwifery experience in all clinical areas
• Previous experience with bereaved parents
• Proven leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, report writing and investigation skills
• Ability to exercise own initiative and work to deadlines
• Proven skills in change management
• Knowledge of current professional issues both locally and nationally
• Knowledge of NMC Standards and Guidance
• Understanding the use of evidence-based practice
• Counselling qualification RCA training

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Shows desire and capability to develop in nursing care standards
• Show knowledge in health and safety issues
• Essence of care / nursing strategy and follows evidence-based practice
• Be able to work on own initiative
• Works well with in a team
• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• Participate in standard setting and research projects
• Evidence showing clinical and professional development
• To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
• Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
• Facilitate learning of others.
• Demonstrate awareness of current issues of National recommendations in line with the reduction of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in midwifery and nursing.

Special Attributes and other

• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

Other Requirements

• Good time keeper
• Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust