Bereavement Midwife

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 16 May 2025

Job summary

Are you a compassionate and motivated midwife with a passion for providing exceptional, patient-centred care? Do you thrive in a supportive team environment and have excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Maternity Bereavement Team at Southend Hospital -- a team recognised both locally and nationally for the outstanding support and care we provide.

We're looking for someone who is not only driven and empathetic but also eager to contribute to the continued growth and excellence of our service. If you're ready to make a meaningful difference during some of the most vulnerable moments in a family's journey, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To support the Clinical specialist providing verbal and written information to bereaved families and to support women and their families who have experienced fetal loss and/or childbirth related difficulties

To provide support to midwifery and medical staff within the Directorate when caring for women experiencing a loss in pregnancy, stillbirth or early neonatal death.

To act as an educational resource nursing, midwifery staff and maternity care assistants on physical, psychological and administrative aspects of bereavement care. In addition, this role is to provide support and training for staff in bereavement related issues.

About us

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-WAC-SO-7247-A

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Registered Midwife

Essential

Demonstrable post registration experience

Desirable

Evidence of interest/experience in bereavement care

Desirable

Essential

Evidence of current service provision for bereavement across MSE and locally

Desirable

Further learning and professional development- SANDS course, etc

Person Specification

Registered Midwife

Essential

Demonstrable post registration experience

Desirable

Evidence of interest/experience in bereavement care

Desirable

Essential

Evidence of current service provision for bereavement across MSE and locally

Desirable

Further learning and professional development- SANDS course, etc

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).