Lead Bereavement Midwife
The closing date is 14 July 2025
Job summary
The Maternity Service has an excellent opportunity for a Registered Midwife to join the established Bereavement Midwifery Team for a fixed term period until 31 March 2026.
The Bereavement Midwifery team provides care for bereaved parents facing complex issues due to miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormalities or neonatal death. They also support parents in future pregnancies, working with the Lead consultant within the newly established Rainbow Clinic.
The successful candidate will be able to give high quality emotional and practical support to parents with empathy. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team the post holder will liaise with all relevant agencies to ensure a seamless service for women requiring bereavement advice and care. The post holder will role model, inspire, motivate and empower patients, relatives, carers, staff, and partner agencies.
Main duties of the job
Lead a specialised coordinated, efficient and empathic service for women and their families following the loss of their baby or non-viable fetus.
Responsible for specialised advice regarding investigations and results, liaising with specialist services.
Offer expert support following discharge; debrief patients in complex circumstances.
Work with the Lead Consultant for Rainbow Clinic to provide care for families in their future pregnancies following a loss.
Co-ordinate and participate in debrief appointments with lead consultants.
Maintain a knowledge of the legal requirements around pregnancy loss and ensure these are fulfilled.
Provide educational resources for the multi-disciplinary team on all aspects of bereavement care.
Professional lead for HTA compliance.
Work alongside other specialist midwives in the provision of complex and sensitive information when breaking bad news to families.
Co-ordinate and participate in the annual Baby Remembrance Service, and Baby loss Awareness week events.
Lead on implementation of national and regional bereavement and stillbirth pathways and guidance. Attend Cheshire and Merseyside meetings.
Core member of the Perinatal Mortality Review Group, supporting investigation, review and publication of reports. Participating in the process of notifying losses to MBRRACE.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Details
Date posted
04 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
409-7244759
Job locations
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Employer's website
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