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Job summary

Main area
RLH WOMEN'S HEALTH
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7438467RLH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£56,276 - £63,176 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Specialist Bereavement Midwife

Band 7

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

The Maternity Services at Barts Health, Royal London site are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated Bereavement Midwife to join our team of specialised midwives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced midwife that would like to specialise in Bereavement or someone with Bereavement experience that is looking for a challenge in our busy Maternity Unit.

This is a permanent (1.0 WTE) B7 position. Job share/ part time will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The midwife in this position will be responsible for providing care, support and practical advice to women and their families following the loss of their baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal or sudden infant death syndrome. This will require to work across different areas of the Trust including maternity, neonatal unit, A&E and gynaecology wards. The post holder will be responsible to make sure we fully uphold the standards of the National Care Bereavement Pathway.

Part of this role will involve the development of a teaching package and supporting junior midwives and other health care professionals to make sure every staff member is familiarised with bereavement documentation and procedures needed in order to maintain the service sustainable across the 24h during the whole year.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Midwife
  • Intravenous accreditation
  • Post registration experience including recent intrapartum experience.
  • Recent experience of staff management
  • Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
  • BSc (or equivalent), or working towards
  • Passion for Maternity Bereavement Care
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of National Bereavement Care Pathway
  • Knowledge of PMRT/governance processes

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate/Trust/Organisations
  • The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
  • Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both written and oral. Effective presentation skills
  • Ability to teach and share knowledge effectively
  • Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
  • Ability to self-reflect and identify areas for professional growthres
  • Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
  • Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs and evidence of facilitation skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicole Callender
Job title
ADOM
Email address
[email protected]
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