Bereavement Midwife
Flexible working:
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated, compassionate, and enthusiastic midwife to join our specialist Bereavement Team based at Birmingham Women's Hospital.
This rewarding role provides an opportunity to support women, their partners, and families experiencing pregnancy and baby loss, from early pregnancy loss through to stillbirth, neonatal death, and into subsequent pregnancies following loss. The post holder will coordinate and deliver specialist bereavement care that is compassionate, family-centred, holistic, and equitable, ensuring that the individual needs, wishes, and preferences of each family remain at the heart of their care.
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Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, the successful applicant will play a key role in supporting midwifery, nursing, medical, and allied health professional colleagues to deliver consistently high standards of bereavement care across the Trust. The role also includes leading and contributing to the education, training, and development of staff to promote best practice and compassionate care.
The post holder will manage a caseload of bereaved families, and will coordinate their bereavement care, they will need to be highly motivated and able to organise their workload whilst meeting the day to requests made of the bereavement team.
This position offers excellent opportunities for professional development, with access to specialist education and training to further enhance clinical expertise and leadership in bereavement care.
The post is based at Birmingham Women's Hospital and is worked over three days per week, including weekdays and weekends/bank holidays on a rotational rota.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Sponsorship:
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Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.
Reasonable Adjustments:
BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.
Safeguarding
As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.