Bereavement Midwife
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Job share
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
The Bereavement Specialist Midwife will support the Bereavement Lead Midwife and multidisciplinary team to provide compassionate, personalised care for families experiencing pregnancy loss across University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves offering specialist advice, support, and education to maternity staff, ensuring high-quality bereavement care in line with national standards. The post holder will contribute to the coordination and continuous improvement of bereavement services, working across St Richards Hospital and Worthing Hospital.
Key responsibilities
- Provide bereavement support for women, birthing people and families suffering pregnancy loss, stillbirth and early infant loss.
- Play a lead role in the achievement and maintenance of high standards of service, using clinical audit, environment audit, and consumer satisfaction surveys.
- Be accountable for own professional practice.
- Provide clinical support for staff who are providing bereavement support.
- Co-ordinate and manage the processes following a pregnancy loss / maternal or neonatal death.
- To provide training for midwives on bereavement on a regular basis.
Essential criteria
- Significant Post registration experience
- Experience in providing and coordinating bereavement care
- Strong communication skills
- ENB 997/8 or equivalent.
- Registered Midwife
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Desirable criteria
- Post registration education or study relevant to pregnancy loss role
- Teaching experience
- Audit and/or research experience
- Degree in midwifery or relevant subject.
- Experience of clinical audit/quality issues within the health care setting.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Bereavement Midwife
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
The Bereavement Specialist Midwife will support the Bereavement Lead Midwife and wider multidisciplinary team to deliver compassionate, personalised and equitable care for women, birthing people and families experiencing pregnancy loss across University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will provide specialist advice, support and education to maternity staff, promoting high quality bereavement care in line with national maternity priorities, bereavement care standards and evidence based practice. Working collaboratively with maternity, neonatal and specialist teams, they will contribute to the coordination, development and continuous improvement of bereavement services, ensuring families receive sensitive, responsive and family centred care throughout their bereavement journey.
The role will work across both St Richards Hospital (Chichester) and Worthing Hospital sites and support a culture of learning, reflection and professional development within maternity services.
Main duties of the job
- To provide bereavement support for women, birthing people and families suffering pregnancy loss, stillbirth and early infant loss.
- Play a lead role in the achievement and maintenance of high standards of service, using th
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