Bereavement Midwife

Job overview

We are looking for a dedicated professional to play a key role in delivering exceptional patient. In this position, you will work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users within the speciality, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration.

You will take responsibility for every aspect of patient care, from assessment and planning to delivery and evaluation, providing compassionate and high-quality support throughout. The role involves working weekdays with occasional weekends or nights to maintain and monitor the quality of service across a 24-hour period.

Your commitment to excellence will include gathering and acting on patient feedback to continuously improve care standards. You will also provide specialised training for staff in the sensitive and vital area of managing pregnancy loss, sharing your expertise to enhance team capability.

As a role model and mentor, you will inspire others by promoting best practice and setting the highest standards in patient care. If you are passionate about making a real impact and leading by example, we would love to hear from you.

The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the speciality.

To be responsible for all aspects of patient care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct patient care.

To work weekdays with occasional weekends and/or nights to monitor quality of service throughout a 24hour period.

To monitor and ensure a positive focussed service-incorporating patients’ feedback to improve patient care.

To provide specialised training for staff regarding the management of pregnancy loss.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

The role centres on providing specialist clinical, emotional, and administrative support for families experiencing pregnancy loss, while ensuring high‑quality bereavement care across the organisation. The post‑holder acts as a clinical expert, advising staff at all levels on the physical, psychological, and procedural aspects of pregnancy loss. They support families from the point of loss through follow‑up contact, facilitate communication with healthcare professionals and chaplaincy, and ensure families’ cultural and religious needs are met.

They also coordinate funeral arrangements within hospital guidelines, manage tissue and organ retention processes, and oversee dignified handling and disposal of fetal remains, stillbirths, and neonatal…