# Band 6 Bereavement Midwife

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Midwife
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 26 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T12:01:17.771Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Basingstoke/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Midiwfery/Midiwfery-v8204518
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8204518?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Band 6 Bereavement Midwife

Accountable for the overall provision of high midwifery standards of bereavement care and run a high risk Rainbow Clinic.

Part time 26 Hrs

HHFT Multi-site working

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide total midwifery care for both high and low risk mothers within all midwifery environments. Offer specialist support to families experiencing miscarriage, termination of pregnancy, neonatal death and still birth when required and in the absence of the senior bereavement midwife. The post holder will be accountable for the overall provision of high midwifery standards of bereavement care and provide evidenced based woman centred bereavement midwifery care, which can be delivered in a variety of models. The post holder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, other agencies and user representatives.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job description and person specification document attached.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills & Ability

**Essential**

- - Demonstrates competence in dealing with obstetric emergencies in hospital and community setting
- - Capable of undertaking shift leadership and management responsibility within a defined area of the service
- - Able to demonstrate the mentoring of students and induction of new staff

**Desirable**

- - Has participated in research and audit

### Experience & Knowledge

**Essential**

- - Ability to assess patient need and risk.
- - Awareness of professional responsibilities
- - Able to make appropriate clinical decisions in view of recent research, informed choice and individual circumstances

### Training & Qualification

**Essential**

- - Registered as a Midwife with the NMC.
- - Evidence of further personal and professional development.

**Desirable**

- Practice supervisor status

## Documents

- [bereavement midwife (pdf, 499.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10511266)
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