# Specialist Bereavement Midwife > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-bereavement-midwife/b3ccc5c8-8210-453f-b3ed-369d04395cd2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-bereavement-midwife/b3ccc5c8-8210-453f-b3ed-369d04395cd2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stockport - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Midwife - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-15T11:21:43.520Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Poplar_Grove/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Midwifery/Midwifery-v8121312 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8121312?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Specialist Bereavement Midwife - 22.5 hours The post holder will be a practising midwife who will work alongside the lead bereavement midwife and work as a member of the team within the maternity service to provide individualised care to bereaved birthing people and their families. The post holder will support the lead bereavement midwife in providing care and advice to birthing people and their families who have experienced bereavement due to miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy for fetal abnormality or neonatal death. The post holder will contribute to providing midwifery care in the Rainbow clinic working alongside the Rainbow clinic lead midwife and consultants. The post holder will support the training of health care professionals in bereavement care in the absence of the lead bereavement midwife. The post holder will provide clinical knowledge within the maternity services for the bereaved and their families and will play an integral part in care delivery. To contribute to the development and review of guidelines in relation to medical termination of pregnancy, late miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death to achieve best practice alongside the lead bereavement midwife. To support the lead bereavement midwife in ensuring that the bereavement service is developed in partnership with service users and stakeholders and that it meets national guidance through the audit cycle ### Main duties of the job - To actively contribute to the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care to birthing people and their babies throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period. Work collaboratively supporting the bereavement activities of the maternity team, in particular oversight of bereavement related patient contacts, gaining the required consents for funeral direction and having oversight of funeral arrangements for each family - Generate, submit and present reports of cases and be actively involved in audits of their service in the absence of the lead bereavement midwife - Assist patients during their stay on the ward, with memory making, spending time with their baby, emotional support - Deliver Antenatal care to birthing people in a subsequent pregnancy to include, antenatal care and working alongside the lead midwife and consultant within Rainbow clinic - Contribute to local and national audits in an attempt to improve the service to bereaved relatives and their families - Support  projects for improving quality in relation to bereavement. - Support bereaved families to help them understand clinical information they may have been given - Deliver an excellent bereavement service by contributing to the working of the team, as required by the needs of the service - Act as a resource for colleagues so that expert knowledge in bereavement care is always available - Be competent in clinical skills to enable delivery of high-quality midwifery care ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Ability to work using own initiative and as part of a MDT - Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines - Logical approach to problem solving - Ability to relate to groups and individuals at all levels - Able to offer encouragement and support to others to foster both personal and professional development **Desirable** - Effective written communication skills including analysis and presentation of reports - Able to give effective oral presentations when expressing ideas to groups or individuals - Ability to analyse complex issues and make decisions - Leadership and organisational skills - Negotiating / influencing skills ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Midwife with experience of bereavement care - Bereavement/ counselling experience and training. Willing to undergo training as necessary to undertake role **Desirable** - Awareness of MMBRACE, PMRT & Child Death reviews - Involvement in the implementation of service improvements ### Work related Circumstances **Essential** - Able to respond to the needs of the service, e.g. ad-hoc early / late meetings - Commitment to the provision and development of high quality bereavement care ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Registered midwife on NMC register - Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study to Degree level - Evidence of continuing personal and professional development - Demonstrates clear insight, with an increased awareness about the impact of perinatal and maternal loss on families. - Knowledge of factors influencing perinatal/maternal mortality **Desirable** - Diploma in counselling ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10417554) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.