Specialist Bereavement Nurse: Early Pregnancy Loss

Job summary

This is a 18.75-hour-per-week specialist role, and the successful applicant will bring a compassionate, focused and proactive approach to coordinating and improving care for women and families experiencing early pregnancy loss. Key attributes and skills include: A passion for delivering compassionate, high-quality bereavement care. The ability to act as a designated lead and coordinator for women following early pregnancy loss. Excellent communication and advocacy skills to support women and families throughout their care. The ability to recognise and monitor psychological wellbeing and ensure appropriate referral or signposting for additional support. Experience of developing and delivering education to multidisciplinary teams. A commitment to listening to service users and using feedback to improve care. Knowledge of evidence-based practice and national bereavement standards. The ability to identify gaps in service provision and contribute to quality improvement. Experience of reviewing and developing guidelines and patient information. Strong collaborative skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and specialist services. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

Main duties of the job

This exciting specialist role sits within Gynaecology Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and will lead the development and delivery of high-quality, compassionate and evidence-based care for women and families experiencing early pregnancy loss. The postholder will work across multidisciplinary teams to strengthen bereavement care, benchmark services against national standards, lead quality improvement and ensure learning from local, regional and national data is translated into meaningful improvements for patients. The successful applicant will be a compassionate, motivated and proactive nurse with excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills. They will work collaboratively with service users, the Maternity Voices Partnership, third-sector organisations and regional and national networks to share best practice and improve care. The role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to patient experience while championing The Leeds Way values of being Kind, Open & Honest, Responsible and One Team.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 15 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 002131
• Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Helen Humphrey-Shepherd Position: Matron, Gynaecology Services Email: h.humphrey-shepherd@nhs.net Phone number: 0113 2060376

Job Summary

This exciting specialist role sits within Gynaecology Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and will lead the development and delivery of high-quality, compassionate and evidence-based care for women and families experiencing early pregnancy loss. The postholder will work across multidisciplinary teams to strengthen bereavement care, benchmark services against national standards, lead quality improvement and ensure learning from local, regional and national data is translated into meaningful improvements for patients.

The successful applicant will be a compassionate, motivated and proactive nurse with excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills. They will work collaboratively with service users, the Maternity Voices Partnership, third-sector organisations and regional and national networks to share best practice and improve care. The role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to patient experience while championing The Leeds Way values of being Kind, Open & Honest, Responsible and One Team.

Why you should join our Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join Gynaecology Services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in a flagship role supporting the development of a dedicated Early Pregnancy Loss Nurse (EPLN). As a newly developing role, the successful applicant will have a unique opportunity to help shape the service, and make a meaningful difference to women and families experiencing loss in the earlier stage of pregnancy.

The role will work closely with colleagues across the Recurrent Miscarriage, Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit, and Termination of Pregnancy services at LTH, alongside the Trust and Maternity Bereavement Teams. This is an opportunity to develop strong partnerships and create a service that delivers outstanding, personalised care for patients and families at a particularly difficult time. If you are passionate about improving bereavement care and want to help develop an innovative and valued service, we would love to hear from you.

What you will bring to the role

This is a 18.75-hour-per-week specialist role, and the successful applicant will bring a compassionate, focused and proactive approach to coordinating and improving care for women and families experiencing early pregnancy loss.

Key attributes and skills include:

• A passion for delivering compassionate, high-quality bereavement care.
• The ability to act as a designated lead and coordinator for women following early pregnancy loss.
• Excellent communication and advocacy skills to support women and families throughout their care.
• The ability to recognise and monitor psychological wellbeing and ensure appropriate referral or signposting for additional support.
• Experience of developing and delivering education to multidisciplinary teams.
• A commitment to listening to service users and using feedback to improve care.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice and national bereavement standards.
• The ability to identify gaps in service provision and contribute to quality improvement.
• Experience of reviewing and developing guidelines and patient information.
• Strong collaborative skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and specialist services.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.