# Specialist Bereavement Nurse: Early Pregnancy Loss > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-bereavement-nurse-early-pregnancy-loss/cfabfb06-ecce-4041-8045-268911647692 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-bereavement-nurse-early-pregnancy-loss/cfabfb06-ecce-4041-8045-268911647692.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St James's University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T08:51:01.028Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-0951 - **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=2134&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to provide complex and sensitive information in highly emotive circumstances. - Ability to facilitate and contribute to a seamless integrated package of care tailored to the woman’s individual needs. - Ability to monitor psychological wellbeing and refer or signpost to appropriate mental health services. - Ability to advocate for women and their families and reinforce information and explanations given. - Ability to provide individualised support for women in subsequent pregnancies. - Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate educational packages for the multidisciplinary team. - Ability to review and develop guidelines for bereavement care and align these to local and national standards. - Ability to develop formal reports and make recommendations for practice and quality improvements. - Ability to maintain and analyse a database of women who have experienced early pregnancy loss. - Ability to cope with a diverse workload and frequent interruptions. - Accuracy and attention to detail is essential. - Ability to respond positively to challenge. **Desirable** - Ability to undertake consent for post-mortem as required. - Ability to develop specialised programmes of care from MBRRACE-UK data. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Sound professional knowledge of bereavement care. - Knowledge of evidence-based bereavement care aligned to the National Bereavement Pathways standards. - Knowledge of psychological distress associated with early pregnancy loss and its impact on the family unit. - Knowledge of local and national requirements relating to the Human Tissue Authority. - Knowledge of the maternal, newborn and infant clinical outcome review programme (MBRRACE-UK). - Knowledge of local, regional and national standards and recommendations relevant to bereavement care. - Knowledge of infection control, health and safety, equality and diversity, and Trust policies. - Commitment to maintaining Continuous Professional Development and undertaking all mandatory training required for the role. **Desirable** - Knowledge of the national maternity strategy in relation to bereavement services, including continuity of care in subsequent pregnancy. ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience in developing self and others and changing practice. - Experience of coordinating care and support for women and their families following early pregnancy loss, miscarriage or termination of pregnancy. - Experience of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and internal and external stakeholders in primary and secondary care and the third sector. - Experience of delivering and evaluating evidence-based bereavement care. - Experience of undertaking clinical audits and participating in research activity. - Experience of critically analysing local, regional and national data and reports, including MBRRACE. - Experience of developing guidelines, information packages, reports and quality-improvement strategies. **Desirable** - Experience of networking with other early pregnancy loss nurses across the region and nationally. - Experience of working with service users and representatives to co-produce resources and consult on proposed service changes. ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Ability to undertake moderate physical activity for several short periods less than 20 minutes at a time. - Ability to maintain awkward positions for less than 20 minutes at a time. - Ability to cope with frequent exposure to highly traumatic, distressing and highly emotional circumstances. - Ability to work in conditions involving exposure to bodily fluids, including blood, urine, faeces and vomit. - Ability to comply with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, including practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. - Ability to comply with Trust health and safety, security, safer working and incident-reporting procedures. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Interpersonal and communication skills are essential particularly in high emotive circumstances. - Empathy and reassurance when conveying highly sensitive information. - Ability to provide direct support to women and their families throughout their peripartum bereavement. - Ability to deal with highly emotive situations on a daily basis. - Ability to work with families who may exhibit challenging behaviour due to their circumstances. - Ability to engage with a wide and diverse range of staff, including where this involves negativity and challenge. - Positive role model. - Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team. - Commitment to the Leeds Way values: Kind; 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