Specialist Bereavement Midwife in Cambourne

This specialist and sensitive role is to provide compassionate bereavement care for women, birthing people and families experiencing pregnancy or baby loss. You will be coordinating care for families in subsequent pregnancies, working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team. You will coordinate activities of the Rainbow Clinic and maintain caseload providing midwifery antenatal care on clinic day.

Main duties of the job

• Bereavement Support: Provide compassionate, specialist care to families experiencing pregnancy or baby loss, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and emotional support. Deputise for the Bereavement Lead Midwife when required and support staff through training, guidance, and escalation. Coordinate care across the multidisciplinary team, including support with post‑mortem processes, governance activities, and quality improvement initiatives. Contribute to national review programmes and deliver training to promote safe, sensitive bereavement care.
• Rosie Rainbow Clinic: Coordinate and manage the Rainbow Clinic caseload, including triaging referrals and delivering antenatal care. Act as a patient advocate, providing clinical and psychological support, and work closely with the wider team to ensure holistic, coordinated care.
• Leadership and Management: Support the development and review of bereavement guidelines and statutory processes, ensuring compliance with relevant standards. Build strong links with external organisations and professional networks, and act as a key resource for staff. Work closely with governance leads to support continuous improvement and high‑quality care delivery. Provide support and advice to the Early Pregnancy unit and NICU Teams as needed.

Benefits to you:

• Development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries.
• Reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel, free Park & Ride bus journeys and subsidised parking for eligible staff.
• Hot food available 24/7 on campus at a reduced cost for colleagues.
• Staff pod break spaces with free tea and coffee, break space and private outside area for rest, refuel and recharge.
• Flexible arrangements may include part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

Person Specification

• Qualifications: Essential: Registered Midwife, up to date professional portfolio demonstrating ongoing professional development. Desirable: Diploma/Degree in Midwifery.
• Experience: Essential: Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of midwifery in all areas of the service. Desirable: Ward management experience, involvement with clinical audit and research, use of computerised information system, NHS experience.
• Knowledge: Essential: Aware of current research and its impact on evidence‑based care, knowledge of NMC Midwives Rules & Standards, knowledge of current reports/guidelines relating to Maternity Care and their implication. Desirable: Involvement in producing evidence‑based policies.
• Skills: Essential: Ability to carry out the full range of midwifery skills in all clinical areas, developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills. Desirable: Perineal suturing skills, epidural management, IV drug additives, siting IV infusions, ability to support others and mentor in the learning environment.
• Additional Requirements: Essential: Ability to understand and behave at all times in accordance with the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent; ability to work within a multi‑disciplinary team, rotate to all areas on both day and night shifts, support and develop midwifery‑led care, ability to travel between the Trust and community services. Desirable: Ability to act up for line manager/team leader, confident and motivated, supportive within a team framework.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current skilled‑worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.