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Job overview

At Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust (PAHT) we are currently expanding our bereavement services in line with the National Bereavement Care Pathway. This means we will have two specilaist midwives to support delivery of the service.  PAHT is on a trajectory to be a health care leader and our bereavement services will be part of that journey . Sensitivity and compassion are essential in this role along with a vision and drive to achieve outstanding care.

The bereavement midwife acts as a clinical specilaist  providing verbal and written information to bereaved families and to support women/birthing people and their families who have experienced fetal loss and/or childbirth related difficulties

To provide support to midwifery and medical staff within the Directorate when caring for women/birthing people experiencing a loss in pregnancy, stillbirth or early neonatal death.

To act as an educational resource for medical, nursing and midwifery staff on physical, psychological, and administrative aspects of bereavement care. In addition, this role is to provide support and training for staff in bereavement related issues

Main duties of the job

To deliver a confidential support service to women/birthing people and their partners following fetal loss and/or childbirth related difficulties.

To coordinate the Bereavement service offered to newly bereaved parents, liaising with all members of the team to ensure that an efficient and high-quality service is provided. To give emotional and psychological support to bereaved parents and the staff involved in their care and act as an advocate for the women/birthing people in our care. This support may be initiated during pregnancy, in labour or following the birth/death of the baby.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.