Sands works to save babies’ lives and ensure that anyone affected by pregnancy or baby loss receives the care and support they need. As the UK’s leading charity in this space, our work is shaped every day by the voices of bereaved families and the professionals who support them.
We are looking for a motivated, proactive and enthusiastic Research Officer to join Sands’ Saving babies lives Team on a temporary 6-month basis.
This role sits within the well-established Saving Babies’ Lives Team, and this role is part of Sands’ drive to improve maternity and neonatal safety so that babies’ lives are saved, and inequalities are reduced.
Sands’ work to save babies lives focuses on the following objectives:
- Maternity and neonatal care is continually improved using research and evidence (including the experiences and perspectives of bereaved parents) to inform policy and practice
- All hospitals in the UK offer safe and personalised maternity and neonatal care
- Inequalities in outcome in maternity and neonatal care are eliminated
- Maternity and neonatal services have a culture which embraces and supports learning and improvement
Our aim is to save babies lives, with the UK matching the best-performing countries in Europe in reducing baby deaths, and within this to eliminate inequalities in these outcomes based on ethnicity and deprivation.
The Research Officer will have experience of working with researchers, supporting the development of studies and identifying gaps in evidence, innovation and guidance. Excellent organisation, communication and relationship building skills are key for this role.
To apply:
Please submit your CV, together with a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the person specification to recruitment@sands.org.uk.
Please also complete the Diversity and Equality Monitoring Form and send this with your application.
CVs and supporting statements should be sent as attachments to an email in either Word or PDF format. The title of the attachments should be your first name, surname and either CV or supporting statement e.g. “NAME CV”
Closing date for applications: 6th April 2026
Interview dates: TBC
As we have limited staff resources we are unable to provide candidates with feedback about their applications. Interviews will be held online.
