Job summary
The aim of this role is to ensure a coordinated approach to providing seamless bereavement care and support to women and their families. The post holder will be a practicing midwife who will lead and work within the Women's and Children's Services. The key responsibility will be to ensure that the MBRRACE Perinatal Mortality Review Tool is implemented within maternity services to support bereavement care and learning to improve practice, in line with standards set by MBRRACE, NHS Resolution Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts, and the National Bereavement Care Pathway.
Main duties of the job
The post holder has continuing responsibility for the development and maintenance of the high-quality standards of care designed to address the complex issues surrounding pregnancy loss and to meet the special needs of those suffering bereavement through pregnancy loss. While delivering this service the post holder will work in partnership with team members to act as a resource both within and outside the organisation, strengthening link with health and social care providers.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- They will be responsible for working closely with the bereavement midwives to ensure all cases are identified for review and notified to MBRRACE.
- They will work closely with the bereavement midwives to ensure family engagement is facilitated and that family voice is heard and is incorporated into reviews.
- May be involved in difficult and highly emotional family situations surrounding issues of pregnancy loss and fetal abnormality.
- Manages highly emotive and difficult conversations with service users and their family. Communicating information about child bereavement, and managing patient response, including potential verbal abuse.
- They will maintain responsibility for the organisation of PMRT multidisciplinary review meetings, and consideration of external agencies/trusts that may need to be invited to review meetings.
- Present cases at the multidisciplinary review meetings.
- Undertake critical assessment of cases through PMRT review process, whilst maintaining a safety culture .
- Work with the bereavement midwives and consultant body to ensure that families are informed of review findings. This might be by face-to-face meetings or in writing.
- Work closely with the Clinical Governance Midwives to ensure that learning identified from PMRT reviews is implemented into practice in a timely manner to support ongoing learning and improvement across the trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- They will be responsible for working closely with the bereavement midwives to ensure all cases are identified for review and notified to MBRRACE.
- They will work closely with the bereavement midwives to ensure family engagement is facilitated and that family voice is heard and is incorporated into reviews.
- May be involved in difficult and highly emotional family situations surrounding issues of pregnancy loss and fetal abnormality.
- Manages highly emotive and difficult conversations with service users and their family. Communicating information about child bereavement, and managing patient response, including potential verbal abuse.
- They will maintain responsibility for the organisation of PMRT multidisciplinary review meetings, and consideration of external agencies/trusts that may need to be invited to review meetings.
- Present cases at the multidisciplinary review meetings.
- Undertake critical assessment of cases through PMRT review process, whilst maintaining a safety culture .
- Work with the bereavement midwives and consultant body to ensure that families are informed of review findings. This might be by face-to-face meetings or in writing.
- Work closely with the Clinical Governance Midwives to ensure that learning identified from PMRT reviews is implemented into practice in a timely manner to support ongoing learning and improvement across the trust.
Person Specification
evidence
Essential
- nmc registered
- Currently working in he NHS
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- experience of working with pregnancy loss
Desirable
- recent involvement with PMRT process
Person Specification
evidence
Essential
- nmc registered
- Currently working in he NHS
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- experience of working with pregnancy loss
Desirable
- recent involvement with PMRT process
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
