Job summary
The Maternity Services at Barts Health, Royal London site are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated Bereavement Midwife to join our team of specialised midwives.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced midwife that would like to specialise in Bereavement or someone with Bereavement experience that is looking for a challenge in our busy Maternity Unit.
This is a permanent (1.0 WTE) B7 position. Job share/ part time will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The midwife in this position will be responsible for providing care, support and practical advice to women and their families following the loss of their baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal or sudden infant death syndrome. This will require to work across different areas of the Trust including maternity, neonatal unit, A&E and gynaecology wards. The post holder will be responsible to make sure we fully uphold the standards of the National Care Bereavement Pathway.
Part of this role will involve the development of a teaching package and supporting junior midwives and other health care professionals to make sure every staff member is familiarised with bereavement documentation and procedures needed in order to maintain the service sustainable across the 24h during the whole year.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Intravenous accreditation
- Post registration experience including recent intrapartum experience.
- Recent experience of staff management
- Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
- BSc (or equivalent), or working towards
- Passion for Maternity Bereavement Care
Desirable
- Knowledge of National Bereavement Care Pathway
- Knowledge of PMRT/governance processes
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate/Trust/Organisations
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability to communicate effectively, both written and oral. Effective presentation skills
- Ability to teach and share knowledge effectively
- Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
- Ability to self-reflect and identify areas for professional growthres
- Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
- Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs and evidence of facilitation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife
- Intravenous accreditation
- Post registration experience including recent intrapartum experience.
- Recent experience of staff management
- Prep for Mentorship course or equivalent
- BSc (or equivalent), or working towards
- Passion for Maternity Bereavement Care
Desirable
- Knowledge of National Bereavement Care Pathway
- Knowledge of PMRT/governance processes
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate/Trust/Organisations
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures.
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability to communicate effectively, both written and oral. Effective presentation skills
- Ability to teach and share knowledge effectively
- Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
- Ability to self-reflect and identify areas for professional growthres
- Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them
- Demonstrates a greater understanding of learning needs and evidence of facilitation skills
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).
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).
