Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Bereavement Midwife

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a passionate midwife to join our specialist midwifery Team.

The Bereavement Midwife will provide clinical leadership within the maternity services and will play an integral part in service delivery and development. They will be pivotal in developing and delivering an education program around baby loss and bereavement to all health care professionals.

Main duties of the job

The successful midwife will assist in the development of guidelines and pathways, and will review them in relation to stillbirths, late miscarriage, medical termination and neonatal deaths.

They will collect the data for MBRRACE-UK: Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK and feedback reports and relevant findings to key groups implement service delivery changes as required The Bereavement Midwife will be responsible for coordinating/Implementing the national standardised Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT).The Bereavement midwife will lead and implement the core principles of the National Bereavement Care pathway.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.

Details

Date posted

12 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,178 to £55,492 a year per annum incl. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

289-SC-1942

Job locations

West Middlesex University Hospital site

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached job description for full details.

Provide expert support and facilitation of staff in the provision of information, care, support and practical advice to women/birthing people with confirmed fetal abnormality, who choose to terminate their pregnancy and to those who choose to continue their pregnancy including coordinating palliative care if this is appropriate.

Lead and support staff, setting standards of care in the provision of information and practical advice to parents who have suffered the loss of their baby through miscarriage, termination for abnormalities, stillbirth, neonatal or Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome.

Ensure the coordination of quality bereavement care, to the highest standard, is maintained throughout the care pathway.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached job description for full details.

Provide expert support and facilitation of staff in the provision of information, care, support and practical advice to women/birthing people with confirmed fetal abnormality, who choose to terminate their pregnancy and to those who choose to continue their pregnancy including coordinating palliative care if this is appropriate.

Lead and support staff, setting standards of care in the provision of information and practical advice to parents who have suffered the loss of their baby through miscarriage, termination for abnormalities, stillbirth, neonatal or Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome.

Ensure the coordination of quality bereavement care, to the highest standard, is maintained throughout the care pathway.

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Registered midwife with evidence of practice in all areas of midwifery
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Mentorship qualification
  • Degree level or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications
  • Counselling Qualification
  • Evidence of professional development relevant to the specific role
  • Understanding of budgets and dynamics
Person Specification

Essential and desirable

Essential

  • Registered midwife with evidence of practice in all areas of midwifery
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Mentorship qualification
  • Degree level or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications
  • Counselling Qualification
  • Evidence of professional development relevant to the specific role
  • Understanding of budgets and dynamics

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex University Hospital site

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex University Hospital site

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

MQAS Manager

Jacqui Mallard

jacqui.mallard2@nhs.net

02083215990

Details

Date posted

12 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,178 to £55,492 a year per annum incl. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

289-SC-1942

Job locations

West Middlesex University Hospital site

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF


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