Job summary
There is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Bereavement Midwife to join and lead the Bereavement Midwifery Team as part of a Job share for 15hours per week at St Mary's Oxford road , Manchester Foundation Trust. This is a team that was developed over 10 years ago and has been recognized nationally as a gold standard of bereavement practice. The post holder will lead the bereavement team in twelve months ago to providing bespoke Specialist bereavement Care to women and their families during pregnancy loss, and in a subsequent pregnancy, within the Managed Clinical Service.
The post holder will have have a fundamental role un supporting the Bereavement matron and working closely with the bereavements teams across the managed clinical service in the delivery of high standards of bereavement and midwifery care, ensuring an environment that is conducive to wellbeing. The post holder has a key leadership and management role and will provide specialist skills and knowledge to support the organization and the delivery of care for patients within the directorate.
Main duties of the job
This position is ideal for an experienced and confident band 6 midwife who is looking to develop skills in managing a team , with a passion for individualised compassionate care wishing to support families through the death of their baby. . Experience in high-risk may be useful, but not essential. Due to workload and clinic schedules there are times when the team manages its own diary, providing a degree of flexibility to meet service users' needs, therefore you need to have the ability to priorities and organize your schedule while working alongside and feeding back to other members of the team.
knowledge and experience of bereavement care would be essential for this role as the post holder would be required to led services and input to service development, further training and support will be provided. Some knowledge and experience of leadership would be desirable but support will be given to all new team members, designed around your development needs, to ensure confident midwifery and bereavement care practice.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- registered midiwfe
- educated to degree level
- evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Attendance at leadership or managerial study days
- bereavement care training
Trainign and experience
Essential
- Experienced band 6 midwife
- experience of bereavement midwife role
- Knowledge of maternity and bereavement care models' nationally and regionally
Desirable
- knowledge of the perinatal mortality review process
- experience of supporting a team and or service
- Involved in working in rainbow clinic subsequent pregnancy clinics
- Evidence of involvement and contribution to Child death review process, MBRRACE, PMRT, Practice review
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity
- Effective organisational skills Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
- Capacity to work with in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- evidence of self management
- Good standard of IT skills
ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect.
- Motivated to personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues.
- Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
- An enthusiastic and supportive team member Confident decision maker.
- Enthusiasm and inspirational skills.
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- registered midiwfe
- educated to degree level
- evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Attendance at leadership or managerial study days
- bereavement care training
Trainign and experience
Essential
- Experienced band 6 midwife
- experience of bereavement midwife role
- Knowledge of maternity and bereavement care models' nationally and regionally
Desirable
- knowledge of the perinatal mortality review process
- experience of supporting a team and or service
- Involved in working in rainbow clinic subsequent pregnancy clinics
- Evidence of involvement and contribution to Child death review process, MBRRACE, PMRT, Practice review
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity
- Effective organisational skills Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
- Capacity to work with in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- evidence of self management
- Good standard of IT skills
ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect.
- Motivated to personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues.
- Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
- An enthusiastic and supportive team member Confident decision maker.
- Enthusiasm and inspirational skills.
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Marys Hospital Oxford Road Campus
Manchester Foundation trust Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
