Job summary
The post holder will be part of a team acting as a named point of contact for families facing the loss of a child or young person.
To provide a co-ordinating role in ensuring that when the death of a baby, child or
young person dies (0-18 years) statutory responsibilities in accordance with 'Working Together to
Safeguard Children 2024' and 'Child Death Review Statutory Guidance' 2018 are met and that
families/carers are effectively supported and signposted.
Be a key member of the Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust (CHFT) Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood (SUDIC) team and CHFT end of life care team.
The post holder will support the designated doctor for child deaths and act as a liaison between relevant partner agencies.
Main duties of the job
? Promote processes for management of child death in line with 'Child Death
Review Statutory Guidance' 2018 to ensure there are robust systems in place for responding
to child death across CHFT
? To work in close partnership with the CHFT SUDIC Team and End of Life care Team. The postholder would work closely with the Safeguarding team when there are safeguarding concerns in relation to the nature of the death
? To ensure that in all cases a key worker has been assigned to each family either through the
Joint Agency Response process (unexpected deaths) or Early Response (predicted deaths)
in consultation with the relevant CDOP.
? Act as point of contact within CHFT for the management of information regarding
baby, children, and young people's deaths.
About us
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Take a family liaison role in engaging with the bereaved families and ensuring that they understand the Child Death Review process in collaboration with key worker roles.
Co-ordinate bereavement support for all families by working in partnership e.g. with the Trust
bereavement midwives, Chaplaincy service as well as other statutory and non-statutory agencies to ensure that the right level of holistic bereavement support is provided.
Act as the single point of contact for CHFT in the delivery of bereavement support for families.
Ensure that resources on bereavement services are available e.g., leaflets, signposting to
community based organisations which reflect the diverse ethnic, linguistic, and cultural needs of the local population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Take a family liaison role in engaging with the bereaved families and ensuring that they understand the Child Death Review process in collaboration with key worker roles.
Co-ordinate bereavement support for all families by working in partnership e.g. with the Trust
bereavement midwives, Chaplaincy service as well as other statutory and non-statutory agencies to ensure that the right level of holistic bereavement support is provided.
Act as the single point of contact for CHFT in the delivery of bereavement support for families.
Ensure that resources on bereavement services are available e.g., leaflets, signposting to
community based organisations which reflect the diverse ethnic, linguistic, and cultural needs of the local population.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Current NMC registration RN Child /RSCN
- First level degree
- Experience of working with and support bereaved individuals and families
- Proven experience working with children and families with complex medical/ social needs/distressing circumstances
Desirable
- Willing to undergo training as necessary e.g. Child death review/Child bereavement Trust
- Experience of management / child death process
- Post-registration teaching/mentorship qualification
- Experience of working without direct supervision but as part of a team to meet deadlines
Desirable
Essential
- Post graduate qualification in public health nursing e.g. health visiting or school nursing
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Current NMC registration RN Child /RSCN
- First level degree
- Experience of working with and support bereaved individuals and families
- Proven experience working with children and families with complex medical/ social needs/distressing circumstances
Desirable
- Willing to undergo training as necessary e.g. Child death review/Child bereavement Trust
- Experience of management / child death process
- Post-registration teaching/mentorship qualification
- Experience of working without direct supervision but as part of a team to meet deadlines
Desirable
Essential
- Post graduate qualification in public health nursing e.g. health visiting or school nursing
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).
