Bereavement Support Nurse / Midwife / AHP

NHS; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Aylesbury is looking for an empathetic Bereavement Support Nurse. You will ensure support for families facing early pregnancy loss, provide education to multidisciplinary teams, and manage bereavement care across various departments. The role offers a salary between £38,682 to £46,580 and includes NHS benefits such as generous annual leave and pension schemes.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with dual registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience as a Band 5 / 6 Nurse or Midwife.

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication networks at all appropriate clinical and managerial levels.
• Promote development in clinical practice and delivery of bereavement care.
• Support and follow up bereaved families in conjunction with the MDT.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Flexible approach to working hours

Teaching

Counselling Skill

Early pregnancy loss experience

Education

Registered Nurse or Midwife

Dual Registration (Nurse / Midwife)

Teaching Qualification (ENB 998 / MSPP / Practice Assessor / Practice Supervisor)

Job description

Bereavement Support Nurse / Midwife / AHP

The post holder will be a highly motivated, experienced and empathetic Nurse, Midwife or AHP. As the Early Pregnancy Loss Bereavement Nurse, you will play an integral part in the service delivery and development in the field of bereavement care across the Emergency Surgical Wards, Accident and Emergency Department, Day Surgery Unit and Early Pregnancy Unit. You will be responsible for ensuring that support is provided to bereaved women and their families following the planned or unplanned loss of their pregnancy at 16 weeks or less gestation.

Playing a key role in the facilitation and education of the wider multi-disciplinary teams, you will enable them to support patients experiencing early pregnancy loss, and their families, you will be pivotal in developing and delivering an education programme around early pregnancy loss and bereavement to a variety of health care professionals.

Main duties of the job

Maintain communication networks at all appropriate clinical and managerial levels, including liaising with the Band 7 Bereavement Support Midwife, Trust Bereavement Team and Maternity Bereavement Group

Ensure staff are competent in dealing with the legal documentation and supporting the parents with arrangements if asked

Support and follow up bereaved families in conjunction with the MDT

Promote development in clinical practice and delivery of bereavement care

Manage resources within agreed budget

Ensure a learning environment for students and support on-going development of registered staff

About us

Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [e-mail] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Job responsibilities

Please see job description, Any questions regarding the job description please speak to the Gynaecology Matron.

Person Specification

Education

• Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Dual Registration (Nurse / Midwife)
• Allied Health Professional
• Teaching Qualification (ENB 998 / MSPP / Practice Assessor / Practice Supervisor)
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Clinical Skills
• Ability to document clearly and legibly in English
• Knowledge of evidence informed and research-based practice
• Knowledge of professional code of conduct and guidelines
• Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child protection issues
• Flexible approach to working hours and practices
• Sage and Tyme - difficult conversation
• Evidence of teaching
• Duel Registered
• Counselling Skill
• Early pregnancy loss experience

Experience

• Experience as a Band 5 / 6 Nurse or Midwife
• Experience of early pregnancy / pregnancy loss / bereavement
• Ability to support and mentor members of MDT
• Ability to work as part of a team with excellent and empathetic communication 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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata