Bereavement Support Nurse / Midwife / AHP | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Aylesbury is looking for an Early Pregnancy Loss Bereavement Nurse to provide support to bereaved families and develop educational programs for healthcare professionals. The role requires strong communication, empathy, and a background in nursing or midwifery. The position offers rich learning opportunities, a generous leave entitlement, and a commitment to diversity in the workplace.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Highly motivated and experienced in bereavement care.
• Ability to facilitate education programs for health care professionals.
• Competent in legal documentation regarding pregnancy loss.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Nurse, Midwife or Allied Health Professional qualification

Job description

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.

Responsibilities include:

• 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

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offers a range of benefits, including learning and development opportunities, generous annual leave entitlement, and pension scheme. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust and believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

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