EPAU Bereavement Nurse (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Gynaecology - Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Founda[...]

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in West Yorkshire is seeking a Clinical Specialist to support bereaved families and staff in maternity care. The role involves providing emotional support, acting as an educational resource, and ensuring high-quality bereavement care. This part-time position offers flexible working arrangements and is ideal for a compassionate and experienced NMC Registered Midwife or Nurse.

Qualifications

• Experience of MDT working.
• Recent experience in EPAU practice and pregnancy loss.
• Demonstrable experience caring for bereaved families.

Responsibilities

• Contact and support bereaved parents during their initial grieving process.
• Provide emotional and psychological support to bereaved parents and staff.
• Act as an effective advocate for bereaved women and families.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to influence and motivate others

Ability to make decisions and be accountable

Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information

Education

Educated to degree level

NMC Registered Midwife/Nurse

Bereavement training

Post-mortem consent training or willingness to undertake

Tools

Knowledge of K2 and EPR systems

Job description

Main area Gynaecology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed-term) Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

15 hours per week (up to 15 hours per week) Job ref 372-FSS2768

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale Royal Hospital Town HALIFAX Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/06/2025 23:59

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visithttps://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

To work as a clinical specialist providing written and verbal information to bereaved families. To support women and their families who are experiencing foetal loss and/or childbirth related difficulties.

To provide support to nursing, midwifery and medical staff within the directorate when caring for women experiencing a loss in pregnancy, stillbirth or early neonatal death.

To act as an educational resource for medical, nursing and midwifery staff on physical, psychological and administrative aspects of bereavement care. In addition, this role is to provide support and training for staff in bereavement related issues.

Main duties of the job

Contact and support bereaved parents during their initial grieving process. Accompany patients to appointments in the Trust relating to their loss, such as post mortem result discussion with their consultant.

Signposting bereaved families to further support services.

Developing staff knowledge to enable them to support bereaved families.

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS– yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff andthe local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Act as an effective advocate for the bereaved woman and her family, responding to their needs to ensure their care is of the highest possible standard.

Be an accessible resource and give practical help and support where appropriate, either by telephone or in person to staff of all levels, patients and their families.

To give emotional and psychological support to bereaved parents and the staff involved in their care. This may involve care in the antenatal period, during labour and the postnatal period.

Ensure access to services is initiated and maintained for those women needing support for an appropriate time period including home visits for those for whom entering the hospital environment causes considerable distress.

Where required, provide hands-on care in EPAU to women who have a diagnosed perinatal loss.

Counsel families regarding post-mortem and other investigations, and obtain consents for post mortem examinations when required.

Provide support and advice to staff and bereaved families within the division regarding registration of their babys' birth and death, making funeral arrangements, and ensuring that the relevant documentation is completed.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• NMC Registered Midwife/Nurse
• Educated to degree level
• Bereavement training
• Post-mortem consent training or willingness to undertake

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Experience of MDT working
• Recent experience in EPAU practice and pregnancy loss.
• Demonstrable experience caring for bereaved families
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of K2 and EPR systems
• Counselling training
• Experience with audit

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• IT expertise
• Ability to influence and motivate others
• Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work flexible to meet service needs.
• Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information
• Ability to network across directorates and divisions
• Able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of health policy in relation to nursing/ midwifery practice

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all.Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on theCheck if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact [e-mail] for assistance.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.