Neonatal Bereavement Nurse/Midwife

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in Oldham is seeking an experienced Neonatal Bereavement Nurse/Midwife to guide families through grief and bereavement. The role involves supporting families with compassion, mentoring staff, and improving care standards. Applicants should have significant neonatal experience and a commitment to delivering high-quality support. This position offers a competitive benefits package and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Significant post-specialist neonatal experience is essential.
• Ability to support bereavement services.
• Strong commitment to professional excellence.

Responsibilities

• Guide families through grief and bereavement.
• Act as a role model and mentor for staff and students.
• Promote a supportive environment for families.

Skills

Compassionate care

Neonatal expertise

Mentoring abilities

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting bereaved families? The Royal Oldham Hospital NICU, part of the North West Neonatal Network, is seeking a talented and experienced Neonatal Bereavement Nurse/Midwife to join our team. Our state-of-the-art unit offers comprehensive care for sick newborns, featuring:

• 9 Intensive Care Cots
• 9 High Dependency Cots
• 19 Special Care Cots
• 4 Transitional Care Cots

If you bring significant post-specialist neonatal experience and are eager to support bereavement services, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support families through confidential, memory-making experiences during grief and bereavement
• Act as a compassionate role model, educator, and mentor for staff and students, fostering a culture of best practice
• Promote a supportive environment where families feel cared for and remembered with dignity
• Utilise your expertise to influence and improve care standards, ensuring that every family receives the highest quality support

If youre committed to compassionate care, professional excellence, and making a real difference in the lives of families and staff, we'd love to hear from you.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we\'re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.