Senior Specialist Bereavement Nurse/Midwife

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Scotland; On-site; CLP 54,979,000 - 78,541,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

NHS Fife is seeking an experienced Specialist Bereavement Midwife/Nurse to lead and develop our Bereavement Service across Women, Children and Clinical Services. This role focuses on compassionate, trauma-informed care for families experiencing pregnancy loss, stillbirth, neonatal death, and other bereavement situations.

The post holder will work with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams to develop pathways, policies and services and promote continuous quality improvement in

Qualifications

• Lead and develop the Bereavement Service across Women, Children and Clinical Services.
• Provide specialist emotional, psychological and practical support to bereaved families.
• Lead on the development, implementation and evaluation of bereavement care pathways, policies and services in line with national guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead on development, implementation and evaluation of bereavement care pathways and policies.
• Collaborate with patients, families, multidisciplinary teams and external agencies.
• Provide education, supervision and support to staff across teams.
• Facilitate debriefing and support for staff after distressing clinical events.
• Lead service improvement, audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to governance forums and national programmes.

Skills

Bereavement care

Emotional support

Education delivery

Job description

NHS Fife is seeking an experienced Specialist Bereavement Midwife/Nurse to lead and develop our Bereavement Service across Women, Children and Clinical Services. This role focuses on compassionate, trauma-informed care for families experiencing pregnancy loss, stillbirth, neonatal death, and other bereavement situations.

The post holder will work with patients, families and multidisciplinary teams to develop pathways, policies and services and promote continuous quality improvement in