Specialist Nurse Post-Child Death

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a Specialist Nurse to support bereaved families through the child death review process. This role involves providing expert advice to staff, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and actively participating in the Child Death Review Process Team. The successful candidate will have a strong background in child death legislation and grief management, ensuring compassionate support for families during difficult times. Join a diverse and supportive environment committed to flexible working arrangements and improving the quality of care for all patients. If you're passionate about making a difference in children's services, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working Arrangements

Supportive Working Environment

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing families through grief and bereavement.
• Up-to-date knowledge of current child death legislation and guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice and support to staff and bereaved families.
• Work with partners to address childhood death causes and improve services.
• Coordinate and participate in various child death review meetings.

Skills

Child Death Legislation Knowledge

Grief and Bereavement Management

Collaboration with Multidisciplinary Teams

Safeguarding Experience

Education

Qualified Nurse

Job description

Children Act 2004, The Children and Social Work Act (2017), Child Death Review, Statutory and Operational Guidance (England)(2018) are a few of national guidance and statutory guidance which have set out to reform the existing child death review processes in England. There is a statutory responsibility that stipulates a key worker should be available for bereaved families, providing information and support throughout the child death review process, helping them to navigate the various systems and who can signpost them to sources of support.

As a Specialist Nurse post, the successful applicant will be working for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, and should have up-to-date knowledge of the current child death legislation, professional practice and guidance as well as extensive experience in managing families through grief and bereavement. The post holder will be required to work collaboratively with colleagues across a wide range of multidisciplinary teams including medical and nursing, in hospital and the community, primary care, social services, police, education and the voluntary sector.

This post-holder will also be a key part of the Child Death Review Process Team (CDRP). Child Death Overview Panels (CDOP) review any child death (except for termination and stillbirths) from birth to 18 years of age.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide specialist advice and support to all staff in respect of child deaths and to bereaved families, providing information and support throughout the child death review process, helping them to navigate the various systems and who can signpost them to sources of support.
2. Work collaboratively with the ICB and Directors of Public Health in identifying leading causes of childhood deaths across Wolverhampton and to work with internal and external partner agencies to address areas of concern: identify areas of need and inform the work of commissioners for future planning of children’s services.
3. Work with local partners in establishing robust processes, systems and governance arrangements in the management of child death reviews in line with national guidance and legislation.
4. To be an active panel member of the Child Death Overview Panels. To be the representative on other regional panels as required.
5. Co-ordinate and contribute to the organisation of and participation within the Joint Agency Review meetings, Child Death Review meetings, Hospital Trust Mortality Meetings, National Perinatal Mortality Review Tool meeting and others meetings as necessary.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse

Experience

• Experience in key worker role
• Safeguarding experience with children

Qualifications

• Leadership training and/or experience

Training/Course

• Relevant courses toward the advertised role

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa Health Care Visa and Skilled worker visa Skilled worker visa.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.