Job Details
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Bereavement Midwife who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 7 Midwife to join the Bereavement Team. This is a secondment to support the Maternity bereavement service for 6 months. We are looking for an enthusiastic midwife with a passion for supporting bereaved Families to support this service and contribute to the care of women.
Working in partnership with the Lead Consultant Obstetrician for Bereavement Care, and reporting to the Lead Midwife for Quality Assurance, Governance and Compliance, the Bereavement Midwife will ensure that midwifery, nursing, and support staff have the skills to provide a safe, high quality bereavement service to women and their families..
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
Working in partnership with the Lead Consultant Obstetrician for Bereavement Care, and reporting to the Lead Midwife for Quality Assurance, Governance and Compliance, the Bereavement Midwife will ensure that midwifery, nursing, and support staff have the skills to provide a safe, high quality bereavement service to women and their families.
The Bereavement Midwife will provide verbal and written information to bereaved families who have experienced fetal loss and/or childbirth related difficulties, providing a point of contact and support following their loss and any interaction with women’s and children’s services in subsequent pregnancies.
Where appropriate, the Bereavement Midwife will be an advocate for women and their families throughout the review and/or investigation process following pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or early neonatal death by the Divisional Governance team and/or any external agencies.
The Bereavement Midwife will also act in a supportive and educational role towards midwifery and medical staff managing bereavement care within the Division, providing guidance and resources on the physical, psychological, and administrative aspects of bereavement related issues.
Working for our organisation
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 plus dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding & starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.
Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen & consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
