Bereavement Support Midwife

Division: Women, Children and Young People

Care Group: Women's Care

Band: 6

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: TBC

We are recruiting for a Bereavement Support Midwifewho shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

They will assist in the co-ordination of care given to ensure consistency of high care leading to a high quality seamless service.

The post holder will be expected to work clinically providing care to these ladies where appropriate from diagnosis of poor outcome through the intrapartum and postnatal pathway including co-ordinating and attending follow-up clinics.

The successful applicant will provide home visits postnatally and provide clinical care and support in the next pregnancy

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role covers patient care, staff education and support and building a good rapport with various external agencies

• To act as a role model by demonstrating high standards of behaviour and professionalism, through commitment to the integration of policies and procedures within this role and workplace.
• To deliver educational training programmes meeting the needs of multidisciplinary staff and students in relation to bereavement issues.

The bereavement support midwife, as a clinical specialist will assist the Bereavement Midwife to provide support to women and their families who have experienced fetal loss or the death of a baby within the maternity setting. This will commence in the antenatal period and continue once the woman has gone home.

They will provide guidance and support to midwifery and medical staff when caring for women experiencing loss in pregnancy, stillbirth or early neonatal death.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• Degree / at least evidence of study at degree level
• Mentorship qualification with sign off status

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Band 6 held for at least 2 years
• Has experience of supporting and working directly with mothers and families
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Can recognise deviation from the normal and knows what action to take.
• Understanding the complexity of providing clinical care whilst providing the sensitivity of midwifery and bereavement management
• Can demonstrate awareness of key issues currently impacting on the maternity care

Skills

Essential

• Informed decision making skills
• Knows principles of infection control and health and safety legislation
• Ability to function under pressure
• Ability to handle conflict constructively
• Time management
• An understanding of clinical risk management

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway Maritime Hospital

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

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