Bereavement Lead Midwife | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Bereavement lead Midwife who will lead and work within the team, to deliver personalised care to bereaved women and their families. You will be dynamic, sensitive and forward thinking in the bereavement arena of maternity care.

You should have sound knowledge of the National bereavement pathway and be prepared to engage with bereaved families, undertaking clinical working and teaching as required.

This is part time role for 22.5 hours per week.

· Act as a clinical specialist providing verbal and written information to bereaved families.

· Enabling the bereaved to access their entitlements by liaising with outside agencies.

· Being a resource for medical, nursing and midwifery staff on physical, psychological and administrative aspects of bereavement care.

· Support and teach staff in formal and informal settings on all aspects of pregnancy associated bereavement care.

· Being aware of research and best practice in bereavement and identifying through audit and other means, areas for improvement in bereavement care.

· The role will require organisational, management and leadership skills. The post holder will provide specialist advice facilitating the development of others.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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