Bereavement Officer

We are recruiting for a Bereavement Officerwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff., To assist in providing a liaison service and advice to bereaved relatives in matters connected with deceased patients. The post holder will ensure that patients and their relatives, in the case of a death, are dealt with sensitively, courteously and diplomatically at all times.

The Bereavement Office is a close knit team of 3 - who sensitively, effectively liaise and support the Bereaved at a very difficult, and sad time.

We work in close collaboration with the Medical Examiner's Office, the Mortuary, Funeral Directors, Registry Office and the Coroner's Office (Where indicated).

We live and breath the Patient First Ethos and this does not cease once death has occurred and continues till care can be transferred to their final destination

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest 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