Job overview
The post holder will be a highly motivated, experienced and empathetic Nurse, Midwife or AHP. As the Early Pregnancy Loss Bereavement Nurse, you will play an integral part in the service delivery and development in the field of bereavement care across the Emergency Surgical Wards, Accident and Emergency Department, Day Surgery Unit and Early Pregnancy Unit. You will be responsible for ensuring that support is provided to bereaved women and their families following the planned or unplanned loss of their pregnancy at 16 weeks or less gestation.
Playing a key role in the facilitation and education of the wider multi-disciplinary teams, you will enable them to support patients experiencing early pregnancy loss, and their families, you will be pivotal in developing and delivering an education programme around early pregnancy loss and bereavement to a variety of health care professionals.
Main duties of the job
·Maintain communication networks at all appropriate clinical and managerial levels, including liaising with the Band 7 Bereavement Support Midwife, Trust Bereavement Team and Maternity Bereavement Group
·Ensure staff are competent in dealing with the legal documentation and supporting the parents with arrangements if asked
·Support and follow up bereaved families in conjunction with the MDT
·Promote development in clinical practice and delivery of bereavement care
·Manage resources within agreed budget
·Ensure a learning environment for students and support on-going development of registered staff
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse or Midwife
2. Dual Registration (Nurse / Midwife)
3. Mentorship course - MSPP/ FWL/ PASS
4. Allied Health Professional
5. Teaching Qualification (ENB 998 / MSPP / Practice Assessor / Practice Supervisor)
6. Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
7. Clinical Skills
8. Excellent Communication Skills
9. Ability to document clearly and legibly in English
10. Knowledge of evidence informed and research-based practice
11. Knowledge of professional code of conduct and guidelines
12. Awareness and knowledge of vulnerable adult and child protection issues
13. Flexible approach to working hours and practices
14. Sage and Tyme - difficult conversation
15. Evidence of teaching
16. Gynaecology experience
Desirable criteria
17. Duel Registered
18. Counselling Skill
19. Service improvement project
20. Early pregnancy loss experience
Experience
Essential criteria
21. Experience as a Band 5 / 6 Nurse or Midwife
22. Experience of early pregnancy / pregnancy loss / bereavement
23. Ability to support and mentor members of MDT
24. Ability to work as part of a team with excellent and empathetic communication skills
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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