About the role
Salary: £58133.00 to £65261.00
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Maternity and Gynaecology Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as a Bereavement Nurse on a substantive contract.
Provide compassionate, individualised care and support to families who experience pregnancy loss, ensuring their emotional, psychological and practical needs are met. This will require excellent communication skills due to the highly sensitive and emotional nature of the conversation.
Manage, plan and coordinate care for all bereaved parents liaising with the multidisciplinary team, and other statutory/voluntary agencies, have the knowledge and expertise to be able to support women around sensitive decisions such as termination of pregnancy.
Lead the development and implementation of bereavement pathways, policies, and guidelines, ensuring alignment with national standards such as the National Bereavement Care Pathway and CQC and NICE guidance.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care based on evidenced based practice.
Facilitate the development of all staff including medical staff and support workers, providing training within this specialist field.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.