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Deputy Bereavement Midwife @ London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

To support the Band 7 Bereavement Midwife in leading the care of women who had experienced a poor pregnancy outcome including Stillbirth, late Termination for abnormality and mid-trimester pregnancy losses.

Liaising with the Multidisciplinary Team and Joint working with the Consultant Obstetricians at allocated Clinics.

To manage and provide continuity of care and support for women and their families.

To support staff involved in the care of these women.

Opportunity for career development and progression.

Main duties of the job

Monitors and ensures maintenance of standards of care

Monitors and ensure high quality of care for women and their family

Work autonomously as a clinical midwife, and as part of the wider team

Address practice deficits and provide constructive feedback to junior staff

Signpost and make appropriate referrals for specialist information / support for vulnerable families, ensuring the Trust safeguarding policy is adhered to

In emergencies, in the absence of management on call cover, you will be expected to Deputise for the manage

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

"We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR)."

Job description Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications Essential

Registered Midwife Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable

Specialist knowledge or Qualification

Knowledge & Experience Essential

Considerable Midwifery experience Knowledge of Safeguarding

Desirable

Experience in specialist area of expertise Experience of multi-agency working

Skills, Abilities & Attributes Essential

High standards of clinical performance Team player

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address Northwick Park hospital

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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