Bereavement Lead Midwife

Bereavement Lead Midwife focuses on support including induction training/package for new staff, organising and delivering multidisciplinary training, compiling and maintaining resources.

What the role involves

• Support including induction training/package for new staff, organising and delivering multidisciplinary training, compiling and maintaining resources.
• The bereavement Midwife will develop future conferences and work on creating a centre of excellence for other health care professional to access.
• Overseeing and monitoring the quality, timeliness and development of midwifery and nursing care in accordance with relevant professional standards.
• Ensuring that statistics are collated and reviewed and shared amongst a wider audience in order to ensure that excellent provision is made for bereaved families.
• The Bereavement Midwife will be work with parents, their families and staff to provide assistance, advice.
• Support and to address problems and concerns, as required.

Skills and requirements

• Degree level in related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence.
• Masters qualification in relevant discipline.
• Leadership/Management qualification Teaching qualification.
• Experience of caring for bereaved families within any setting of the maternity or neonatal setting.