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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a compassionate and dedicated individual to join our Maternity Service as the Bereavement Specialist Midwife.

We are looking for an enthusiastic midwife with a passion for supporting bereaved Families to support this service and contribute to the care of women. Working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team to coordinate care and expertise to families and the team caring for them. 

You should strive to provide high-quality, safe and compassionate individualised care - making a real difference to families and services.

In March 2024 Maternity were rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, recognising the positive progress made within the Division.  February 2022, the significant progress that has been made at QEH in just three years since 2019 was recognised by the Care Quality Commission who rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures). We have an absolute determination to continuously improve care and services for our patients and their families.

http://www.qehkl.nhs.uk/document/divisional-booklets/Introducing_our_Womens_Childrens_Division.pdf

Main duties of the job

·        Lead on the implementation of a bereavement pathway for women and families following pregnancy loss and neonatal loss

·        Act as a leader and effective role model, providing essential managerial support in complex and sensitive situations

·        Develop midwives to meet the challenges in breaking bad news and supporting women and family bereavement

·        Provide clinical care and support to women at any stage of pregnancy

·        Reflect the philosophy of SANDS throughout midwifery care and local maternity policies

·        Lead on the strategic direction both locally and nationally on managing bereavement processes and implementing pathways to be based on best practices i.e. Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH.  We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit.  We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.  We love working here and think you will too.