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Main area
Maternity
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (To cover 7 day service)
Job ref
001-NMR456-1124
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital Wales
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£46,840 - £53,602 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Specialist Midwife for Bereavement

Band 7

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health 
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.


Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic 
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in 
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the 
next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

  • We are kind and caring
  • We are respectful
  • We have trust and integrity
  • We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable. 


 

Job overview

  • The post holder will be expected to lead the strategic agenda for reduction of stillbirths in Wales, liaising with all key members of the multi disciplinary team and service users related to the speciality
  • To be responsible for all aspects of women’s care including the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of direct woman centred care
  • To work weekdays with occasional weekends and / or night duty to monitor the quality of the service throughout a 24 hour period
  • To provide specialised training for staff regarding the management of pregnancy loss
  • To act as a role model and mentor abiding by the values and behaviours of the organisation, promoting excellence through practice

Main duties of the job

  • Act as a clinical specialist to bereaved families
  • An experienced clinical midwife. Required to undertake clinical midwifery duties in caring for bereaved parents.
  • Be a resource for medical nursing and midwifery staff on physical, psychological and administrative aspects of pregnancy loss and bereavement
  • Liaise with the lead nurse for bereavement services and chaplaincy 
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with chaplains, bereavement nurse, mortuary officer, neonatal pathologist, histology and staff at the University Hospital of Wales site mortuary.
  • Give specialist advice to doctors, nurses and midwives on specific aspects of pregnancy loss and bereavement care
  • Be available to give practical support and help either by telephone or in person to members of staff at all levels
  • Ensure that the University Health Board’s arrangements for responding to the religious and cultural needs of families are met

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has an important job to do. What we do matters because it’s our job to care for people and keep them well. We all want to do this to the best of our abilities – but we know that good intentions are not always enough.

At Cardiff and Vale University Health Board our values and example behaviours are:

 

 

We care about the people we serve and the people we work with

Treat people as you would like to be treated and always with compassion

We trust and respect one another

 

Look for feedback from others on how you are doing and strive for better ways of doing things

We take personal responsibility

 

Be enthusiastic and take responsibility for what you do.

We treat people with kindness

 

Thank people, celebrate success and when things go wrong ask ‘what can I learn’?

We act with integrity

Never let structures get in the way of doing the right thing.

 

Our values guide the way we work and the way we behave with others.  Post holders will be expected at all times to behave in accordance with our values demonstrating commitment to the delivery of high quality services to patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSC Midwifery or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Coaching or counselling qualifcation

Experience

Essential criteria
  • substantial clinical experience
Desirable criteria
  • previous experience of supporting bereaved families

skills

Essential criteria
  • experience in presentation skills or chairing meetings
Desirable criteria
  • experience of case reviews and/or experience in of involvement with audit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Davies
Job title
Interim Deputy Head of Midwifery
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02921 743017