Neonatal Palliative and Bereavement Lead Nurse | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 28 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Hull, HU3 2JZ |
| Company: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7129749/356-25-7129749 |
Summary
A very exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced registered neonatal nurse to join our substantial and supportive team. Our Neonatal Unit is creating a Band 7 Palliative and Bereavement Lead Nurse to facilitate the education and nursing provision to enable them to support parents and families of the sick or premature neonate, families and their unborn baby who require palliative, complex and end of life care and those families that require continuing bereavement care.
We are looking for highly motivated and dynamic Neonatal Nurse who can provide an experienced liaison route for all professionals in the MDT, working in collaboration in order to achieve the best care for our group of babies and families.
To facilitate the education and nursing provision to enable them to support parents and families of the sick or premature neonate, families and their unborn baby who require palliative, complex and end of life care and those families that require continuing bereavement care.
You will be an expert in this field and take the role of a key worker for these families and provide on-going and continuing support and facilitate family centered care.
The specialist nurse will provide an experienced liaison route for all professionals in the MDT, working in collaboration in order to achieve the best care for this group of babies and families. The specialist nurse will receive referrals (antenatal) and make direct referrals to doctors, GP’s, HV’s, Community Nursing Teams, children’s hospices and other Allied Health Professionals.
The specialist nurse will ensure there is early identification of appropriate babies, ensuring they are being cared for in the most suitable environment. Whilst liaising and work closely with internal and external MDT to ensure smooth transition to other services and providers.
The Palliative & Bereavement Lead will provide clinical leadership within the neonatal service and will play an integral part in service delivery and development. They will be pivotal in developing and delivering an education programme around baby loss and bereavement to all health care professionals.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
The Palliative & Bereavement Lead will provide clinical leadership within the neonatal service and will play an integral part in service delivery and development. They will be pivotal in developing and delivering an education programme around baby loss and bereavement to all health care professionals.
In addition, the successful candidate will have the skills and personality to have a positive impact on the working days of colleagues, recognising openly good practice and effort whilst at the same time challenging practice constructively and supportively where necessary.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on thegov.uk website.
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Jun 2025