Key worker for Child Death | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Halifax, HX3 0PW |
| Cwmni: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7672205/372-FSS2972 |
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The post holder will be part of a team acting as a named point of contact for families facing the loss of a child or young person.
To provide a co-ordinating role in ensuring that when the death of a baby, child or
young person dies (0-18 years) statutory responsibilities in accordance with ‘Working Together to
Safeguard Children 2024’ and ‘Child Death Review Statutory Guidance’ 2018 are met and that
families/carers are effectively supported and signposted.
Be a key member of the Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust (CHFT) Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood (SUDIC) team and CHFT end of life care team.
The post holder will support the designated doctor for child deaths and act as a liaison between relevant partner agencies.
Promote processes for management of child death in line with ‘Child Death
Review Statutory Guidance’ 2018 to ensure there are robust systems in place for responding
to child death across CHFT
To work in close partnership with the CHFT SUDIC Team and End of Life care Team. The postholder would work closely with the Safeguarding team when there are safeguarding concerns in relation to the nature of the death
To ensure that in all cases a key worker has been assigned to each family either through the
Joint Agency Response process (unexpected deaths) or Early Response (predicted deaths)
in consultation with the relevant CDOP.
Act as point of contact within CHFT for the management of information regarding
baby, children, and young people’s deaths.
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Take a family liaison role in engaging with the bereaved families and ensuring that they understand the Child Death Review process in collaboration with key worker roles.
Co-ordinate bereavement support for all families by working in partnership e.g. with the Trust
bereavement midwives, Chaplaincy service as well as other statutory and non-statutory agencies to ensure that the right level of holistic bereavement support is provided.
Act as the single point of contact for CHFT in the delivery of bereavement support for families.
Ensure that resources on bereavement services are available e.g., leaflets, signposting to
community based organisations which reflect the diverse ethnic, linguistic, and cultural needs of the local population.
This advert closes on Monday 12 Jan 2026