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Job summary

Main area
Women and Children
Grade
Band 4
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term contract)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
328-WAC-6208419-A
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Bereavement Counsellor/Support worker

Band 4

Job overview

We are expanding our bereavement service with the addition of a counsellor/support worker, who will be required to deliver a high quality of bereavement support and counselling to families within maternity who have experienced a pregnancy loss, stillbirth and early neonatal death (excluding those babies admitted to the Neonatal Unit). Or those required to make difficult and complex decisions based on unexpected findings in pregnancy.

Main duties of the job

Provide a counselling service for individuals who self-refer, or those referred from a maternity pathway of care, within the agreements reached between the maternity service and the trust.

To liaise, collaborate and communicate with the referrers, GPs and others concerned with the care and treatment of clients. This may also include the communication of sensitive information and should be undertaken all times in line with requirements under client confidentially and data protection.

To work in collaboration with the bereavement midwife and the wider multidisciplinary team, to support bereaved parents. Provide information, guidance and support to other healthcare staff on the issues of counselling and bereavement support.

Assist the bereavement midwife with the coordination and delivery of all aspects of bereavement care and cross covers for them during leave. This to include administrative duties, supporting families with birth/death registration, funeral arrangements, liaising with the Coroner’s Office and arrangements for perinatal postmortem.

Delivery of teaching and training as required, contribution to the education and development of the multidisciplinary workforce to ensure they have the skills, knowledge, and confidence to support bereaved families.

Work closely within existing guidance to develop and improve bereavement pathways within maternity and inline with third sector partners.

Working for our organisation

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.  You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent evidence of working with bereavement families.
  • Evidence of providing a counselling service within a healthcare setting.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a maternity setting.
  • Recent evidence of working within the NHS

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma level qualification in counselling and a member of the BACP.
Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate qualification in counselling.
  • BICA Accreditation.
  • Accredited counsellor or recent evidence of working towards.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tracy Pickersgill
Job title
Bereavement Lead Midwife
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 850850
Additional information

ext 57721

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone
01642 850850, ext. 57396
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