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Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate children’s nurse or midwife to join the West and North London ICB Child Death Review team. This is a highly sensitive and emotionally demanding role, providing skilled coordination and support following the death of a baby, child or young person. The post holder will meet bereaved parents and families, sometimes in their homes, and will offer a consistent, accessible point of contact throughout the child death review process.
You will communicate complex and potentially distressing information with empathy, clarity and professional sensitivity. You will help families navigate what happens after their child has died, ensure their questions and views are heard, and signpost them to bereavement, practical, advocacy and other specialist support. You will also provide feedback at appropriate stages and advocate for the family’s voice within the child death review process.
About the role
· Act as a key worker or named contact for bereaved families, providing compassionate, individualised support.
· Coordinate Child Death Review Meetings and contribute to Joint Agency Responses and Child Death Overview Panel processes.
· Gather and interpret complex information from health, local authority, police, coroner and other partner agencies
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You will be a Registered Children’s Nurse or Registered Midwife with current NMC registration with substantial experience of working in the NHS with children and families in a specialist setting, such as acute paediatrics, neonatal or maternity care, hospice care, health visiting, school nursing or community services.
Experience of the child death review procedures and of supporting children and families through grief, bereavement or other highly distressing circumstances is particularly relevant. Emotional resilience is essential. The role involves regular exposure to traumatic information and direct contact with families at an exceptionally difficult time. You will need to balance warmth and compassion with professional boundaries, confidentiality, safeguarding responsibilities and attention to your own wellbeing.
Working closely with the Senior Manager Nurse, Designated Lead Nurse and Designated Doctor for Child Death Review, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to bereaved families while helping multi-agency professionals learn from every child’s death and improve services for children and young people. If you are a compassionate
and experienced practitioner who can combine sensitive family support with effective multi-agency coordination, we would welcome your application.
Working for our organisation
Who we are
We are NHS West and North London. We are the main commissioning NHS organisation for planning and funding health services across our area. Our job is simple: to help people stay healthy and to make sure everyone can get good care when they need it.
We bring together many health and care services across west and north London. This means we help hospitals, GPs, community services, councils and charities work better together for local people.
NHS West and North London (WNL) serves over 4.5 million people and covers 13 London boroughs. (Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster)
What we do
- We plan and fund local health and care services
- We support GPs, hospitals, mental health teams, community clinics and pharmacies.
- We work with councils and community groups so care is joined-up and easy to use.
- We listen to local people and use their ideas to improve services.
- We want health and care to be fair, simple and close to home.
Our strategy
- Reducing inequalities
- Investing strategically to prevent ill health
- Better supporting people with the greatest needs, so everyone stays well
- Make care more local and easier to access
- Empowered local people that feel more confident about their health and wellbeing
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full person specification.
You will have:
· Registered Children’s Nurse (RSCN/RN Child)/ Registered midwife with current NMC Registration
· A degree or equivalent senior-level experience in a health-related field.
· Significant knowledge of national/local child death review procedures.
· Experience of managing and dealing with families who have experienced a child death.
· Evidence of experience of imparting unwelcome news to staff, stakeholders, and wider networks around a family
· Skills to build relationships and influencing large groups of people from multi-disciplinary backgrounds
We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we have received sufficient applications to shortlist.
Applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our role profile requirements will be shortlisted for interview. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances please ensure you quote your application reference number.
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Depending on the role a Criminal Records check may be required, all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Please note, in order to progress your application your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service (NLPSS). As part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
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Child Death Review Nurse in London employer: West and North London ICB
NHS West and North London is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where you can truly make a difference in the lives of local residents. With a strong commitment to career development, ongoing training, and a collaborative culture, we empower our staff to excel in their roles while promoting equality and diversity. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare for women, babies, children, and young people across one of the most diverse health systems in the UK.
