Specialist Bereavement Neonatal Nurse; XR

Weare seeking a compassionate and dedicated Neonatal Nurse/Midwife, to work within the Bereavement Team at the Leeds Centre for Newborn Care. This is a part time post for 30 hours a week.

Thepost holder will coordinate, lead the care and support of parents and families following the loss of their babies from early and late neonataldeath on the neonatal unit. The post holder will need to have advancedcommunication skills to support families at one of their most difficult and emotional times in their lives. Theywill provide specialist skills and knowledge to support the neonatal team inthe delivery of end-of-life care to infants and families.

This will includedeveloping advanced palliative care plans, working in partnership with thefamily and the multi-disciplinary team, to co-ordinate care after death.

Expected Shortlisting Date

10/02/2026

Planned Interview Date

03/03/2026

Thepost holder will possess expert knowledge of the processes, legalities and requirements following death and will facilitate and contribute to the delivery of care tailored to the familys individual needs. The post holder will be a clinical expert in neonatal care who supports the clinical team to delivery high standard of care, creates a safe learning environment for theteam to gain knowledge through their guidance and expertise.

Thepost holder will be under the leadership of the matron for neonatal service sand will work collaboratively with the neonatal palliative care consultantlead, neonatal mortality consultant lead and the wider neonatalmulti-disciplinary team. The postholder will work with the neonatal multidisciplinary team to support and provide bereavement care aligned to the National Bereavement Pathways(NBP). The post holder will act as anexpert resource for bereavement, be a positive role model and provide soundprofessional knowledge and leadership to all members of the multidisciplinary team within the neonatal service.

The Leeds Neonatal Service delivers specialist care to over 1400 babies per year.

We have 14 intensive care, 10 high dependency and 16 special care cots acrosscity. We also have a 13 bedded Transitional care unit on the St James Hospital Site and 6 Transitional care cots integrated into the post-natal

Ward on the Leeds General Infirmary Site. We provide care to babies who havecomplex medical needs.

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Thepost holder will coordinate the care and support of parents/carers/familiesfollowing the loss of their baby/babies after being cared for within the Leeds neonatal service. The post holder will be responsible for providing complex and sensitive information in a range of circumstances whereinterpersonal and communication skills are essential. They will facilitateand contribute to the delivery of a seamless integrated package of caretailored to the parents needs.

In addition the post holder will support families to complete Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT), and will facilitate parental feedback into this process. This will then be presented at monthly PMRT meetings with theoutcomes finalised and any further discussions held with the family.

Thepost holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to supportimplementation and delivery of evidence based bereavement care aligned to the National Bereavement Pathways (NBP). They will work collaboratively withother internal and external stakeholders in primary and secondary care andthe third servicer to ensure optimal support following bereavement. They willact as an expert resource for bereavement, be a positive role model and provide sound professional knowledge and leadership to all members of the multidisciplinary team within the neonatal service.