Children Act 2004, The Children and Social Work Act (2017),Child Death Review, Statutory and Operational Guidance (England)(2018) are a few of national guidance and statutory guidance which have set out to reform the existing child death review processes in England. There is a statutory responsibility that stipulates a key worker should be available for bereaved families, providing information and support throughout the child death review process, helping them to navigate the various systems and who can signpost them to sources of support.
As a Specialist Nurse post, the successful applicant will be working for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, and should have up-to-date knowledge of the current child death legislation, professional practice and guidance as well as extensive experience in managing families through grief and bereavement. The post holder will be required to work collaboratively with colleagues across a wide range of multidisciplinary teams including medical and nursing, in hospital and the community, primary care, social services, police, education and the voluntary sector.
This post-holder will also be a key part of the Child Death Review Process Team (CDRP). Child Death Overview Panels (CDOP) review any child death (except for termination and stillbirths) from birth to 18 years of age.
Provide specialist advice and support to all staff in respect of child deaths and to bereaved families, providing information and support throughout the child death review process, helping them to navigate the various systems and who can signpost them to sources of support.
Work collaboratively with the ICB and Directors of Public Health in identifying leading causes of childhood deaths across Wolverhampton and to work with internal and external partner agencies to address areas of concern: identify areas of need and inform the work of commissioners for future planning of children’s services.
Work with local partners in establishing robust processes, systems and governance arrangements in the management of child death reviews in line with national guidance and legislation.
To be an active panel member of the Child Death Overview Panels. To be the representative on other regional panels as required.
Co-ordinate and contribute to the organisation of and participation within the Joint Agency Review meetings, Child Death Review meetings, Hospital Trust Mortality Meetings, National Perinatal Mortality Review Tool meeting and others meetings as necessary.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.
This advert closes on Friday 14 Feb 2025