Bereavement Support Officer - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Bereavement Support Officer to join our Honeysuckle Bereavement Team on a 12 month fixed term contract.


  • To support The Honeysuckle Team in the delivery of a proactive and effective patient and family focused bereavement service. To be a point of contact for patients, families and staff throughout Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust including external organisations and members of the public in the delivery of the honeysuckle bereavement service.
  • To acknowledge and action Honeysuckle referrals on a daily basis in a timely manner, escalating to bereavement midwife where appropriate.
  • To receive all pregnancy losses, terminations of pregnancy, stillbirth and neonatal deaths in a dignified and respectful way. To ensure all are actioned in a timely manner including the facilitation of transfer to and from external sites for examination and testing, final sign out and release to undertakers for funerals and to the local crematorium for communal cremation.
  • To provide information and data on pregnancy losses, terminations of pregnancy, stillbirth and neonatal deaths to various teams including research midwives/nurses, midwives and consultants.
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families.

Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place.

We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.


We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.

The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it's services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.

Check out why Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:

  • To facilitate visits to the Honeysuckle suite by bereaved patients and their families
  • this includes preparing pregnancy losses/babies for viewing.
  • To facilitate stillbirth and birth and death registration appointments liaising with registration offices in various districts within the North West.
  • To provide information via the telephone to bereaved patients and their families about local and national support services, including voluntary and statutory agencies and offer support to those accessing the honeysuckle bereavement service, providing links or referrals to services where appropriate.
  • Full duties of the role are included in the attached Job description.
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