Description
We are seeking an experienced, compassionate, and highly motivated senior children's nurse and/or midwife to lead and develop the Child Death Review (CDR) nursing service across West and North London ICB.
This important role combines strategic and operational leadership with specialist clinical practice, supporting a consistent, high-quality family-centered response following the death of a child.
Working closely with the Designated Lead Nurse, Designated Doctor, and designated professionals and partners across health, social care, police, education, public health, coronial services, and the voluntary sector, you will help ensure that statutory child death review processes are timely, effective, and focused on learning, improvement, and sensitive support for bereaved families.
Main duties of the job
- Lead, coordinate, and provide day-to-day management of the Child Death Review (CDR) nursing team and CDOP administration function.
- Participate in the clinical rota and support Joint Agency Responses, Child Death Review Meetings, and preparation for Child Death Overview Panel review.
- Oversee the key worker function and ensure bereaved families receive clear, compassionate, and coordinated support.
- Analyse complex information, identify themes and modifiable factors, and translate learning into recommendations for service improvement.
- Provide leadership, clinical supervision, mentorship, induction, and development for team members.
Requirements
- Registered Children's Nurse (RSCN/RN Child)/Registered midwife with current NMC registration.
- Master's degree or equivalent senior-level experience in a health-related field.
- Management and/or Leadership course.
- Significant knowledge of national/local child death review procedures.
- Experience of managing staff exposed to difficult/emotional meetings.
- Skills at building relationships and influencing large groups of people from multi-disciplinary backgrounds.
Benefits
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Band 8a salary: £66,274 to £73,496 per annum
- Permanent, full-time contract
About us
- 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.