Key worker for Child Death: Sponsorship Available

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

The post holder will be part of a team acting as a named point of contact for families facing the loss of a child or young person.

 

To provide a co-ordinating role in ensuring that when the death of a baby, child or

young person dies (0-18 years) statutory responsibilities in accordance with ‘Working Together to

Safeguard Children 2024’ and ‘Child Death Review Statutory Guidance’ 2018 are met and that

families/carers are effectively supported and signposted.

 

Be a key member of the Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust (CHFT) Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood (SUDIC) team and CHFT end of life care team.

 

The post holder will support the designated doctor for child deaths and act as a liaison between relevant partner agencies.

 

Main duties of the job

? Promote processes for management of child death in line with ‘Child Death

Review Statutory Guidance’ 2018 to ensure there are robust systems in place for responding

to child death across CHFT

? To work in close partnership with the CHFT SUDIC Team and End of Life care Team. The postholder would work closely with the Safeguarding team when there are safeguarding concerns in relation to the nature of the death

? To ensure that in all cases a key worker has been assigned to each family either through the

Joint Agency Response process (unexpected deaths) or Early Response (predicted deaths)

in consultation with the relevant CDOP.

? Act as point of contact within CHFT for the management of information regarding

baby, children, and young people’s deaths.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Current NMC registration RN Child /RSCN
  • First level degree
  • Experience of working with and support bereaved individuals and families
  • Proven experience working with children and families with complex medical/ social needs/distressing circumstances

Desirable

  • Willing to undergo training as necessary e.g. Child death review/Child bereavement Trust
  • Experience of management / child death process
  • Post-registration teaching/mentorship qualification
  • Experience of working without direct supervision but as part of a team to meet deadlines

Desirable

Essential

  • Post graduate qualification in public health nursing e.g. health visiting or school nursing

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 12 January 2026

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