This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated experienced nurse to lead the SWAN end of life and Bereavement service. This role is emotionally demanding but highly respected, it combines clinical practice, leadership, family support, education and service development based on dignity, compassion, personalisation, family inclusion and creating meaningful experiences after death at a senior strategic leadership level.
It is a broad role which means working alongside Merseyside police, HM Coroners Court, mortuary and pathology teams, safeguarding teams and NHS Blood and Transplant services to name but a few.
The responsibilities include leading the Trust wide SWAN service strategy, managing and developing specialist nursing teams. Influencing policy and organisational standards. Contributing to governance groups. Leading audits, service evaluations and quality improvement programmes. Representing the Trust in regional or city wide meetings. Developing partnerships with external agencies using a high degree of autonomy and visibility across hospital sites and external organisations. Responsibilities also include developing bereavement support pathways across services, improving culturally sensitive and inclusive care. Working with charities, faith groups and community organisations and also strengthening public engagement around bereavement support. The role focuses heavily on ensuring compassionate experiences for families during highly traumatic circumstances.
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
The responsibilities include leading the Trust wide SWAN service strategy, managing and developing specialist nursing teams.
