National Bereavement Care Pathway Manager - Ad Warrior : Job Details

National Bereavement Care Pathway Manager

Location: Northern Ireland (Home based)

Salary: £43,244 per annum plus £312 per annum Home Worker Allowance

Job Type: Fixed-term role until 31 May 2026

Our client exists to save babies’ lives and ensure that anyone affected by pregnancy loss or baby death receives the support and care they need.

The organisation provides bereavement support services both nationally through their Freephone helpline, mobile app, online community and resources, as well as locally through a network of more than 100 regional support groups based across the UK and run by trained befrienders.

The organisation works in partnership with professionals, trusts and health boards and offers a range of training programmes and bereavement care resources to ensure that every bereaved parent and family receives the best possible care wherever they are in the UK.

The Role

Manage the development, delivery and review of the National Bereavement Care Pathway (NBCP) partnership project and embed across Northern Ireland to drive up standards of care.

Duties Include:

• Ability to work at home with travel across Northern Ireland and occasionally to other parts of the UK
• Occasional evening/weekend working is likely
• Represent the organisation and the NBCP to external audiences
• Work with communications teams to support the production of press releases, responses to media enquiries and act as a spokesperson on relevant issues in consultation with the Core Group
• Line manage any new staff appointed to support the programme
• Manage external suppliers as required
• Undertake any other tasks and responsibilities as reasonably required by the Head of Bereavement Care & Hospital Liaison, Director of Research, Education and Policy and/or the Chief Executive, and/or the NBCP Core Group partners and funders

Skills & Experience

• Proven ability in establishing and maintaining high level, productive relationships with senior external stakeholders and organisations working in a collaborative and inclusive way
• Experience of leading project groups made of different professionals/ skills and experiences
• An outstanding, 'hands on’, people person with a positive, warm style, who can support and motivate people and teams to engage with projects with positive outcomes
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise own workload, self-motivate, deal with conflicting demands and meet tight deadlines under pressure
• Demonstrable ability to absorb complex and new information
• Ability to develop high quality resources which remain responsive to the changing needs of external stakeholders, i.e., guidance documents
• Demonstrable knowledge of the NHS structures and organisation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to communicate complex messages in a compelling way to a variety of audiences, lay and professional
• Knowledge of and/or experience of delivering bereavement care services

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Flexible Working
• Maternity Pay
• Leave for the Death of a baby or Pregnancy Loss

To Apply

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