Sands exists to save babies’ lives and ensure that anyone affected by pregnancy or baby loss receives the support and care they need.
Our Bereavement Care and Hospital Liaison team ensure that everyone has equal access to excellent bereavement care after pregnancy loss and baby death.
We are looking for an outstanding and people-focused candidate to lead and develop the team, including the development and delivery of national programmes to promote and embed bereavement care standards across the UK.
The Head of Bereavement Care and Hospital Liaison will work with the Director of Research, Education and Policy to develop and deliver and implement an effective strategy. The post-holder will work to ensure staff in hospitals across the UK have a local Sands representative who can help them to deliver the best care and support for families.
You will have experience of creating, leading and delivering national programmes.
A high level of strategic-level project management ability is essential, as is significant knowledge of perinatal healthcare and bereavement care policy. You will also have the ability to write clearly for healthcare staff, and be able to express complex issues simply for a non-medical audience.
An experienced senior manager, you will have excellent leadership skills with the ability to lead and motivate a high-performing team.
With a track record of providing thought leadership and innovation to develop creative solutions, you will be diplomatic and be able to establish productive working relationships with colleagues, volunteers and external stakeholders.
An understanding of the issues surrounding the death of a baby for healthcare professionals, parents and families is essential. You will also need to have an excellent understanding of the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
To apply:
Please submit your CV, together with a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the person specification to recruitment@sands.org.uk.
Please also complete the Diversity and Equality Monitoring Form and send this with your application.
CVs and supporting statements should be sent as attachments to an email in either Word or PDF format. The title of the attachments should be your first name, surname and either CV or supporting statement e.g. “NAME CV”
Closing date for applications: 13 May 2025
Interview date: w/c 19 May 2025
As we have limited staff resources we are unable to provide candidates with feedback about their applications. Interviews will be held online.
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