Child Death Review Nurse - Band 7

Job summary
The key responsibilities of the postholder are to:

• Support the Child Death Review Partnerships in Surrey and Sussex in meeting their statutory duties as detailed in Child Death Review Statutory and Operational Guidance: England (HM 2018) and Working Together (2026) to support the continual improvement of the child death review partnership and safeguarding children's agenda.
• Work in collaboration with the Child Death lead nurse, Head of Children in Care, Child Death & SEND, Designated Professionals and wider ICB teams, as well as external system partners including Police, Named Professionals in Safeguarding, Paediatric Staff, Public Health, Local Authorities, Child Death Overview Panel, chair, manager and other professionals, bereaved families and the voluntary sector to ensure an effective and appropriate response to expected and unexpected deaths of children under the age of 18 years old.
• Provide effective supervision, advice and support in cases of child death, promoting quality standards of practice.
• Work with provider Trusts and other partners to ensure the Child Death review process is followed and the relevant meetings are convened and chaired by the relevant agency.

The post holder maybe required to carry out other duties as required, in line with their skills and experience.

Main duties of the job
People Management and Leadership

• Line management responsibility.
• Responsible for the day-to-day range of staff management matters, including appraisals, staff development, recruitment, and addressing any disciplinary and performance matters.
• Lead in the coordination of training, development, and recruitment activity across the team.

Communication and relationships

• Motivates and encourages collaborative working to improve services/performance where there may be resistance to change.
• Effectively communicate complex or contentious information to staff and other stakeholders, using effective negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills.
• Present project information and issues, explaining complexities, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Negotiate complex business plans and co-ordination across service/agencies, addressing challenges with reluctant audiences.
• Nurture key relationships and maintain networks internally and externally, including national networks.

About us
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) has the responsibility to decide what health services are needed in Surrey and Sussex and set out how they'll be provided, making sure hospitals, primary care, and other services work together, rather than in silos, for the benefit of everyone in the community. NHS Surrey Heartlands and Sussex ICB achieve this by working in partnership with local health and care organisations, staff, patients, carers, families and the public, to support three million people across Surrey and Sussex to live healthier lives.

Together, we have an ambitious vision for improving health and care services across Surrey and Sussex. We are working to:

• Improve health and care outcomes for everyone, with a focus on preventing ill health and proactive care.
• Tackle inequalities to reduce unfair gaps in access, experience, and outcomes.
• Get better value from our services by enhancing productivity and value for money.
• Support local communities to grow and thrive through social and economic development.

We also work with NHS trusts and organisations which deliver healthcare services through developing Provider Collaboratives to improve healthcare pathways, so local people experience better care and outcomes.

To achieve this, we need a team of people who can think beyond organisational boundaries, strong collaborators who can navigate complexity, challenge constructively, and keep communities at the centre of decisions.

Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Directorate and ICB.

Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject (Registered Nurse or Midwife) or able to demonstrate an equivalent qualification or significant experience working at a comparable level within a specialist area.
• Post-graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent
• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
• Experience of managing risks and reporting
• Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at SMT level
• Holds professional registration with NMC
• Understanding of the public sector
• Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Microsoft Project

Analytical
Essential

• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
• Knowledge of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures

Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential

• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders

Planning Skills
Essential

• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly

Physical Skills
Essential

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.

Equality and Diversity
Essential

• Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships

Autonomy
Essential

• Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.