Child Death Review Senior Nurse Manager

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. West and North London ICB Child Death Review Senior Nurse Manager The closing date is 10 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary We are seeking an experienced, compassionate and highly motivated senior children's nurse and/or midwife to lead and develop the Child Death Review (CDR) nursing service across West and North London ICB. This important role combines strategic and operational leadership with specialist clinical practice, supporting a consistent, high quality family centered response following the death of a child. Working closely with the Designated Lead Nurse, Designated Doctor and designated professionals and partners across health, social care, police, education, public health, coronial services and the voluntary sector, you will help ensure that statutory child death review processes are timely, effective and focused on learning, improvement and sensitive support for bereaved families. About the role You will be expected to lead, coordinate and provide day-to-day management of the Child Death Review (CDR) nursing team and CDOP administration function. Participate in the clinical rota and support Joint Agency Responses, Child Death Review Meetings and preparation for Child Death Overview Panel review. Oversee the key worker function and ensure bereaved families receive clear, compassionate and coordinated support. Analyse complex information, identify themes and modifiable factors, and translate learning into recommendations for service improvement. Provide leadership, clinical supervision, mentorship, induction and development for team members. Main duties of the job You will be an inclusive, supportive and approachable clinical leader who leads with compassion and helps colleagues feel valued and able to thrive. You will be confident working across organisational boundaries, able to support staff exposed to emotionally demanding work, and committed to ensuring that the voice and experience of every child and family inform learning and improvement. The successful candidate will be comfortable working autonomously and maintaining effective support and supervision given the sensitive nature of the work. You will have: Registered Children's Nurse (RSCN/RN Child)/ Registered midwife with current NMC registration. A master's degree or equivalent senior-level experience in a health-related field. Management and or a Leadership course. Significant knowledge of national/local child death review procedures. Experience of managing staff exposed to difficult/emotional meetings Skills at building relationships and influencing large groups of people from multi-disciplinary backgrounds. Oversee the key worker function and ensure bereaved families receive clear, compassionate and coordinated support. Analyse complex information, identify themes and modifiable factors, and translate learning into recommendations for service improvement. Provide leadership, clinical supervision, mentorship, induction and development for team members. About us Who we are We are NHS West and North London. We are the main commissioning NHS organisation for planning and funding health services across our area. Our job is simple: to help people stay healthy and to make sure everyone can get good care when they need it. We bring together many health and care services across west and north London. This means we help hospitals, GPs, community services, co