Head of Wellbeing and Community Support Services

7 months ago

Bedford, United Kingdom NFP People Limited Full time

**Head of Wellbeing and Community Support Services**

Location - Moggerhanger, Bedford MK44 3RJ

Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Salary - £51k - £57.5kpa

Be there when it matters

The charity’s aim is to transform the experience of everyone facing dying and grief in the UK. They want to help build a society that enables people from all communities to access the care and support that they need.

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Wellbeing and Community Support Services to be based at a Hospice in Moggerhanger, Bedford

The Head of Wellbeing and Community Support Service will lead a team who are responsible for helping us to provide more of the support that people need, in more accessible ways, to more communities The Wellbeing and Community Support Service team will be responsible for:

- Increasing the reach of hospice support, through improved local community collaboration and co-production
- Deliver a range of holistic support which is aligned to the specific needs of the individuals.
- Implement local and national initiatives which support the wellbeing of staff and volunteers
- Increase wellbeing community based services

**About the role**

Working closely with the Service Director as a member of the Senior Management Team, the Head of Wellbeing and Community Support Service will lead and promote the Wellbeing and Holistic support of staff, volunteers, service users and those close to them, as well as leading local community engagement initiatives and innovations supporting national agenda.

Through their oversight of community engagement, support for service users and families, volunteering and staff and volunteer wellbeing, they will provide strategic oversight of support provided to ensure the charity builds links with local communities to shape services and ways of working that meet the changing needs of those supported in the local community.

Through their experience in either counselling, palliative social work or psychiatry, they will also work with the local MDT to help provide guidance and advice when reviewing patient cases and referrals. They will also be available to provide support with individual crisis or complex patient management where their skills can be used for short term interventions or to identify the most appropriate support for the individual and their families where needed.

**About you**

You should be an accredited counsellor, social worker or psychiatry professional with experience of working in a healthcare, social care or public health related discipline, working across a multi-disciplinary team.

Additionally, you will need to demonstrate:

- Significant experience working at a Senior Management level in a healthcare/social care environment to include a proven track record in the strategic development of new services.
- Experience of scoping gaps in services in local areas and developing and managing support services in a community setting to fill these gaps.
- Evidence of setting SMART outcomes and measuring impact against those outcomes
- Demonstrable experience delivering supervision for staff and volunteers outside of normal line management.
- Experience of working with a range of diverse communities, developing long term community relationships with local healthcare providers and influential members of the local community.
- Knowledge and experience of safeguarding
- Experience of managing teams and budgets to include volunteering services

**Benefits**:

- Company pension scheme
- 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Corporate discount with hundreds of retailers and services
- Staff discount of 10% on new goods online
- Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

If you want more than just a job, we want you.

Join the team and be there when it matters.

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