Head of Supportive Care/Senior Social Worker

1 month ago

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom St Nicholas Hospice Care Full time

Job summary

The Head of Supportive Care/Senior Social Worker will report to the Director of Care. The successful candidate will manage a significant portfolio; in addition to a small palliative care social work caseload; they will lead our adult and child bereavement services and our therapies service. The post holder will work closely with the Director or Care to relaunch our Compassionate Communities and locality-based Day Hospice services, as well as supporting our widening access and equality, diversity and inclusion work.

Experience of managing both staff and volunteers is important and ideally you will have experience of managing people from a range of disciplines. Commitment to equitable access for all and the ability to influence and support colleagues to structure services accordingly will be a key skill, as is the ability to work with adults and children of all backgrounds, individually or in group work settings.

Main duties of the job

As an experienced, registered, social worker you will bring a unique and vital set of skills to complement the current senior clinical team. Skilled in psychosocial (individual and family) assessment and will good knowledge of benefits, care packages and key legislation ( the mental capacity act, the health and care act and current safeguarding legislation and best practice) you will contribute to ensuring that all of our care is person-centred, and respects the autonomy and choices of individuals (both adults and children) who are towards the end of life or experiencing bereavement.

If you are an enthusiastic, team player and have a passion to make a difference, every single day, then we invite you to apply for this role which will be shaped by your social work thinking, experience and practice; extending the psychosocial care that people under the care of St Nicholas Hospice Care receive. In return we will offer you encouragement, support, supervision and ongoing development opportunities as well as either continuating of a pre-existing NHS pension or entry into our occupational pension. Working alongside great colleagues, this post proffers a deeply satisfying role, valued by the people who provide our services and the people who access them alike.

About us

St Nicholas Hospice Care is an adult hospice in the beautiful, historic, market town of Bury St Edmunds. The hospice, which is proud to be at the heart of its communities of West Suffolk and Thetford, has just celebrated the charitys 40th anniversary year and its 30th anniversary of being on the purpose-built hospice site.

Our 12-bedded hospice is set within the grounds of West Suffolk Hospital and backs onto heathland. Although a great place to live, Bury St Edmunds is on a main train line with regular connections to Newmarket, Cambridge, London, Stowmarket and Ipswich as is within an easy driving distance of the picturesque villages and coast of Suffolk.

In line with our mission, we continue tostrive for something betterin ensuring the best end of life and bereavement care for our beneficiaries, and the role of Head of Supportive Care/Senior Social Worker will play a pivotal part in driving this mission forward. Alongside a multi-professional leadership team will will help shape and deliver our strategy and operational plan, thereby making a difference to those in our community (both adults and children) who experience the challenges of living with dying, death and bereavement.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the linked job description which contains full details and information on the responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of legislation regarding Mental capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Knowledge and understanding of Adult and Childrens safeguarding Knowledge of grief theories and the impact of illness, loss and grief on the whole family, recognising that the definition of family can vary greatly. An awareness of and commitment to the palliative care approach and the principle of the individuals autonomy and choice to live life in the way they wish, for as long as possible A commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion and willingness to engage with all parts of our community, seeking out individuals and groups who are under-represented in SNHC services, are marginalised or minoritised

Experience

Essential

Knowledge and experience of working as a Palliative Care Social Worker Management experience Teaching/training experience Experience of undertaking Care Act assessments

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Social Work Masters level qualification or evidence of working at this level Professional registration with Social Work England Supervisory qualification

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