Bereavement Counsellor

Job summary

Are you someone who is passionate about providing excellentsupport to children and adults who have been bereaved?If so, then working at St Andrews willgive you the chance to do just that. We offer a warm, friendly, and nurturingenvironment where our children, young people, families, and workforce are atthe heart of everything we do, in striving to make each day enjoyable foreveryone.

Main duties of the job

You will provide support and counselling to children,young people and adults, who have been bereaved through a death by any means,using individual, group and family techniques as appropriate. Here are St Andrews we strive to make everysecond count, and where every moment creates a memory for the family.

You will be qualified to a minimum of level 5 Counselling and have experiencein supporting adults and children through difficult situations and ideally haveknowledge and skills in bereavement support or counselling.

About us

We wantpeople to know that the Hospice is not a sad place, and our Hospice does notnecessarily mean the end, it can mean healing and support and it can meanlaughter, joy, making the most out of the time people have left. Having a role whereby you play a key part in providingand this, so you and the team can give the best possible care to our patientsand their families, really puts this role at the heart ofthe Hospice.

As theDirector of Clinical Services, I very much look forward to working with our Bereavement Counsellor. I am excited to support the great ideas that you may bring to the role. Working in PalliativeCare isall about care, compassion, dedication, and devotion and here we can care forour children and families to the fullest inmakingthose everlasting memories which is a real privilege. If you want to be part of our amazing team,then I would love to hearfrom you.Karen Higgins Director of Clinical Services, St Andrews Hospice.

Benefits:

Competitive salary. Paid Professional Registrations. Bridge Tolls paid. Contributory pension scheme. Access to excellent staff benefits. Long Service Reward Scheme. Excellent annual leave. Employee Assistance Programme. Life Insurance x 3 salary. Occupational Schemes. Flexible working. Revalidation & Excellent CPD Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holderwill be responsible for providing specialist and therapeutic counselling tochildren, young people and adults, their families and carers, who have beenbereaved through a death by any means, using individual, group and familytechniques as appropriate.

To providesupport in a variety of locations including the hospice, community and schools.This may also be provided virtually or by telephone depending on client need.

To support thefuture development and growth of the bereavement service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum level 5 in Counselling or Degree To be registered with an accredited/registered with a counselling body , BACP. Full UK driving license and have access to your own vehicle.

Desirable

Qualification in a relevant specialist area of work , mental health, child development, substance misuse etc.

Experience

Essential

Experience of delivering emotional support. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary health and social care setting Knowledge and skills in bereavement support or counselling

Desirable

Experience of working with bereaved people in a group or family setting Experience, training in specialist relatable subject; child development, mental health or substance misuse. Knowledge of and skills in bereavement support Experience of working confidentially Knowledge and understanding of Adults and Children Safeguarding Working with Volunteers Completion of assessments and planning of care Experience in confidentiality and GDPR regulations. Experience of providing virtual support.

Knowledge, Skills & Qualities

Essential

Able to work therapeutically with individuals and families. Able to prioritise own workload in context of team caseload and competing demands. Understanding of bereavement theories and processes Understanding of the impact of bereavement on adults and children Understanding the impact of traumatic bereavements Understanding of Mental Health diagnoses and approaches to management (, anxiety management) Understanding of how mental and physical health interact and impact on bereavement.

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