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Head of Wellbeing and Community Support Services

2 months ago


Moggerhanger, United Kingdom Sue Ryder Full time

Head of Wellbeing and Community Support Services
Location – Sue Ryder St john's Hospice
St John's Rd, Moggerhanger, Bedford MK44 3RJ
Hours – 37.5 hours per week
Salary – £51k - £57.5kpa

Be there when it matters

At Sue Ryder our aim is to transform the experience of everyone facing dying and grief in the UK. We 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 Sue Ryder St john's Hospice in Moggerhanger, Bedford

The Head 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 Sue Ryder’s 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 our 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 we build links with local communities to shape services and ways of working that meet the changing needs of those we are supporting 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

Our 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 at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.

We aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment and interview process so please let us know if you require any adjustments made. Please see more details on the link below:


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