Job summary
Working within
the multi-disciplinary patient and family support team as a Child and Young
Person counsellor, your role will be integral to providing emotional & bereavement
support to patients, families and clients within the hospice and within the
community in order to explore their grief.
The Children &Young
People Service (CYP) Provision offers a range of therapeutic interventions,
which have been designed to offer a suitable level of support and engagement,
at the time of it being most beneficial in supporting the C&YP. There is a
flexibility for C&YP to move between the different opportunities, based
upon their clinical needs, as their journey of working alongside St Clare,
progresses
Main duties of the job
To lead the
C&YP provision within St Clare. Through a combination of planning and
delivering a variety of groups, workshops, talks and one to one sessions,
whilst supervising and having clinical oversight for a number of volunteer led
spaces, to afford the greatest choice in meeting the needs of the C&YP that
we work with.
To
support and assist to develop the Hospice Bereavement Service
To
maintain and manage a database of bereavement referrals, undertaking
bereavement assessments and risk assessments of clients accessing the service
in the community as well as the hospice
To
hold and manage a caseload of clients/patients/families with bereavement needs
in the community, as well as in the hospice
Assisting
to recruit, train and supervise bereavement support for C&YP
To
provide training to teachers and school staff on how to support C&YP.
To
co-ordinate the service ensuring timely and sensitive communication
To
monitor and develop the hospice and bereavement service through audit according
to best practice and client reported feedback
To
offer support and advice to staff in order to facilitate psychosocial suppor
To provide supervision
to counsellors, student counsellors and bereavement volunteers
About us
At St Clare
Hospice our vision is that every adult with a life limiting condition in our
local communities should have access to palliative care services wherever and
whenever they need them, so that they can make the most of every moment, no
matter how long they have left to live.
Our many different services provide patients, their families and carers,
with physical, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual support, at home,
or here at the Hospice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
work as a full member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, providing a preparation
for loss and bereavement service to C&YP and their carers
To
participate in Multi-Disciplinary meetings as necessary
To
maintain and develop the Hospices Adult & Childrens Service
To
assist in delivering the BBC Children In Need Bid & also support 18 to 21
year olds
Provide
bereavement counselling to clients who access our services; in the community
and within the hospice, who are individuals, families or in groups as part of the
multi-disciplinary tea
Responsible
for the recruitment, training and supervision of the volunteers for the
bereavement service
Required
to formulate, implement and evaluate therapeutic programmes for clients. This
includes working closely with other statutory agencies and voluntary agencies
to promote the needs of the clients who access the hospice
To
work with patients using individual, group or family techniques and involving
other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team as appropriate
Management
of student counsellors and bereavement
volunteers
Responsibility
to triage and manage bereavement referrals, including managing telephone
advice, ensuring that appropriate information and support is offered, following
service protocol
To
develop group sessions and workshops relevant to the needs of bereaved people
To
contribute within the team an understanding and assessment of the
psychological, emotional and social presentations of individuals and families
from different cultural and/or ethnic groups
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
work as a full member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, providing a preparation
for loss and bereavement service to C&YP and their carers
To
participate in Multi-Disciplinary meetings as necessary
To
maintain and develop the Hospices Adult & Childrens Service
To
assist in delivering the BBC Children In Need Bid & also support 18 to 21
year olds
Provide
bereavement counselling to clients who access our services; in the community
and within the hospice, who are individuals, families or in groups as part of the
multi-disciplinary tea
Responsible
for the recruitment, training and supervision of the volunteers for the
bereavement service
Required
to formulate, implement and evaluate therapeutic programmes for clients. This
includes working closely with other statutory agencies and voluntary agencies
to promote the needs of the clients who access the hospice
To
work with patients using individual, group or family techniques and involving
other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team as appropriate
Management
of student counsellors and bereavement
volunteers
Responsibility
to triage and manage bereavement referrals, including managing telephone
advice, ensuring that appropriate information and support is offered, following
service protocol
To
develop group sessions and workshops relevant to the needs of bereaved people
To
contribute within the team an understanding and assessment of the
psychological, emotional and social presentations of individuals and families
from different cultural and/or ethnic groups
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years counselling experience, using a range of psychological techniques
- Experience of working with younger people in a counselling/health care setting
- Knowledge/experience of working with bereaved people including undertaking risk assessment
- Demonstrable understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to post
- Knowledge of best practice and standard and latest evidence base for psychological therapies, bereavement and palliative care
- Knowledge of the issues surrounding bereavement and the impact it can have on psychological/social wellbeing, and daily life activities such as a work and relationships
- Understanding of psychological issues in bereavement and how these may present
- Working in a palliative Multidisciplinary Team setting
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Knowledge of palliative care and the role of bereavement support
Desirable
- Experience of working within palliative care
- Experience of providing training to other professionals
- Background and/or clinical experience in health or social care
- Experience of leading groups for patients/carers/staff
- Experience in providing counselling;/psychological therapy in supervision
- Experience of recruiting, training, supervising and managing volunteers
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in psychological therapy/counselling
- Registered/accredited with BACP or equitable governing body
Desirable
- Additional training/qualifications in any of the following: bereavement counselling, palliative care, Teaching; A health profession training in supervision
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of two years counselling experience, using a range of psychological techniques
- Experience of working with younger people in a counselling/health care setting
- Knowledge/experience of working with bereaved people including undertaking risk assessment
- Demonstrable understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to post
- Knowledge of best practice and standard and latest evidence base for psychological therapies, bereavement and palliative care
- Knowledge of the issues surrounding bereavement and the impact it can have on psychological/social wellbeing, and daily life activities such as a work and relationships
- Understanding of psychological issues in bereavement and how these may present
- Working in a palliative Multidisciplinary Team setting
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Knowledge of palliative care and the role of bereavement support
Desirable
- Experience of working within palliative care
- Experience of providing training to other professionals
- Background and/or clinical experience in health or social care
- Experience of leading groups for patients/carers/staff
- Experience in providing counselling;/psychological therapy in supervision
- Experience of recruiting, training, supervising and managing volunteers
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in psychological therapy/counselling
- Registered/accredited with BACP or equitable governing body
Desirable
- Additional training/qualifications in any of the following: bereavement counselling, palliative care, Teaching; A health profession training in supervision
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
