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Main duties of the job
Are you an enthusiastic, compassionate and high
motivated professional who enjoys a varied workload?
Please note, the successful candidate will be an essential car user,
therefore candidates must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.You will also be required to have and/or add business insurance to your current cover, as there is a requirement to travel in this role.
About us
When you join St Catherines, youll be joining a supportive team all working towards abig ambition: to help everyone face death informed, supported and pain free. If that sounds like something youd find fulfilling, please apply today.
Employees at St Catherines Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:
25 days holiday, increasing with length of service to 30 days + public holidays
Option to buy or sell up to 1 week of annual leave
Day off for volunteering
Day off for moving house
Blue Light Card
Cycle to work scheme
Eye test vouchers
Generous Pension Up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension
Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
Life Assurance 4x basic salary
Pay enhancement of unsocial hours
Flu Jabs
Counselling Offering
Discounted Gym
Schwartz rounds
Wellbeing Supervision (aka clinical supervision)
Career pathway and progression
This role is subject to an Enhanced with barring (Adult and Children) DBS check. By applying you are confirming youhave read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicantshttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policiesand understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.
We are located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an enthusiastic, compassionate and high motivated
professional who enjoys a varied workload? Would you find it rewarding to
provide person centred support and make a difference when it matters most? Then
our Counselling and Bereavement Lead role might be for you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an enthusiastic, compassionate and high motivated
professional who enjoys a varied workload? Would you find it rewarding to
provide person centred support and make a difference when it matters most? Then
our Counselling and Bereavement Lead role might be for you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in counselling, nursing, social work or another relevant profession with relevant current professional registration.
- BACP or equivalent accreditation.
- Experience of supervision of staff or volunteers.
Desirable
- Further education in palliative or bereavement care.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-qualifying experience.
- Experience line managing.
- Experience coordinating a service.
- Experience of working therapeutically with complexities.
- Experience of working with bereaved, and in assessing bereavement needs.
- Good computer literacy and ability to use multiple platforms including Microsoft, Zoom.
Desirable
- Experience working in a health care environment, including inpatient and community settings
- Experience of supervision of students.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary setting
Attitude and Behaviours
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to form professional relationships with multi-disciplinary teams, other agencies.
- Flexible attitude and approach.
- Positive leadership qualities, fostering a strong sense of teamwork and accountability.
- Ability to be creative to enhance and expand the Bereavement service, and wider Wellbeing service.
- Able to reflect on own practice.
- Ability to priorities completing demands.
Desirable
- Understanding of the values of St Catherines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in counselling, nursing, social work or another relevant profession with relevant current professional registration.
- BACP or equivalent accreditation.
- Experience of supervision of staff or volunteers.
Desirable
- Further education in palliative or bereavement care.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-qualifying experience.
- Experience line managing.
- Experience coordinating a service.
- Experience of working therapeutically with complexities.
- Experience of working with bereaved, and in assessing bereavement needs.
- Good computer literacy and ability to use multiple platforms including Microsoft, Zoom.
Desirable
- Experience working in a health care environment, including inpatient and community settings
- Experience of supervision of students.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary setting
Attitude and Behaviours
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to form professional relationships with multi-disciplinary teams, other agencies.
- Flexible attitude and approach.
- Positive leadership qualities, fostering a strong sense of teamwork and accountability.
- Ability to be creative to enhance and expand the Bereavement service, and wider Wellbeing service.
- Able to reflect on own practice.
- Ability to priorities completing demands.
Desirable
- Understanding of the values of St Catherines.
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).
