Job summary
This post is for a full-time post 37.5 hours over 5 days per week, although 30 hours over 4 days per week would be considered. (Full-Time equivalent to 37.5 hours over 5 days per week/ Salary Band 6 £40,448.00 - £47,965.00 Pro-Rata, including HCAS).
An opportunity has arisen to join the Social Work Service
at St Josephs Hospice in Hackney. You will work as part of committed and creative team, which
offers innovative social care interventions and support to people with
palliative and end life care needs, and to their families, carers and children. The social work team works in
collaboration with other clinical professionals and volunteers across all areas
of the service; inpatient, outpatient and community.
Ideally with some knowledge of
palliative care, the Social Worker post requires an enthusiastic, confident and
innovative, Social Work England Registered Social Worker with some grounding in statutory
work. As a member of the team you will work with your senior social work,
welfare rights, carers coordinator and social work support colleagues to
provide seamless care for our patients and their families both within the
hospice and in the community.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have excellent communication, organisational and social work assessment skills. We offer you the opportunity to develop or enhance specialist Social Work skills through working with individuals and families facing advanced disease, death and bereavement. You will develop a clear understanding of the social, psychological and spiritual needs of individuals and their families, and of working within a hospice setting.
The successful applicant will have experience of working with and alongside people with complex social care and/or healthneeds, providing information, support and episodic social care interventions. You will have highly developed communication skills and be committed to personalisation and service innovation. You will be skilled at engaging and enhancing our relationships with local providers and partnerships to help ensure our services meet every persons needs.
About us
St Josephs Hospice is one of
the UKs largest hospices and is based in the East end of London serving a
culturally diverse population with a higher than average demand for
psycho-social interventions. We provide high quality specialist palliative care
for patients with life limiting illness, in a variety of settings including
community, out-patient, day hospice and an in-patient unit.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder is located within the social work team, which provides specialist
palliative care social work to hospice and Community Palliative Care Team
patients and their families. They will
work across all hospice departments as members of the multi-professional teams
providing emotional and social support services to people with end of life care
needs. They will be expected to work in
a flexible way, adapting the service provided to meet the differing and changing
needs of people from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder is located within the social work team, which provides specialist
palliative care social work to hospice and Community Palliative Care Team
patients and their families. They will
work across all hospice departments as members of the multi-professional teams
providing emotional and social support services to people with end of life care
needs. They will be expected to work in
a flexible way, adapting the service provided to meet the differing and changing
needs of people from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
Person Specification
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Person Specification
Experience
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Qualifications
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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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
