- Do you have experience of working alongside social workers?
- Do you have an interest in supporting people in advanced stages of illness, their carers and families?
- Are you passionate about reducing inequalities and maximising quality of life for the people you work with?
If so, this role in our palliative care social work team could be for you.
About the role:
The Social Work Team works alongside patients, families and carers who need palliative social work support. The role requires working with patients in the inpatient unit and community settings, including patient’s homes.
The team works collaboratively with families and carers, community nursing teams, wider hospice services and external organisations to support people in the advanced stages of illness to access the support they need and plan for the future.
The successful candidate will join a friendly and professional team who make a real difference to patients and their families at the most challenging time. This role allows the time to build trusting relationships and the opportunity to support in creative ways.
About the person:
You will manage your own caseload, therefore the ability to work independently is essential.
We are looking for someone who can support patients, families and carers with sensitivity and compassion.
You will have experience of working with people approaching the end of their life in a health or social care service
You must have a clean driving licence and access to a car as we work across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage own caseload
- Ability to work independently
- Assess and plan support, joint working with a qualified social worker where appropriate
- Provide emotional support
- Multi-disciplinary team working
What we can offer you:
- Joining a friendly, supportive and experienced team
- Thorough induction and excellent professional development opportunities
- Salary from £27,061 up to £29,696 annum (FTE), dependent on experience
- Tuesday-Friday 7.5 hours per day but open for discussion
- Office location: St Peter’s Hospice, Brentry, Bristol
- Type of position: Permanent
- No unsociable shifts etc.
For more information, please view the job description located at end of this page or contact:
Ethera Morgan – Social Work Team Manager at [email protected] on 0117 915 9450
You must have a clean driving licence and access to a car.
Due to the nature of the work involved, this role is exempt from the ROA and the jobholder will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
We will also require a vaccination history or evidence of immunity.
We will be screening and offering interviews as we receive applications and therefore strongly encourage applications as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK before they apply for a vacancy and be able to provide evidence of this
St Peter's Hospice is a well-loved hospice that provides extensive inpatient and community services, in Bristol and the surrounding areas. Every year St Peter's Hospice makes a difference in the lives of thousands of patients and their families when it matters most.
Many of our staff work directly with patients and their families in nursing, health care and medical jobs. Others raise money to support patient care through our chain of over 40 charity shops and our fundraising activities. We also have a significant number of staff working in varied office-based roles.
Our aim is to provide an inclusive, safe and healthy workplace that boosts creativity and motivation.
Our Inpatient Unit is a state-of-the-art centre of clinical excellence, that was built with the generous support of the people of Bristol. Beyond our Inpatient Unit, you'll find our team in homes and on the phone 24/7. More recently in response to the pandemic we have moved some services online to continue support for our patients.
The Hospice is also a centre of educational excellence and we teach other healthcare professionals about how to care for people at the end of their lives, supporting the NHS and care homes provide end of life care.
