Senior Social Worker - #148361

Salary: £49K - £56K full time per annum, pro rata, depending on experience - Equivalent to AfC Band 7

Hours: Part-time - 22.5 hours per week (flexible over 3 days – some late afternoon/early evening /weekend work)

Is care at your core?

It is at ours. Here at Princess Alice Hospice, you’ll have the opportunity to make a satisfying rewarding difference to the lives of our patients, their families and friends, and be supported every step of the way. We’re small enough for you to see the impact your social worker skills have, and big enough to support you with training, experience and opportunities.

About us:

Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top ten adult hospices in the UK, providing specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, south west London and Middlesex.

In November 2022, we were rated as overall Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The secret to our rating is simple. The CQC team commented on our focus on each person’s individual needs and the expressed view that staff went 'the extra mile' with empathy and compassion. It’s about having time to build valued relationships with your patients and their loved ones.

About the role

As a Senior Social Worker, you will take a lead role in delivering and developing our support for children, young people and families facing terminal illness and bereavement.

Working directly with families before and after a death, you’ll use therapeutic approaches to help children explore their feelings and adjust to change. You’ll guide and support colleagues across the hospice, lead on child safeguarding, and contribute to policy development, groupwork, and the design and delivery of training.

The role also involves engaging with schools and other organisations to build their skills and confidence in supporting children through serious illness and loss.

About You

• You will be a qualified and registered social worker with:
• Experience supporting children and families facing serious illness or bereavement
• Experience of statutory social work in health and social care, including safeguarding
• Well-developed counselling and advocacy skills
• A strong understanding of child development, grief, and multi-agency working
• Confidence in taking a lead role within a multi-professional team
• Experience in mentoring, training, or developing others in child and family practice

You’ll be a compassionate communicator, able to work sensitively across diverse communities, and bring creativity, flexibility and emotional resilience to this rewarding role.

Our benefits:

As well as our competitive salary package and the opportunity to join an organisation which puts patients at the heart of what we do, we also offer a range of great benefits, which include:

• 27 days’ annual leave plus recognised public holidays - rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro rata for part time)
• educational and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site Education Team)
• monthly group reflections via Schwartz Rounds sessions
• free on-site parking
• tranquil Hospice grounds
• clinical supervision (regular and we ensure its protected time)
• subsidised meals at our on-site restaurant
• Employee Assistance Programme
• access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme
• Access to a Group Personal Pension Plan (provided by Scottish Widows) plus we also offer an Auto-enrolment pension with NEST. If you have been a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, you may be able to continue your contributions to that scheme during your time at Princess Alice Hospice.
• in-house laundry of uniforms, plus excellent changing facilities (with showers, fresh towels, and hairdryers)
• wellbeing care - we provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work.

Discover the difference you can be.

At Princess Alice Hospice we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We are fully committed to equality of opportunities, and we warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds and cultures.

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