About the role
Salary: £19.24 to £21.44
We are looking for an experienced and qualified Social Worker to join our friendly Supportive Care team. Reporting to the Social Work Lead, you will be a key member of the multi-professional team collectively responsible for planning and delivering responsive, compassionate, efficient and effective support. Working pan-hospice (across all care services), you will be providing direct psychosocial support to patients, families, carers and children (including bereavement support) considering cultural, spiritual, psychological, social and financial issues. You will also provide advice and support for the wider hospice team around responding to safeguarding issues within palliative care.
We are looking for someone who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Is highly motivated and enjoys working with a diverse and at times complex caseload. Proven ability to manage own caseload and work autonomously with support from colleagues is essential. The right candidate will be fully qualified and have an up to date Social Work England registration. Due to the nature of this role, you will be dealing with sensitive information so a need for confidentiality is key. This post is conditional to an enhancedDisclosure and Barring Service(DBS)Check.
We are looking to recruit someone to work 22.5 hours per week (9-5), over 3 days a week (days to be confirmed). This role will require occasional evening and weekend working.