Social work assistant
Social work assistant
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Job Description
- 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 patients 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 areal 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 27061 up to 29696annum (FTE) dependent on experience
- Tuesday-Friday 7.5 hours per day but open fordiscussion
- Office location: St Peters Hospice Brentry Bristol
- Type of position: Permanent
- No unsociable shifts etc.
For more information please view the job descriptionlocated at end of this page or contact:
Ethera Morgan Social Work Team Manager at on 0
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 thejobholderwill berequired 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
About Us
Weve spent over 40 years helping people die in peace and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise we provide patients with the best possible care at the end of their lives.
Were here for the people around our patients too those closest to them. Before during and after a bereavement we provide support thats remembered forever.
We think its that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peters. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. Were not exaggerating when we say that we couldnt do what we do without our wonderful supporters. We really cant thank them enough.
We want to help many more people to die well. And were doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence we share our skills with other health professionals helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end-of-life care.
Were here for all for free forever.
The Benefits
If you join our clinical team we offer NHS Agenda for Change benefits such as:
- NHS equivalent salaries
- Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years service)
- Continuation in the NHS pension scheme for existing members
- Recognition of previous NHS service for sick pay
There are many benefits to working at St Peters including:
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata. This increases the longer youre with us
- Competitive salary
- Pension with employer matched contributions up to 6%
- Enhanced sick pay rising with service to a maximum of 12 weeks full and 12 weeks half pay.
- Birthday leave a day off in the month of your birthday
- Ability to buy or sell up to three days of annual leave per year
- Volunteer leave
- Life insurance scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Access to discounts and offers through the Blue Light Card
- Home and electronics salary sacrifice scheme
- Free parking at our main office sites
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Travel discounts
- Eye care scheme
- Annual flu vaccine scheme
- Comprehensive induction
- In-house learning & development team
- Continual professional development
Life is busy and we all want to enjoy a healthy work/life why we offer flexible working hours and if its practical for your role we also offer hybrid working.
You can split your hours between your home and our offices in Brentry and Long Ashton. We think this is a good way to work it gives you the convenience of working from home and the camaraderie of being with colleagues in the office.
Equity and Diversity
We want our teams to reflect the diversity of our community and we want everyone to feel that they belong. Thats why weve joined ENEI: Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. This is a UK based not-for-profit organisation that helps employers build and maintain diverse teams and inclusive cultures. Were really pleased to have ENEI supporting us on our Equity Diversity and Inclusion journey.
Just as we offer care to all we welcome applications from everyone. We want to hear from you regardless of your age disability religion or belief sex race sexual orientation gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.
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