Specialist Social Worker
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Job Description
As a Social Worker in the Allied Health Professional Team at Marie Curie Belfast Hospice youll provide holistic support to patients and families facing life-limiting conditions. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team youll deliver psychosocial assessments bereavement support and discharge planning ensuring care is responsive and compassionate. The role also contributes to education audit and mentoring student social workers.
Salary:Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 6 (aligned with AFC) 38682 - 46580 pro rata per annum enhancements
Contract: Permanent Part-Time 22.5 hours per week
Based:Belfast Hospice
Whats in it for you:
- Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)
- Hybrid working
- Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
- Continuous Professional development
- Industry leading training programmes
- Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
- Defined contribution schemes for Pension
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Introduce a friend scheme
- Help with eyecare cost
- Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
- Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
- Life assurance for all employees
What were looking for:
- Degree in Social Work and registration with a relevant professional body.
- Completion of Assessed Year in Employment (AYE) preferred.
- Experience supporting individuals with terminal or life-limiting illness.
- Knowledge of palliative care bereavement and loss.
- Counselling skills or bereavement support experience (desirable).
- Strong communication skills and ability to work both independently and in a team.
Please see the fulljob description here: Process
- Close date for applications:16th July 2025
- Interview Dates: TBC
- As part of your online application you will be asked for a CV and covering review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills experience and knowledge for the role.
About the Company:
Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK the only provider across all 4 nations delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country while providing information and support on all aspects of dying death and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness theyre likely to die from.
The care and support we provide is highly valued by the people we care for and their loved ones but at present we are only reaching around 10% of dying people at the end of now one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives.
We want a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at the end-of-life through 3 ways:
Growing and transforming our direct care and support
Delivering more practical information and support
Leading in shaping the end-of-life experience
Marie Curie is committed to its values which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.
We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity inclusion and equity in the workplace and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures perspectives and lived experiences.
Reasonable adjustments to our standard process can be accommodated. Should you require any reasonable adjustments please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Part-Time
