Family Support Counsellor (Team Lead)
Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice - CQC Rated Outstanding
Reading, RG30 2DX
37.5 hours per week
£39,137 - £40,346 (depending on experience).
Be there when it matters
Join our award-winning team, honoured with a 2021 Pride of Reading Award for contribution to the community during COVID-19
There has never been a more important time to provide high quality, specialist
end-of-life care to support patients and their families.
About us
At the Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading, and through our Day Services in Newbury and Wokingham, we look after people living with life-limiting conditions, and offer support for families too. We provide expert care and support across Berkshire.
We are looking for a forward thinking and experienced bereavement counsellor who is passionate about specialist palliative care to join our Family Support Team, working collaboratively across our sites in Berkshire and South Oxfordshire, coordinating a range of bereavement support provided by our counsellors and volunteers, as well as managing a caseload of individuals / groups requiring pre and post bereavement support.
About the role
As a Counsellor on the Family Support Team you will provide level 3 (NICE Guidance 2004) psychological services for patients and their families which address pre-bereavement and post bereavement needs. You will complete a psycho-social assessment for patients and their family/carer(s), including the identification of social strengths, needs, and goals.
About you
The successful candidate will have evidence of post qualifying counselling experience in a health or social care service. They will have experience of multidisciplinary working and an understanding of end of life issues.
Essential requirements for the post:
• Registration and Accreditation (or working towards accreditation) with a regulatory body: BACP/ UKCP
• Experience of counselling in a healthcare setting
• Experience of teaching and training staff and volunteers
• Creating and facilitating carers/bereavement groups.
If you would like to join our team please contact Ken Blanton, Specialist Counsellor on 0790 626 6495 or email ken.blanton@suerydercare.org
Benefits
- Continuation of NHS pension and Holiday allowance**
- 25 days holiday rising to 30 plus bank holidays pro rata
- Private pension matched at either 3% or 5%
- Enhanced Maternity Benefits
- Enhanced Sick leave
For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.
If you want more than just a job, we want you. Join the team and be there when it matters.
About Sue Ryder
Sue Ryder supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition – we’re there when it matters. Our doctors, nurses and carers give people the compassion and expert care they need to help them live the best life they possibly can.
