Social Worker

About Us

St Michael's Hospice is nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a transferrable NHS pension or you can enrol onto our own Hospice pension. We offer Life Assurance, a superb working environment and facility, generous study leave allowance, discounts with local suppliers, individualised training needs analysis, advanced communication skills training, employee counselling service, free tea & coffee, a friendly & welcoming work environment and 30 days annual leave (pro rata if applicable), plus bank holidays. We are one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for and have been caring to make a difference, to patients living with a terminal illness and their families, across Herefordshire and beyond for over 40 years.

About the job

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 enhanced Disclosure 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.

Pay: £19.24-£21.44 per hour

Expected hours: 22.5 per week

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Canteen
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person