Bereavement Care Coordinator

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Discounts

Generous pension scheme

35 days holiday (pro rata)

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a coordinator for the Bereavement and Family Support team. The role focuses on sourcing, capturing and sharing key information with empathy to enable timely support decisions for end-of-life patients and their families.

Based in Southampton, the post reports to the Bereavement Lead and helps coordinate resources in a busy, demanding department, with flexible working considered to meet service needs.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Bereavement and Family Support team as we continue to develop ways to meet the needs of our end of life patients and their families.

The role is pivotal to our service in capturing and sharing information sensitively and quickly to enable the deployment of time critical support in a busy and demanding department. Efficient and empathic coordination of our resources is key as we work together to meet demand, and no two days are ever the same.

The role reports to the Bereavement Lead and supports the Bereavement Specialists by sourcing, capturing and sharing key information to enable accurate and time critical decision making, along with administrative tasks.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

• We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.
• UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

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