Social Worker Band 6

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days + 8 public/bank

Continual Professional Development

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Travel supported

Job summary

Marie Curie is recruiting a Social Worker to join the Patient and Family Support Team in the North-West, across Liverpool Hospice, community settings, and local hospitals. You will provide responsive social work and bereavement support to people with life-limiting or terminal illness and their families.

The role is varied and fast-paced, requiring flexibility and compassionate, person-centred care. You will advocate for patients, help navigate complex decisions, and support safe transitions of

Qualifications

• A degree in Social Work or an equivalent recognised qualification with current registration with the relevant professional body.
• Significant post-qualifying experience supporting patients and families affected by life-limiting or terminal illness.
• Knowledge of palliative and end-of-life care, bereavement and loss.
• Experience of assessment, care management and working within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Complete holistic assessments and triage, agree person-centred outcomes, and review support as needs change.
• Contribute to discharge planning, liaising with hospice, community, hospital and external services to ensure joined-up support.
• Provide psychological and emotional support, including conversations about death, dying, anticipatory grief and bereavement.
• Advocate for patients and families, signpost to specialist services and provide benefits advice where appropriate.
• Identify safeguarding concerns and apply relevant legislation and guidance, including deprivation of liberty safeguards.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and maintain clear, accurate records.
• Maintain professional registration and contribute to learning, audit and service improvement.

Skills

Social work

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Autonomous working

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

We are recruiting a Social Worker to join our Patient and Family Support Team in the North-West. Working across our Liverpool Hospice, community settings and local hospitals, you will provide responsive social work and bereavement support to people with life-limiting or terminal illness, their families and those important to them., This is a varied and fast-paced role where no two days will be the same. Working alongside colleagues across the hospice, community and local hospitals, you will respond flexibly to changing needs while providing compassionate, person-centred support. You will advocate for patients and families, help people navigate complex decisions and services, and support safe, well-planned transitions of care.,

Key Responsibilities

• Complete holistic assessments and triage, agree person-centred outcomes, and review support as needs change.
• Contribute to discharge planning, liaising with hospice, community, hospital and external services so that people receive joined-up support.
• Provide psychological and emotional support, including sensitive conversations about death, dying, anticipatory grief and bereavement.
• Advocate for patients and families, signpost to specialist services and provide benefits advice where appropriate.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns, applying relevant legislation and guidance, including deprivation of liberty safeguards.
• Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and maintain clear, accurate and timely records.
• Maintain your professional registration and contribute to learning, reflective practice, audit and service improvement. You will be a compassionate, organised and self-motivated Social Worker who can build trust, hold complex conversations with sensitivity, and manage a varied caseload across different care settings.

Requirements and Qualifications

• A degree in Social Work, or an equivalent recognised qualification, with current registration with the relevant professional body.
• Significant post-qualifying experience supporting patients and families affected by life-limiting or terminal illness.
• Knowledge and understanding of palliative and end-of-life care, bereavement and loss.
• Knowledge of relevant social work legislation, safeguarding and deprivation of liberty safeguards.
• Experience of assessment, care management and working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working both autonomously and collaboratively.
• Ability to organise your workload, meet deadlines and respond flexibly across hospice, community and hospital settings.
• A driving licence and the ability to travel throughout the local service area.
• Desirable: a post-qualifying award and/or a counselling qualification recognised by the BACP.
• A degree in Social Work, or an equivalent recognised qualification, with current registration with the relevant professional body.
• Significant post-qualifying experience supporting patients and families affected by life-limiting or terminal illness.

About the Employer

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 life. Right 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.

Benefits

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata) We honour continued NHS service and reassess total annual leave dates.
• 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- NHS pensions can be carried over!
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with childcare cost (T & Cs apply)
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• 15% discount in Marie Curie stores
• Life assurance for all employees