Want to make a difference to Local Lives?
Are you an experienced Counsellor, Counselling Psychologist or Social Worker with strong leadership skills and a passion for developing and delivering exceptional services to palliative care patients and their loved ones?
We are an independent local charity based in Bosham, Chichester, offering a wide range of services to support our patients, and their loved ones, who are living with a life limiting or terminal illness.
The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of local people and we provide psychosocial services to over 300 people per year.
Leading at St Wilfrid’s
This role leads and develops our psychosocial services, which are delivered by a dedicated team of employees and volunteers across counselling, social work, chaplaincy and bereavement support. You will also use your clinical skills to work with your own caseload of patients and their loved ones at the Hospice and in the community.
This role is pivotal in ensuring our services are designed to meet the needs of the people we serve, and high quality interventions are delivered at this crucial time in the lives of our patients and their loved ones.
Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Counsellor, Counselling Psychologist, or Social Worker, registered with a relevant membership body (e.g. BACP, NCPS, UKCP) or with the HCPC.
• Post-qualification experience of at least 4 years
• Experience of leading a therapeutic service.
• Direct experience or transferable skills applicable to palliative care
• Experience of robust service evaluation including the use of outcome measures.
• Good understanding of a range of disciplines (counselling, social work and other therapies) and ability to bring this to life in leading a multidisciplinary team.

For a full job description, please visit our website - www.stwh.co.uk/careers
Why join us?
We’re a friendly, inspiring and supportive team, committed to our vision to provide high quality end of life and palliative care. This is an exciting time to join us and help us develop our services for the future, and to grow your career with us.
We value diversity and are committed to being a place where people feel their differences are recognised and welcomed, and their needs are heard and respected. Creating an inclusive workplace is a core part of our aim to ensure St Wilfrid’s is a great place to work and a compassionate and caring place to be.
We want to hire talented people and to make sure our processes don’t exclude or disadvantage people with disabilities or different needs. Please let us know what would help you apply for our role – we’re happy to be flexible with our process to make sure you can shine. To do this you can email hradmin@stwh.co.uk, call 01243 775302, or pop in and ask at Reception for HR.
We guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Read about the difference we make to local lives https://stwh.co.uk/keep-up-to-date/patient-stories/
What we offer you
All Hospice employees are offered the following benefits:

• Annual Leave – 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• Generous Pension – 7.5% employer contribution and life assurance
• Continuation of existing NHS Pension Scheme Membership – and reckonable service for key benefits
• Health and wellbeing benefits – including EAP offering free GP advice, counselling and legal support, and contributory health cash plan
• Free on site parking – At our beautiful, purpose built Hospice in Bosham
• Subsidised food – high quality meals at low prices for employees
• Discounts – in our charity shops and via the Blue Light Card scheme

Application and Interview Information
In order for your application to be considered, please ensure you answer all additional screening questions.
This will be a two stage interview process. First stage interviews are scheduled to take place at St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Bosham, across 2nd – 4th October 2024. Second stage interviews are scheduled to take place 10th and 11th October 2024.
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please email us hradmin@stwh.co.uk or call 01243 755183
Please note this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications have been received
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £43,603.00-£50,400.00 per year
Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Canteen
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bosham, PO18 8QB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• What attracted you to this role and our organisation?
• Are you related to, or do you have a relationship with, a current employee or volunteer of St Wilfrid’s Hospice?
• Are you registered with a relevant membership body or with HCPC?
• Do you have at least 4 years counselling experience?

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 23/09/2024