Job summary
- Main area
- Social Worker
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 813-251-1225-LB
- Employer
- Medway Community Healthcare CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wisdom Hospice
- Town
- Rochester
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist social worker
Band 6
Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:
- is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked ‘Good’ by the CQC;
- is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
- is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
- offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
- and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
- Are you a qualified social worker registered with social work england who wishes to work in a therapeutic environment?
- Do you want to provide interventions for patients with palliative and life limiting conditions and their loved ones?
- Do you want to work across a variety of settings including in the patient unit, clinic, domically and well being and therapy centre?
If you answer yes to all these questions then we have the role for you!
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join our specialist palliative care family and carers support team at Medway Community Healthcare (MCH), based at the Wisdom Hospice. The MCH team provides specialist palliative care services in the community and within the Medway NHS Foundation Trust. The Wisdom Hospice unit has 15 beds and an active Wellbeing and Therapy Centre, a community team, hospital based team and physical therapy team as well as a family carers and support team and an army of volunteers!
There will be opportunities to practice across all settings and participation in service development is expected.. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring our patients and their families benefit from the highest standards of specialist palliative care.
For an informal discussion please contact Chris Boughton, Senior Social worker/ team lead on 01634 830456.
Working for our organisation
So what else?
· This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
· We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
· We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
· You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
· Informal visits can be arranged on request.
· We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
· MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The aim is to provide an efficient, effective, high quality palliative care social work service for
people affected by serious illness and bereavement. The social work service contributes to a
multi-disciplinary approach to care and is concerned with the psychological, social and spiritual
wellbeing of service users. Issues of living with life limiting illness, impending death, anticipatory
grief, loss and bereavement are core components of this role. Care is delivered across a range
of inpatient, Wellbeing Centre and community settings.
The post holder will be required to hold a complex caseload, provide support, guidance and
teaching to other disciplines on aspects of good practice in psychosocial care and participate in
therapeutic group work programmes to deliver a high-quality person-centered service. The post
holder is expected to facilitate safeguarding and reflective practice of palliative staff.
Full JD can be found in the vacancy attachments
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- Qualifed Social Worker
Desirable criteria
- Palliative Care Experience
Transportation
Essential criteria
- Valid Full Driving Licence
- Access to a car for work purposes
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 Years Post Qualified
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of grief and loss theories
- Flexibility to work in group or 1:1 settings
IT Skills
Essential criteria
- Proficient with IT
MCH Values
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of MCH Values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Boughton
- Job title
- Senior Social Worker/FCST Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634 830456
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
MCH House
Bailey Drive
Gillingham Business Park
Gillingham
ME8 0PZ
- Telephone
- 07796182085
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