Wellbeing Coordinator

Location Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice

Thorpe Rd, Longthorpe, Peterborough PE3 6LW

Hours 22.5 hours per week

Salary - £31,990 per annum pro rata

Be there when it matters

At Sue Ryder our aim is to transform the experience of everyone facing dying and grief in the UK. We want to help build a society that enables people from all communities to access the care and support that they need.

We are currently recruiting for a Wellbeing Coordinator to be based at Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice in Peterborough

Responsibilities

The Wellbeing Coordinator will work as part of the Wellbeing and Community Support Services team who are responsible for helping us to provide more of the support that people need, in more accessible ways, to more communities. They will do this by:

Introducing a range of emotional support aligned to the specific needs of the individual.

Connecting service users or families with practical support, where needed, including links to social care.

Working with relevant local faith and community leaders, local organisations and other local groups and individuals to support spiritual and specialist diverse needs of service users and family members.

Increasing Sue Ryders wellbeing community-based services

Continuing to develop and implement local and national initiatives which support the wellbeing of staff and volunteers across the Charity.

About The Role

The Wellbeing Co-ordinator provides day to day support to patients and those close to them who are coming to terms with an end-of-life diagnosis or who are actively dying or are grieving

They will take a holistic approach to an individuals emotional wellbeing, and will focus on what matters to me, connecting people to appropriate diverse community groups, other support organisations or statutory services for practical and appropriate support, with the support of trained volunteers.

The Wellbeing Co-ordinator will work as a key part of the local hospice team and around the local community footprint and will work individually with patients and families who may feel isolated, lonely, scared, or have needs that may affect their mental and emotional wellbeing.

About You

To be successful in your application to the post of Wellbeing Coordinator, you will hold a qualification in healthcare, social care or healthcare support services.

Additionally, You Should Be Able To Demonstrate

Experience of providing face to face, one to one support, actively listening and empathising, providing person-centred, non-judgemental and non-discriminatory support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices

Experience of working within palliative care services including an understanding of public health in palliative care and the ethos of compassionate communities

Experience of working in voluntary or community sector including managing or supervising volunteers

Experience of working collaboratively with other groups and organisations to meet the needs of individuals - sourcing and providing links with and integrate ongoing support with other providers

Understanding of the needs of small volunteer led community groups and the ability to support their development

Experience of organising, planning and prioritising own workload including under pressure and in extremely challenging emotional situations.

Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals

Social prescribing experience advantageous

Benefits

Enhanced pay for unsociable hours

Company pension scheme

Continuation of NHS pension (T&Cs apply)

27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays

NHS annual leave honoured (T&Cs apply)

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay

Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals

Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org

Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

If you want more than just a job, we want you.

Join the team and be there when it matters.

Sue Ryder

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