Supportive Care Counsellor - St Albans, United Kingdom - Rennie Grove Hospice Care

Rennie Grove Hospice Care

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St Albans, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Are you registered with BACP/UKCP as a qualified counsellor and looking for a fulfilling role?
The role of Supportive Care Counsellor is in place to:

Provide individual counselling support to clients and patients within the Rennie Grove and Peace catchment area.
Coordinate and be responsible for the running of bereavement support and carer support groups.
Assist the Head of Support Care& Bereavement, Listening & Talking Therapies (BLT) manager in maintaining and developing the Rennie Grove and Peace supportive care service.
Be involved in selection, training and management of team volunteers.
Be involved in providing group supervision to listeners and support to Rennie Grove and Peace nursing staff.

You will therefore need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas:

A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft office packages i.e. Word, Excel and Outlook.
Able to build good working relationships.
Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Good administrative and record keeping skills and able to work with good attention to detail.
Strong organisational skills.
Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of the volunteers and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove and Peace services or be bereaved themselves.
Be a perfect match with our values:
Caring and cmpassionate
Engage and empower
Strive for excellence
Develop and innovate
Respect and value

At Rennie Grove and Peace, we're all about making every moment matter for our patients and families, and you can play your part in that.

We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness, and their families. Its important work and, to make it all happen, we need talented and passionate people.

We offer development, flexible working, opportunity to sustain your NHS pension, opportunities to volunteer and 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata).

We can offer:

Opportunity to sustain your NHS pension.
Investment in your skills and experience with a wide choice of training opportunities.
We'll pay for your DBS check and maintenance.
Flexible working.
A wide variety of community events for you to be involved with.
A warm friendly working environment with likeminded people who care about the end of life experience.
Annual review of salaries to keep your earnings fair and competitive.
Employee assistance programme providing 24/7 support for health, wellbeing and financial matters.