Bereavement Counsellor
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Southall, Greater London
Bereavement Counsellor
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London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Southall, Greater London
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 11 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: e5cd8565856948a79715f96b99472dc1
Location ref: Southall, Greater London
Full Job Description
We are looking for a qualified counsellor to join our bereavement team at Meadow House Hospice, Ealing hospital. This follows a successful bid for additional funding to support our community palliative care teams., Offers counselling to bereaved relatives, carers or significant others of Meadow House Hospice (MHH) patients. Sometimes this will include pre-bereavement work. Manages own caseload. Supports volunteer counsellors, and supervises when required by bereavement Manager. Provides bereavement related consultation, training and support to the wider Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT). Helps facilitate group therapy work as and when required by bereavement manager. Supports service evaluation and audit. Is an active participant within MHH Psychological Support Team, collaborating with the wider Cancer and Palliative Care Psychology Service to establish and maintain a well-co-ordinated and mutually supportive team of psychological specialists.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.