Children and Young Persons Support Services Worker

  Blackett Avenue

About the role

Salary: £28,000-£29,000

Hours: 37.5

Closing date: Sunday 16th November 2025

Role type: Permanent

As a member of a multi-professional team, the post holder will be responsible for the

provision of a quality, community-based pre and/or post bereavement service for

children and young people throughout the areas St David’s Hospice Care provide

support, under the supervision of the Family Support Team Manager.

 

The post holder will work in partnership with the multi-professional team

providing child-focused advice, information, education, and training.

 

Key Areas of Responsibility:       

·      The development and delivery of high quality pre- and post-bereavement care for children and young people affected by life threatening illness of patients of St. David’s Hospice Care, and those referred to the service for this support by external agencies.

·       Contributing to and supporting the multi-disciplinary team on issues related to child development and welfare through working closely with other members of St. David’s Hospice Care to ensure consistency of bereavement care and intervention.

·         To develop a framework for referral and assessment of need for children and young people in the families of people being supported by St David’s Hospice Care. A framework which will aim to ensure that children and young person’s emotional, social and practical needs are met, that they are adequately prepared for anticipated death of a parent/carer, that healthy grieving is promoted and that risk factors are minimised and future problems prevented;

·         To assess the needs of children and young people pre- and post-bereavement.

·         To hold a caseload that supports children and young people identified as being most at risk.

·         To provide support for parents and carers to facilitate their understanding and ability to help children through bereavement.

·         To research and write policies which ensure best practice is upheld and the well-being and safety of children and young people are actively promoted.

·         To work closely with others involved in the care of the family and provide support and guidance for those working with complex or high- risk situations (e.g. Social Worker, Clinical Nurse Specialist.

·         To liaise with the multi-professional team on matters related to child development, emotional, social, practical and bereavement care.

·         To facilitate and further develop services and information for children, young people and their parents/carers.

·         To maintain up-to-date knowledge of the legislation covering the range of duties and services provided by statutory departments and legal frameworks around Safeguarding Children and Young People in order to give appropriate advice to other members of the team as well as patients and their families.

·         To ensure that satisfactory records are maintained, in accordance with SDF policies and procedures which will facilitate internal and external professional communication and maintain relevant statistics.

·         To participate in the multi-professional audit programme and audit the Children and Young Persons service.

·         To participate in in-house staff support meetings and systems.

·         To participate in Light Up A Life and Remembrance events.

·         To accept and participate in regular clinical supervision sessions and training to facilitate on-going professional development.

·         To provide reports, as requested, to the FST Manager and Director of Nursing.

·         To contribute to the further development of the Family Support Team.

·         To promote the work of the service and the Organisation at all times.

Education

·      To provide specialist guidance to clinical staff within St. David’s Hospice Care    and the wider community including schools and health and social care workers.

·     Taking part in the education programme at St. David’s Hospice Care, planning  and delivering education programmes within St. David’s relating to supporting children and young people. Research-based practice and participation in research are important aspects of the role.

·        To maintain up-to-date knowledge of professional developments in the field of    palliative care as it relates to bereavement care

·         To initiate and participate in St. David’s Hospice Care research projects

 Development                                     

·           To develop liaison between St David's Hospice Care, local authorities, schools and other community agencies in order to maximise the provision of service and benefits for patients, their families and carers.

·           To develop proposals on the needs of service development for children and young people, advise the management team on its strategic development and assume responsibility for implementing agreed change.

·           To demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development

 Additional Duties

All job descriptions are subject to review.  Job holders are expected to be flexible and be prepared to carry out any similar or related duties which do not fall within the work outlined.  Any review will be undertaken by the line manager, in consultation with the post holder.

Other Information

Health and Safety

To ensure that the agreed procedures are carried out and be aware of the responsibilities placed on employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act. To maintain a safe environment for employees and visitors.

Data Protection

If you are required to do so, process and/or use information held on a computer or word processor in a fair and lawful way. To hold data only for specific registered purposes and not to disclose it in any way incompatible with such a purpose. To disclose data to authorised persons or organisations as instructed.

Equal Opportunities

It is the aim of St David's Hospice Care (SDHC) to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, colour, nationality or ethnic origins, or is placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. To this end, SDHC has an Equal Opportunities Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its success.

No Smoking Policy

SDHC operates a No Smoking policy.

Conditions of Service:

In accordance with SDHC Employment Manual.

Pension Scheme

A Pension Scheme is offered on appointment.  Staff may prefer to make their own arrangements.

Confidentiality

All information concerning patients/clients and staff must be treated as strictly confidential at all times.

Application form

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Section 10: Cautions, Rehabilitations and criminal records


If, due to the nature of the work for which you are applying (please refer to Job Description / Person Specification) your application is exempt from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, (Exemptions) Order 1975, you will not be entitled to withhold information about convictions which are for other purposes 'spent' under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal. Successful candidates will be required to complete a Disclosure Application at Standard or Enhanced level, depending on the nature of the post, for submission to the Disclosure Barring Service. St. David's Hospice Care complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and the Data Protection Act 1998 regarding disclosure information. Any information given will be treated as completely confidential and will only be considered in terms of its relevance to an application for positions to which the order applies. A criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. If you have any concerns or queries on this matter, please seek advice from the HR Manager.

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Section 14: Background information

Have you had a recent bereavement of a close family member or friend?*
   

We advise a person who has had such a bereavement not to begin employment at St David’s Hospice Care until at least one year has elapsed. If, however, you feel able to begin employment and would like to discuss the possibility of doing so, please contact the Personnel Manager, who will be happy to discuss this with you.

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