Senior Bereavement / Specialist Palliative Care Counselling Coordinator

We are advertising for a Senior Bereavement/ Specialist Palliative Care Counselling Co-ordinator.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of a high standard of cost-effective pre and post, adult and child bereavement/specialist palliative care counselling without direct supervision. This will be based upon evidence-based practice in line with the legal requirements, statutory and Health Board policies relating to practice.

You will be responsible for ensuring that clients receive a safe, individualised and effective service by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care. You will communicate effectively at all times and in conjunction with other team members, contribute to developing and maintaining the service philosophy for both adults and children working within the hospital environment and in the community.

You will be responsible for the management, supervision and co-ordination of counsellors/volunteers/students' caseloads, development of their practice as well as their personal development.

Main duties of the job

Participate in the maintenance and development of high quality support and care to clients within the Hywel Dda University Health Board area.

Research evidence, best practice and expert clinical judgement will underpin this service.

Have supported responsibility for managing a defined caseload without direct supervision.

The post-holder will assess, monitor and co-ordinate a holistic, individualised, therapeutic programme of care in partnership with clients, and professionals appropriate to need, context and culture. The aim of this is to empower and promote health. This will be performed utilising recognised assessment tools as well as clinical judgement and anidentified model of health promotion.

Establish, and on-going development of, an educational programme for the teaching of professionals across the Health Board.

Act as the Service Lead whilst attending and contributing to multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Acknowledge and promote best practice, whilst recognising and reporting appropriately unsafe practice.

Provide accurate information tailored to individual need and understanding clients regarding the pre and post bereavement process.

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.

Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).

Community facilities, including:

48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.