Family and Bereavement Support Worker (XR06)

Job summary

Main duties of the job

You will provide emotional, bereavement and pre-bereavement support to patients and their families affected by Motor Neurone Disease, and will work to enhance collaboration between different teams working within the area (e.g. in local hospices).

Work may take place in hospital settings or in the patients home, so the ability to travel between locations is a requirement of this role.

Providing a therapeutic and safe environment for patients and families to discuss their concerns, be it emotional, financial or spiritual is key to providing holistic patient centred care and this role is intended to support and complement the existing support structures in place.

Key relationships will be with the other social workers, family support workers, the care centre co-ordinator, medical staff, dietician, speech and language therapist and MND Association Community Support Coordinator.

The post holder will be responsible for enhancing our service to provide a tailored whole family support service to people with Motor Neurone disease and their families. Research and audit will be key in developing and providing this service.

You will undertake assessments of people and families independently to establish their emotional, social and spiritual needs. To develop and implement person specific support plans.

Job responsibilities

This post is for the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease and is based at Seacroft Hospital (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust). The candidate will also provide support for patients admitted to wards at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's Hospital.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in Europe with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country, as well as the 800,000 residents of Leeds. The Trust has a budget of £1 billion and employs 17,000 staff.

The Rob Burrow Centre is led by Dr Agam Jung, Director, Dr Shaun Foo, Co-director and is supported by a Centre Manager, 3 MND specialist nurses and multi-disciplinary team, including sub specialities e.g. respiratory and gastroentrology.

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