Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Bereavement Lead. The qualification required for this post is a Diploma/Degree in Bereavement /Counsellingor registered equivalent.

You will be joining a supportive team of community staff, working in Paediatric areas providing one to one and group pre/ post bereavement support for children and young people and their families on the complex/palliative care case load. To work alongside the Play Specialist to support families with memory making.

To work with CYP who have experienced bereavement of a Parent or have had a traumatic bereavement, dependant on Service needs. To run and plan Bereavement groups for both children and adults. Allowing opportunities to express their emotion around their bereavement in a safe nurturing environment. To be able to manage own case load.

Main duties of the job

Provide pre and post bereavement support to CYP and Families known to the Specialist Nursing Bereavement and Play Team.

Work alongside Play Specialist with memory making .

Provide counselling support to bereaved Children who have lost a Parent or experienced a traumatic bereavement , outside the Service.

Organise and lead bereavement groups for children and also Adults known to the Service.

About us

We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and well being, creating safe spaces for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers

“Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust are currently in discussions to transfer all community services that comprise Enfield Community Services (ECS) to the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (North Mid). This means that if you are offered a role with ECS, it is likely that your employer will become North Mid in the near future.”

Date posted

14 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,762 to £45,765 a year Per annum, inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

306-BEH-793

Job locations

St. Michael’s Primary Care Site.

Gater Drive

Enfield

EN2 0JB

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Person Spec

Essential

  • Diploma/degree in bereavement /counselling
  • Recent experience of working with children and young people
  • Being able to work in isolation and without supervision

Desirable

  • NNEB, NVQ 2 or 3 or equivalent in childcare
  • Group working with children/adults
Person Specification

Person Spec

Essential

  • Diploma/degree in bereavement /counselling
  • Recent experience of working with children and young people
  • Being able to work in isolation and without supervision

Desirable

  • NNEB, NVQ 2 or 3 or equivalent in childcare
  • Group working with children/adults

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .