Do you have experience of supporting bereaved children and adults? Do you have the ability to engage and work alongside families, volunteers and other professionals?

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic person who has previous experience of delivering bereavement support to children, young people, adults and families to join our new bereavement team.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced bereavement worker to take their development to the next level - supporting our bereavement co-ordinator to develop and deliver our bereavement service to meet the individual needs of family members across Scotland.

You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic who identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.

Benefits

• Continuation of NHS pension scheme if you are an existing member
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Superb training, clinical and professional development
• Regular externally facilitated supervision sessions
• Employee assistance programme
• Opportunity to join Lothian Pension fund

The CHAS service:

• Two children’s hospices, Rachel House, Kinross and Robin House, Balloch.
• An Outreach Service providing support to children and families in their own homes, hospitals and communities across Scotland
• Co-partnership working with Scotland’s three children’s hospitals.

The job:

To work alongside colleagues in the bereavement team and family support team to deliver a range of evidence based, high quality supportive interventions, and bereavement programmes, to meet the individual needs of family members, through:

• Service delivery
• Service Development
• Leadership
• Volunteer Engagement

Our service is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for Bank Staff Nurses at Balloch, Loch Lomond

“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent

Benefits

• Full time colleagues work 3 shifts per week
• All working patterns considered: full time, part time and flexible
• Free parking
• Generous holiday and sick pay
• NHS pension scheme members can transfer their pensions to CHAS
• Lothian Pension Fund membership available

Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team with exciting career development opportunities.

Are you an experienced bereavement co-ordinator with a passion for ensuring families receive the best possible bereavement care? Do you have experience of leading a team of staff and volunteers?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly skilled practitioner who has significant experience of leading and delivering bereavement support interventions, working with volunteers and with external partners. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced bereavement co-ordinator to take their development to the next level – leading on the development and delivery of a new bereavement team, transforming the delivery of bereavement care to families across Scotland.

You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic who identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.

Benefits

• Continuation of NHS pension scheme if you are an existing member
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Superb training, clinical and professional development
• Regular externally facilitated supervision sessions
• Employee assistance programme
• Opportunity to join Lothian Pension fund

The CHAS service:

• Two children’s hospices, Rachel House, Kinross and Robin House, Balloch.
• An Outreach Service providing support to children and families in their own homes, hospitals and communities across Scotland
• Co-partnership working with Scotland’s three children’s hospitals.

The job:

To co-ordinate the operational and strategic delivery of the CHAS bereavement service. The post holder will also develop a counselling and emotional support service for families, ensuring that all counselling services are delivered in line with the BACP code of ethical and professional conduct. This will be done through;

• Counselling
• Service Development
• Staff Leadership and Management
• Volunteer Engagement

Our service is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for Bank Staff Nurses at Balloch, Loch Lomond

“When Louise took my hand, I knew I would never be alone. The care my son received and the support we had as a family at the toughest time imaginable in our lives was truly a life-line", CHAS parent

Benefits

• Full time colleagues work 3 shifts per week
• Flexible and friendly
• Free parking
• Stunning working environment

Our children’s palliative care nurses report great satisfaction in being able to provide high quality nursing care in a supportive team.