Job summary
Six Degrees
provides the Greater Manchester Bereavement Service (GMBS) on behalf of the
Greater Manchester ICB. The service aims to offer a preventative, educational
and supportive approach to bereavement; including suicide bereavement.
This role will be 0.6 FTE hours which totals 22.5 per week. Mondays will be mandatory working days and other working days will be subject to needs of the service.
The post
holder will provide clinical experience and practical and emotional support to
people who have been bereaved themselves or seeking advice on behalf of someone
they know. This is expected to be delivered through a range of modalities such
as telephone, email, face to face, group.
GMBS does not provide bereavement counsellingbut aims to find people the right help and support they need. You would be expected to offer information and guidance about local services available in Greater Manchester (both statutory and non-statutory), share low level information on grief, mental health and emotional support, signpost to materials on how to manage difficult feelings or symptoms, facilitate referrals where necessary, provide practical information on issues relating to loss and bereavement and importantly offer a space in which the person calling feels able to express their story and be heard.
Main duties of the job
You will have strong
clinical experience of supporting people with bereavement issues and be able to
demonstrate an understanding of the impact of being bereaved or affected by a death,
including suicide. It is desirable that you have knowledge of counselling
skills and experience of supporting people dealing with traumatic events. Its
important that you are able to, with support, manage risk and/or safeguarding
scenarios and liaise with other professionals or agencies.
Theoretical
knowledge of attachment, adjustment, loss, and grief, anxiety, and depression
is essential along with knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation
associated with the sector, support services and mental health pathways and the
ability to signpost service users appropriately.
There
is an expectation that the post holder will become involved and contribute towards
wider service developments, participate in community events to promote, and
expand the reach of the service and engage with like-minded services across
Greater Manchester to raise awareness and improve accessibility. You must demonstrate
strong communication skills and be able to maintain positive relationships with
colleagues, service users and relevant partners
About us
Six Degrees Social Enterprise is a Salford based Community Interest Company, established in 2011. Our social mission is to build resilient communities in which people with common mental health problems are accepted, supported, and equipped with skills to deal with the challenges they face. Six Degrees is a values-driven organisation. Please visit our website for more information http://six-degrees.org.uk/
We offer:
- Internal complementary training, e.g., STORM (risk assessment and management), Bereavement, Collaborative Care, Autism and Motivational Interviewing
- Individual and group supervision, mentoring, coaching, regular line management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes
- Involvement in internal work-streams
- Generous pension scheme and leave, dependent on role and length of service Modern, open plan office space, onsite parking
- Health and Wellbeing Support - Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme Health Assured
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ideal candidates should demonstrate:
-
Clinical experience of supporting people with bereavement issues and an
understanding of the impact of being bereaved or affected by a death, including
suicide.
-
Theoretical knowledge of attachment, adjustment, loss, and grief,
anxiety, and depression.
-
Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation associated with the
sector, support services and mental health pathways.
-
Excellent communication skills to support a comprehensive assessment
and the development of a therapeutic relationship.
-
Experience and skills in time management and caseload management, and
an ability to communicate and seeks support when required.
-
A high degree of emotional
intelligence and resilience.
-
An enthusiasm for wider service developments and actively seek and
evaluate service user feedback to monitor performance.
-
An interest in organising and delivering an online bereavement session
to service users and other communities and/or groups.
-
Skills and knowledge in managing risk and/or safeguarding scenarios,
and experience of liaising with and sharing information with other
professionals or agencies.
-
A willingness to attend community events to promote and raise awareness
of the service.
-
A strong team ethic, recognising how an open and honest culture can
positively impact the team and service.
-
A commitment to discretion and confidentiality.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ideal candidates should demonstrate:
-
Clinical experience of supporting people with bereavement issues and an
understanding of the impact of being bereaved or affected by a death, including
suicide.
-
Theoretical knowledge of attachment, adjustment, loss, and grief,
anxiety, and depression.
-
Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation associated with the
sector, support services and mental health pathways.
-
Excellent communication skills to support a comprehensive assessment
and the development of a therapeutic relationship.
-
Experience and skills in time management and caseload management, and
an ability to communicate and seeks support when required.
-
A high degree of emotional
intelligence and resilience.
-
An enthusiasm for wider service developments and actively seek and
evaluate service user feedback to monitor performance.
-
An interest in organising and delivering an online bereavement session
to service users and other communities and/or groups.
-
Skills and knowledge in managing risk and/or safeguarding scenarios,
and experience of liaising with and sharing information with other
professionals or agencies.
-
A willingness to attend community events to promote and raise awareness
of the service.
-
A strong team ethic, recognising how an open and honest culture can
positively impact the team and service.
-
A commitment to discretion and confidentiality.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience of supporting people with bereavement issues and an understanding of the impact of being bereaved or affected by a death, including suicide.
- Theoretical knowledge of attachment, adjustment, loss, and grief, anxiety, and depression.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation associated with the sector, support services and mental health pathways.
- Skills and knowledge in managing risk and/or safeguarding scenarios, and experience of liaising with and sharing information with other professionals or agencies.
Other Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills to support a comprehensive assessment and the development of a therapeutic relationship.
- A willingness to attend community events to promote and raise awareness of the service.
- A strong team ethic, recognising how an open and honest culture can positively impact the team and service.
- A commitment to discretion and confidentiality.
- A high degree of emotional intelligence and resilience.
- An enthusiasm for wider service developments and actively seek and evaluate service user feedback to monitor performance.
- An interest in organising and delivering an online bereavement session to service users and other communities and/or groups.
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical experience of supporting people with bereavement issues and an understanding of the impact of being bereaved or affected by a death, including suicide.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience of supporting people with bereavement issues and an understanding of the impact of being bereaved or affected by a death, including suicide.
- Theoretical knowledge of attachment, adjustment, loss, and grief, anxiety, and depression.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation associated with the sector, support services and mental health pathways.
- Skills and knowledge in managing risk and/or safeguarding scenarios, and experience of liaising with and sharing information with other professionals or agencies.
Other Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills to support a comprehensive assessment and the development of a therapeutic relationship.
- A willingness to attend community events to promote and raise awareness of the service.
- A strong team ethic, recognising how an open and honest culture can positively impact the team and service.
- A commitment to discretion and confidentiality.
- A high degree of emotional intelligence and resilience.
- An enthusiasm for wider service developments and actively seek and evaluate service user feedback to monitor performance.
- An interest in organising and delivering an online bereavement session to service users and other communities and/or groups.
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical experience of supporting people with bereavement issues and an understanding of the impact of being bereaved or affected by a death, including suicide.
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.
