St Margaret’s Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a Family and Patient Support Therapist to join their team. This role is based in Taunton and Yeovil. You will join us on a part time (19 hours per week), permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £20,358.05 per annum (equivalent to a full time rate of £39,644.64). You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you’ll be part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match. What can you expect to be doing? We are seeking a practitioner qualified to deliver specialist psychotherapeutic support to individuals and groups. As part of our Supportive Care Service, you will provide evidenced based, therapeutic support to patients with a palliative diagnosis, families, children and young people who have been, or are about to be bereaved of someone significant to them. This cross-county role will be based in our Taunton and Yeovil Hospice sites and will see clients as out-patients, in their own homes and at other community venues. You will work alongside the wider supportive care team of counsellors and therapists. Although the majority of work will be within normal working hours, some evening and weekend work will be needed. Your day to day work will include: Work within therapeutic boundaries, managing a complex caseload of patients and clients with specialist psychological needs in relation to a life limiting illness Monitor and triage requests for psychological therapies, assessing and identifying best therapeutic response Support the practitioners within the team and deliver clinical supervision Support the development and delivery of therapeutic practices within the supportive care team Collaborative working with other healthcare professions and the multi-disciplinary team Provide a timely and responsive pre and post bereavement service for families, children and young adults What will you be good at? You will need: To be qualified to practice as a specialist counsellor, psychotherapist, systemic practitioner or equivalent. Current relevant professional registration / accreditation. An understanding of loss and grief and its impact on individuals and families and their social networks. Experience of having worked in a healthcare or multi-disciplinary setting. Excellent communication and presentation skills. There will be the requirement to travel by car across the whole County including rural communities. What can we offer you? Holiday entitlement 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time) Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5 who join directly from the NHS or another hospice Ability to buy and sell annual leave Pension scheme NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution. Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering: Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance Counselling and support Legal, financial, and medical information and advice And more… Life assurance cover – 2x salary Health Cash Plans - help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits Blue Light Discount Card Enhanced maternity/paternity leave Excellent learning and development opportunities Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton Volunteering and fundraising opportunities Eligibility criteria applies If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we'd love to hear from you. Just reach out to Zoe Capon (Supportive Care Services Lead) zoe.caponst-margarets-hospice.org.uk or Tel: 01823 333822 Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time. For any questions about our recruitment process or to request an application form is sent to you, please contact Recruitmentst-margarets-hospice.org.uk We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if there's anything you want to talk about before you apply. If you have all the information you need, just click apply. We can't wait to hear from you Closing date: 14th April 2025