Wellbeing Coordinator

Wellbeing Coordinator(s)
Sue Ryder South East Region
Berkshire West - Theale RG74AB, Duchess of Kent - Reading RG7 4AB and South Oxfordshire PCH - Wallingford OX10 6SL
Regular travel in the region required
15 hours per week
£35,528.94 to £36,995.46 - Per annum, pro rata DOE


Be there when it matters
Sue Ryder offers a range of hospice and community nursing services in Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire, including Reading, Newbury, Wokingham, Wallingford and Henley, and many more local communities in between.

The Wellbeing Coordinator will work as part of the Wellbeing and Community Support Services team who are responsible for helping us to provide more of the support that people need, in more accessible ways, to more communities. They will do this by:
• Introducing a range of emotional support aligned to the specific needs of the individual.
• Connecting service users or families with practical support, where needed, including links to social care.
• Working with relevant local faith and community leaders, local organisations and other local groups and individuals to support spiritual and specialist diverse needs of service users and family members.
• Increasing Sue Ryder’s wellbeing community-based services
• Continuing to develop and implement local and national initiatives which support the wellbeing of staff and volunteers across the Charity.


About the role
The Wellbeing Co-ordinator provides day to day support to patients and those close to them who are coming to terms with an end-of-life diagnosis or who are actively dying or are grieving
They will take a holistic approach to an individual’s emotional wellbeing, and will focus on ‘what matters to me’, connecting people to appropriate diverse community groups, other support organisations or statutory services for practical and appropriate support, with the support of trained volunteers.
The Wellbeing Co-ordinator will work as a key part of the local hospice team and around the local community footprint and will work individually with patients and families who may feel isolated, lonely, scared, or have needs that may affect their mental and emotional wellbeing.

About you

To be successful in your application to the post of Wellbeing Coordinator, you will hold a qualification in healthcare, social care or healthcare support services.

Additionally, you should be able to demonstrate:
• Experience of providing face to face, one to one support, actively listening and empathising, providing person-centred, non-judgemental and non-discriminatory support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices
• Experience of working within palliative care services – including an understanding of public health in palliative care and the ethos of compassionate communities
• Experience of working in voluntary or community sector including managing or supervising volunteers
• Experience of working collaboratively with other groups and organisations to meet the needs of individuals - sourcing and providing links with and integrate ongoing support with other providers
• Understanding of the needs of small volunteer led community groups and the ability to support their development
• Experience of organising, planning and prioritising own workload including under pressure and in extremely challenging emotional situations.
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Social prescribing experience advantageous

Benefits
•Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
•Company pension scheme
•27 days holiday – rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
•Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
•Enhanced sick pay
•Electric Vehicle Scheme
•Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
•Death in Service benefit
•Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
•Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website
www.sueryder.org/jobs/careers-in-palliative-care/benefits-of-working-for-sue-ryder/

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Sue Ryder, we recognise that a diverse workforce allows us to provide the best care and support. We are committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
We welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and those living with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we’re proud to support the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme. This means we will offer an interview to all disabled applicants who best meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
We use inclusive recruitment practices including sharing interview themes or questions in advance, offering remote interviews where needed, and other accessibility support.

If you require support to compete an application or participate fully in the interview process, please email recruitment@sueryder.org.

Once in post you’ll have access to staff and volunteer networks for LGBTQ+ colleagues, ethnic diversity and equity, people with disabilities, and women and non-binary individuals, plus an Inclusion Passport to record and carry your workplace adjustments.
For more information on our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work, please visit: www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion


Join us in creating a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive.