• Interview date: 22 September 2025

Main duties of the job

• To be a part of the Bereavement and Talking Therapies team who offer emotional support to patients, carers, children and young people and families who have a life-limiting illness or are bereaved.
• Triage referrals and undertake assessments to appropriate departments with Bereavement and Talking therapy service.
• Trained professional in CBT/DBT/counselling.
• Plan and facilitate sessions for bereaved and pre-bereaved patients.Deliver staff and patient/family/carers psycho-educational workshops.
• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to providing a high-quality service.

Job summary

Bereavement Wellbeing Practitioner

• Hours: 37.5/30 hours per week
• Location: St Albans /Watford
• Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 5 - £29,970- £36,483per annum (pro rata)
• Closing date: 10 September 2025 at 12 noon
• Interview date: 22 September 2025

Main duties of the job

• To be a part of the Bereavement and Talking Therapies team who offer emotional support to patients, carers, children and young people and families who have a life-limiting illness or are bereaved.
• Triage referrals and undertake assessments to appropriate departments with Bereavement and Talking therapy service.
• Trained professional in CBT/DBT/counselling.
• Plan and facilitate sessions for bereaved and pre-bereaved patients.Deliver staff and patient/family/carers psycho-educational workshops.
• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and contribute to providing a high-quality service.

• Works under pressure with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Can quickly build trusting, empathetic and caring relationships.
• Is flexible and enjoys the variety of work in a fast-moving environment.
• Has good interpersonal skills.
• Has strong organisational skills.

About us

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness.

We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years). Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces.

We are proud to offer care in the place that best suits the individuals needs, whether that is at home, in a care home, in a short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built Living Well Centre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered this support, free of charge, for over 40 years.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Understand the need to manage time and resources to maximum effect, prioritizing workload, managing own time and working to deadlines.
• Organising own day to day tasks.
• Ability to plan and organise session as appropriate to the RGP service.
• Ability to organise resources.
• Take a flexible approach to working, providing cover for colleagues as required across the Rennie Grove Peace geographical area.
• Ability to work autonomously to plan, deliver, develop and evaluate the bereavement service in line with the RGP Strategy.
• Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualified professional as a Counsellor, (PWP), Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, DBT therapist, or equivalent relevant therapist.
• Degree with BABCP, UKCP, BACP, NCPS registration (or working towards).

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Proven experience working with individuals and group work.
• Proven experience in developing and facilitating psychological and emotional wellbeing groups such as mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) skills, or relaxation techniques.
• Able to deliver low-intensity psychological skill-based interventions in a palliative setting.
• Able to hold a caseload and contribute to risk management.
• Ability to positively engage adults, families, and staff.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in written format.
• experience in delivering psychological psycho-educational sessions to groups and individuals where appropriate on challenges such as anxiety low mood with a focus on grief and loss.
• Collaborate with volunteers and community teams to support social groups in our community cafes and support work that builds a focus on social connection, reducing isolation, and developing coping strategies.
• A commitment to life-long learning and undertaking personal development opportunities.
• The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including the recently bereaved.
• A good understanding of technology with a working knowledge of Microsoft 365 packages, i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Good organisational skills.
• Able to work accurately with excellent attention to detail.
• Able to build good working relationships with a diverse range of people.
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Self-motivated with ability to work autonomously and as an effective team member, using initiative.
• Ability to prioritise effectively and produce work to high standards under pressure.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Sensitivity and understanding to the needs of the volunteers and customers, many of whom may have experienced Rennie Grove Peace services or be bereaved themselves.

Desirable

• Accreditation with a recognised membership body.
• Relevant experience of managing/working with volunteers.
• Resilient-based supervision training.
• Experience of working in palliative care.
• Experience working with groups such as bereavement, carer support, children, and family groups.
• Experience in facilitating training.
• Strong people management skills.
• Bereavement palliative care experience.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please seeNHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

Address

Peace Hospice

Watford

WD17 3PH

Employer's website

https://renniegrovepeace.org/ (Opens in a new tab)