About us:

Princess Alice Hospice is one of the top ten adult hospices in the UK, providing specialist palliative care and support to a community of more than a million people living in Surrey, South West London and Middlesex.

Here at Princess Alice Hospice, you’ll have the opportunity to make a satisfying, rewarding difference to the lives of our patients, their families and friends, and be supported every step of the way. We’re small enough for you to see the impact your social worker skills have - every day, and big enough to support you with training, development and opportunities to grow. 

About the role:

As a Social Worker for Children and Families, you’ll play a central role in supporting children, young people, and their families through the emotional complexities of terminal illness and bereavement. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact during some of the most vulnerable moments in a person’s life.

You’ll work directly with families before and after a death, using therapeutic approaches to help children express their feelings, build resilience, and adapt to change. Your expertise will also guide and support colleagues across the hospice, particularly in safeguarding matters, and you’ll contribute to the development of policies, groupwork initiatives, and staff training programmes.

Beyond the hospice, you’ll engage with schools and community organisations to help build their confidence and capacity in supporting children affected by serious illness and loss. This outward-facing aspect of the role is key to extending our reach and ensuring that compassionate, informed care is available wherever it’s needed.

About you:

You’re a qualified and compassionate social worker with a strong foundation in counselling, advocacy and emotional support.   You’re confident in building effective working relationships with other health and social care professionals and thrive in collaborative, multi-disciplinary environments.

With experience in statutory social work within health and social care settings, you bring a solid understanding of safeguarding procedures and the wider social services system. You’re skilled at engaging with diverse communities, ensuring that every child, young person, and family receives care that is inclusive, respectful, and tailored to their individual needs.

Your communication and interpersonal skills are key to your practice, enabling you to work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring every patient and their needs are always at the heart of what you do.

If you’re passionate about social work in palliative and end-of-life care, share our values and are looking for a dynamic role where your skills will be valued and developed, we’d love to hear from you!

Our benefits:

As well as joining a caring organisation where you will be able to make a difference for our patients and their families, some of our employee benefits include:

• 27 days’ annual leave plus recognised public holidays - rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro rata for part time)
• educational and professional development opportunities (we have an on-site Education Team)
• monthly group reflections via Schwartz Rounds sessions
• free on-site parking
• tranquil Hospice grounds
• clinical supervision (regular and we ensure its protected time)
• an annual development day - protected time for you and your learning
• subsidised meals at our on-site restaurant
• Employee Assistance Programme
• access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme
• Access to a Group Personal Pension Plan (provided by Scottish Widows) plus we also offer an Auto-enrolment pension with NEST. If you have been a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, you may be able to continue your contributions to that scheme during your time at Princess Alice Hospice.
• Excellent changing facilities (with showers, fresh towels, and hairdryers)
• wellbeing care - we provide a programme of activities, opportunities, and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work.

If you would like to hear more about this role, please contact People Services via email: [email protected].

Discover the difference you can be.

At Princess Alice Hospice we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We are fully committed to equality of opportunities, and we warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds and cultures.

We are signed up to the Disability Confident scheme and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. We are a place where you can be you.

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