Job Title: Child and Family Well-Being Practitioner
Agency: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 31,049 – 37,796 £ / Year

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Job Summary

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families facing life-limiting conditions? We are looking for a compassionate, motivated Child & Wellbeing Practitioner to join our dedicated Children’s Community Palliative Care Team.

As a Child & Wellbeing Practitioner, you will play a vital role in supporting babies, children, and young people with complex and life-limiting conditions, as well as their families, within their homes and community settings.

• Provide holistic emotional and practical support tailored to each child and family.
• Promote well-being, resilience, and quality of life.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team including nurses, therapists, social care, and education professionals.
• Support advance care planning and memory-making activities.
• Deliver compassionate care aligned with family wishes and cultural values

This is a citywide role

Main duties of the job

• To guide and assist the nurses & short break facilitators in assessing the emotional needs of the child and the immediate family. Developing an individualised plan of care.
• Enabling the short break facilitators to provide distraction techniques utilising therapeutic, sensory, and developmental play activities.
• To attend and contribute to team meetings, case load updates, and meetings relevant to the child.
• To participate in the development of projects that lead to service improvements.
• To liaise and create links with the mortuary, funeral directors, and other agencies as part of end-of-life care for the child and the immediate family.
• To provide support in a variety of different settings appropriate to the child and siblings, e.g., hospice, home, and schools.
• To collate data in relation to the deaths of children under the care of the palliative care team.
• To participate in any audits within the team and to obtain feedback from families on the service they received.
• Provide a resource for staff and professionals seeking advice on pre and post bereavement.
• To have an awareness and understanding of local and national agencies, policies, and guidelines relating to Palliative Care, End of Life Care, Counselling and Bereavement.
• Work in accordance with Organisational policies, procedures and guidelines and assist in their formulation and/or general review.
• To lead by example and act as a positive role model for all staff.
• Maintain clear reports and records in appropriate files/documentation.

How to Apply;

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