Transition Lead

The organisation

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.

In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.

Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.

We employ around 400 employees and have more than 1,800 volunteers across the organisation, including 49 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.

Working Pattern:

Monday – Friday

Occasional weekend working to support activities

*A full UK driving license and use of own car is essential for this role*

Salary:

£46,148 – £52,809 per annum, experience dependent

Band 7

The Benefits:

• Free onsite parking
• NHS pension – continuation if already contributing
• Enhanced holiday plus holiday purchase scheme
• Flexible / hybrid working
• Role specific training and development opportunities
• Employer pension scheme (up to 7% employer contribution) inc. life assurance cover
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Employee wellbeing support scheme

The role:

The transition into adult services is a unique process for all and the service should be individualised to meet the varying holistic needs and support. EACH are re-establishing a full-time role, which aims to provide a focus on the transition for young people and their families who have life limited and life threatened conditions.

Are you:

• Passionate about ensuring holistic needs, high quality standards and support is in place for a young person and their family transitioning into adult services?
• Enthusiastic to promote the needs of young people undergoing their transition to adulthood, through collaborative working and partnership with other service providers?

Do you have:

• Experience and interest in working with young people and their families throughout the transition period?
• Experience working in palliative care?

Responsibilities include:

• Lead on implementation of EACH’s strategic plan to evolve and develop transition service across the East of England for young people moving into adulthood.
• To provide support, guidance and education to the young person, their family and the care team in Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA), Liberty Protection Safeguards, Advocacy and Best Interests.

Diversity statement

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.

Please note:
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

For more information or to apply for this role, follow the link here.