Wellbeing Manager

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensure the best possible quality of life and make 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.

Wellbeing Manager – Milton, Cambridgeshire CB24 6AB

37.5 hours per week – Part Time applicants considered, minimum 30 hours per week

Permanent Contract

Salary £50,952 – £57,349 per annum dependent on experience

Care Salary Band: 8a

Comprehensive range of benefits:

• Free onsite parking
• Flexibility of hybrid working,
• Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement – 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
• Subsidised meals
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution inc Life Assurance
• NHS pension – continuation of if already contributing
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

We are looking for two experienced Wellbeing Managers, one to work out of our Norfolk hospice, The Nook and one to work out of our Cambridge hospice at Milton. You will join our Wellbeing and Leadership teams, supporting our service users, their families and our clinical colleagues. You will also work alongside relevant counterparts at our other hospices in East Anglia.

As the Locality Wellbeing Lead you will have experience of managing a team in a therapeutic setting and will have confident leadership and people development skills.
You will have experience of therapeutic work and be able demonstrate evidence of supervision training as well as be able to provide specialist assessment and interventions (within sphere of professional education and training) to children, young people and their families.

Is the Wellbeing Manager role the right opportunity for you?

Do you want to…

• make a real difference, every single day, to the lives of babies, children and young people who access our services?
• lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of practitioners?
• be key to the development and delivery of day to day psychological services?
• work each day in a state of the art environment where you’ll be well supported?
• be encouraged to advance your professional development?

Do you have…

• strong leadership skills and experience of managing teams with a passion for developing team members?
• experience of working with families and CYP with mental health needs (such as dealing with grief and loss, post-traumatic stress, palliative care or bereavement) ?
• experience of providing clinical supervision using a systemic approach?

Are you…

• a highly motivated person who thinks going the extra mile at work is the norm?
• looking for an exciting new challenge?
• wanting to be part of an enthusiastic, progressive, forward-thinking and professional team?

Please visit our website www.each.org.uk to view the full job description and person specification and to apply.

Closing date: 29/09/2024

Interviews: 09/10/2024

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.