Palliative Care Social Worker Band 5
Close Date: 6 November 2025
Location: Multisite Working across our Erdington & Selly Park Hospices
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: Clinical Band 5, £29,117 - £35,445 per year
DBS Requirement: Enhanced
We’re here to improve quality of life for people with life-limiting conditions—and to support their families through some of life’s most difficult moments.
We’re looking for a compassionate Palliative Care Social Worker to join our dedicated team.
Our Social Workers provide expert emotional and practical support to patients and those close to them, helping them navigate the challenges of a palliative diagnosis and ensuring dignity at every stage of care.
About the Role
· Deliver a coordinated family support service across both hospice sites.
· Work closely with the Senior Social Worker and wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure high-quality, compassionate care.
· Support patients, families, carers, and communities with emotional and practical needs.
Champion best practice in palliative and end-of-life care, collaborating with internal and external professionals.
· Apply your expertise in safeguarding, DoLS, the Mental Capacity Act, and related legislation.
Complete assessments and applications for Social and Fast Track CHC care packages to ensure timely, appropriate support.
What You’ll Bring
· You will be a registered social worker with Social Work England (you must include your registration number on your application)
· You will hold a full clean driving licence.
· You will be a sound communicator who is authentic, open, honest, transparent, and has a track record of working inclusively with a genuine appreciation of the value of diversity.
Why Join Us?
· Be part of a forward-thinking, values-driven charity
· Enjoy a generous benefits package including enhanced annual leave
· If coming from the NHS or another hospice continuous service benefits for pension and annual leave
· Make a real difference in people’s lives when they need it most