Child and Family Team Lead

Company: Southern Hospice Group
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Location: Chichester
Job Description:

Reporting to the Associate Director of Children’s Services, you will lead and support a skilled multidisciplinary team delivering specialist psychosocial support to children, young people and families. You will champion the social work perspective across the organisation and play a key role in shaping service development and safeguarding practice.

  • Leading, supervising and developing the Child and Family Support Team.
  • Providing strategic leadership for children’s safeguarding across the organisation.
  • Managing a complex social work caseload and providing casework supervision.
  • Working in partnership with families, health professionals, education providers and statutory agencies.
  • Representing the organisation at operational and strategic meetings.
  • Supporting transition planning for young people moving into adult services.

Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.

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  • Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
  • Up to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
  • On-site education support and study leave opportunities
  • Option to access Bupa and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
  • Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
  • Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Death in Service

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Posted: October 31st, 2026