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Part Time Welfare Benefits Lead
Organisation: St Joseph's Hospice
15 hours per week. £9,940 to £12,882
Location: London
Deadline: 26/03/2010
St Joseph's Hospice was founded in 1905 and is one of the UK's largest hospices. We provide specialist palliative care for patients with cancer and other life-threatening conditions in East and North London.
This is a new post and the post holder will have responsibility for the provision of a service of advice, advocacy, practical assistance and signposting to patients, carers and their families at home and in the hospice in attaining the correct level of Department of Work and Pensions benefits, other welfare and health related benefits and financial grants and services as well as the day to day supervision of a small team of Welfare Benefit Assistants.
To succeed, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate in their career to date evidence of a good understanding of a wide range of health and social benefits, successful experience in advice and welfare rights work, relevant and up to date welfare and health related benefits skills and knowledge gained from undertaking recognised training courses in order to provide an accurate, specific and tailored advisory service to clients.
Applicants are subject to enhanced disclosure, Independent Safeguarding Authority vetting and barring registration.
To arrange an informal visit or further discussion please contact Jenny Watmore-Eve Social Work Manager on 0208 525 6000.
Job description and application form via website www.stjh.org.uk (click on current vacancies) or phone Personnel on 020 8525 6043.
Closing date for completed application forms: Thursday 26th March 2010.
Interview date: Wednesday April 7th 2010.
