Child and Family Well Being Practitioner
Closed for applications on: 17-Mar-2026 12:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 17-Mar-2026 12:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Longsight Health Centre
- Address
- 526 - 528 Stockport Road
- Town
- Longsight
- Postcode
- M13 0RR
- Major / Minor Region
- Manchester
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Child and well being practitioner community children's palliative care team
Job overview
Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families facing life-limiting conditions? We are looking for a compassionate, motivated Child & Wellbeing Practitioner to join our dedicated Children’s Community Palliative Care Team.
As a Child & Wellbeing Practitioner, you will play a vital role in supporting babies, children, and young people with complex and life-limiting conditions, as well as their families, within their homes and community settings.
- Provide holistic emotional and practical support tailored to each child and family.
- Promote wellbeing, resilience, and quality of life.
- Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team including nurses, therapists, social care, and education professionals.
- Support advance care planning and memory-making activities.
- Deliver compassionate care aligned with family wishes and cultural values
This is a citywide role
Advert
To guide and assist the nurses & short break facilitators in assessing the emotional needs of the child and immediate family.
Developing an individualised plan of care.
Enabling the short break facilitators to provide distraction techniques utilising therapeutic, sensory and developmental play activities.
To attend and contribute to team meetings, case load updates and meetings
relevant to the child.
To participate in the development of projects which lead to service improvements.
To liaise and create links with the mortuary, funeral directors, and other agencies as part of end-of-life care for child and immediate family.
To provide support in a variety of different settings appropriate to the child and siblings e.g. hospice, home, schools.
To collate data in relation to deaths of children under the care of the palliative care team.
To participate in any audits within the team and to obtain feedback from families on the service they received.
Provide a resource for staff and professionals seeking advice on pre and post bereavement.
To have an awareness and understanding of local and national agencies, policies and guidelines relating to Palliative Care, End of Life Care, Counselling and Bereavement.
Work in accordance with Organisational policies, procedures and guidelines and assist in their formulation and/or general review.
To lead by example and act as a positive role model for all staff.
Maintain clear reports and records in appropriate files/documentation.
Working for our organisation
Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement.
Whether you’re beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives.
At MFT, you’ll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions.
Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We’ll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
Explore ‘Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place’
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Closing vacancy listings early
We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application
Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other.
As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.
Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate degree relevant to childhood studies
- Advanced communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Bereavement training
- Child development/social work qualification
- Counselling skills training
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of safeguarding procedures
- Knowledge of bereavement and grief
- Understanding of spiritual, cultural and religious needs
- Understanding of Equality and Diversity
- Proficient IT skills word, power point, excel, EPR
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of voluntary agencies
- Awareness of literature and government legislation regarding children and young people
- Knowledge of practical support following a child death
- Knowledge of childhood illness and disability
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum two years experience in a child care setting
- Evidence in working with child and family facing difficult circumstances including bereavement
- Experience of supporting child and family with social, economic, psychological events
- Experience of facilitating play/therapeutic group work with child and siblings
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with children and young people in groups or individually
- Experience working in a healthcare, hospice, palliative care environment and community
- Experience of working with children with palliative care needs and or children with complex healthcare needs
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Highly motivated individual
- Team player
- Good role model
- Keen and quick to learn
- Awareness of self/resilient
- Punctual
- Honest, reliable and trustworthy
- Good communication skills
- Flexible and adaptable
Other
Essential criteria
- Access to car and holds full UK driving license
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alexandra Cooper
- Job title
- Community Palliative Care Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01615296644
No longer accepting applications
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