Clinical Services Manager - Therapeutic/social work

Grief Encounter is a medium-sized bereavement charity providing specialist support for children, young people and their families. Working with us means being part of a highly skilled, motivated and enthusiastic team that changes lives every single day – supporting bereaved children and families through some of their most difficult moments. By joining us, you would be adding real value to a team that thrives on shared purpose, professional excellence and genuine human connection.

We have two Clinical Services Manager vacancies, who together will manage the clinical team for Bereavement Support and/or the Therapeutic Team, depending on experience and qualifications.

Our therapeutic team are predominantly arts therapists and we especially welcome understanding of arts therapy and HCPC for this role.

The successful post-holders will:

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  Be responsible for the relevant Clinical Services Team, for bereavement or therapeutic support.

  
  

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  Maintain quality standards in line with the Irish Bereavement Care Standards (2024) and other quality indicators

  
  

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  Uphold organisational culture, values and reputation with families, children and young people, staff, customers, suppliers, partners, regulatory/official bodies and all other stakeholders

  
  

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  Be an integral part of the Management Team within Clinical, working closely with the Director of Clinical Operations.

  
  

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  Have a dedicated portfolio of work to lead; implement and develop specific initiatives, therapeutic projects and service planning.

  
  

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  Be responsible for some budget management to support delivery and ensure relevant expenditure remains in line with the organisational Financial Management Policy.

  
  

Please read the attached job description and person spec for more details of these challenging and rewarding roles.