Family Support Worker
Employer: NHS Tayside
Location: Cornhill MacMillan Centre
Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Closing date: 26/11/2026
Hours: 22.5 hours per week

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THIS POST IS OPEN TO NHS TAYSIDE EMPLOYEES ONLY

Specialist Palliative Care Services in Perth & Kinross are based in Cornhill Macmillan Centre, which is situated in the grounds of Perth Royal Infirmary. The services include an In-patient unit, Day Services, Community Macmillan Team and Hospital Palliative care Team.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified counsellors to join the Bereavement and Family Support Team in Cornhill Macmillan Centre. We are a small, committed team working together with the wider multi-disciplinary team within Specialist Palliative Care Services to deliver pre and post bereavement care across in-patient, day care and community Macmillan services for patients and families in Perth and Kinross.

The post-holder will be based in Cornhill, delivering support to patients, families and children known to the Cornhill service. The post-holder will have their own caseload supported by the Bereavement and Family Support Co-ordinator and will be an innovative and flexible practitioner with experience of working with death, dying and bereavement.

Informal enquiries
Angela Millar, Bereavement and Family Support Coordinator on 01738 413007 or by email: angela.millar1@nhs.scot or Maggie Edwards on 01738 413015.

You will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland throughout your employment.

Written approval must be sought from your line manager prior to applying for this secondment. You will be required to bring this if shortlisted for interview.

Hours of work are: 22.5 hours per week. Fixed Term/Secondment for 23 Months. Please note that the salary scale for this post is pro rata for part time hours.

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