Julia's House Children's Hospice

We provide nursing care, practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-shortening condition.
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The Dorset and Wiltshire-based charity provides care for children with life-limiting illnesses and supports their families. It recruits people based on compassion, care, and excellence.

Chief Executive, Martin Edwards, acts as a chat show host during virtual coffee sessions for staff at Julia's House Children's Hospice. He introduces each person and asks them about what's happening in their work, before inviting general questions, ideas, and suggestions on how to improve communication and staff support.

In a physically and mentally demanding workplace, staff wellbeing is a high priority, and the charity runs "decompression sessions" after particularly intense periods of clinical care.

These sessions enable staff to share their pressures, reflect on what has been done well, or not well, and support each other. To help achieve a better work-life balance for nursing and care staff, the organisation is introducing self-rostering to enable employees to book some shifts themselves to suit their home life.

Hospices achieve nationally recognised standards in care quality, management skills training, and employee engagement by supporting staff to be the best they can be in an emotionally demanding but immensely rewarding environment.

One mark of excellence is recognising the impact on the families with children in its care. It plays a leading role in national research into the benefits of regular respite breaks for parental relationships.

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Wellbeing

78% of staff agreed

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

Julia’s House gives its employees a bonus 'Wellbeing Day' in celebration of achieving an 'Outstanding' rating by the CQC. Its wellbeing initiatives include online talks and face to face activities i.e., dog training, paddle-boarding, hypnosis, and relaxation techniques. It also promotes mental health and wellbeing through its Wellbeing Hub and employee counselling helpline.

Leadership

93% of staff agreed

The leader of this organisation runs this organisation based on sound moral principles

Leaders live by the organisation’s CHILD values: Compassionate and Caring, Honesty and Integrity, It’s all up to us, Listen and Learn, and Determined to excel. It also demonstrates the company’s four-year plan through a creatively designed family board game.

My Manager

85% of staff agreed

My manager cares about how satisfied I am in my job

Julia’s House provide internal management training in a range of subjects, including through a surgery diagnosing what managers want most themselves. This incorporates elements of Emotional Intelligence training. It also supports selected staff through bursaries for formal qualifications including finance exams and fundraising diplomas.

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78% of staff agreed

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

Julia’s House gives its employees a bonus 'Wellbeing Day' in celebration of achieving an 'Outstanding' rating by the CQC. Its wellbeing initiatives include online talks and face to face activities i.e., dog training, paddle-boarding, hypnosis, and relaxation techniques. It also promotes mental health and wellbeing through its Wellbeing Hub and employee counselling helpline.

Leadership
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93% of staff agreed

The leader of this organisation runs this organisation based on sound moral principles

Leaders live by the organisation’s CHILD values: Compassionate and Caring, Honesty and Integrity, It’s all up to us, Listen and Learn, and Determined to excel. It also demonstrates the company’s four-year plan through a creatively designed family board game.

Wellbeing
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78% of staff agreed

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

Julia’s House gives its employees a bonus 'Wellbeing Day' in celebration of achieving an 'Outstanding' rating by the CQC. Its wellbeing initiatives include online talks and face to face activities i.e., dog training, paddle-boarding, hypnosis, and relaxation techniques. It also promotes mental health and wellbeing through its Wellbeing Hub and employee counselling helpline.

Quick Facts

Organisation established in
1997
Total number of UK employees
Number of UK locations
46
Employee average age
11% : 89%
Male : Female employee ratio
23%
Employees earning £35k+
9%
Employee turnover (voluntary)
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Julia's House recognizes that healthcare staff come under huge pressures, and that there is a national shortage of nurses and carers. It is therefore vital to look after our staff to an exceptional standard, and to be one of the best employers in the country. This directly affects the quality of care that the children and their families receive.

Martin Edwards, CEO - Julia’s House Children’s Hospices

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