Sophie Van Walwyk

Head of Psychosocial & Bereavement Services

Sophie is a registered social work practitioner with over 10 years’ experience in hospice care. In her current role, Sophie is responsible for all social work, counselling and chaplaincy teams, and oversees Stepping Stones bereavement services and Compassionate Communities work. She is also the designated lead for safeguarding at Pilgrims.

She leads our bereavement education and training programme, which includes grief awareness, assessing bereavement risk and compassionate communication skills and is a Sage & Thyme facilitator.

Qualifications:

BA (Hons) in Interprofessional Learning (Social Work)

MSc in Clinical Leadership