Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Coordinator

Here is an opportunity for someone with a pastoral heart to join the Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy team. Prior experience of providing spiritual, pastoral and religious care may have been gained in different settings including community, church, school and other similar contexts. The successful candidate will enjoy the benefits of a part-time and balanced work pattern that will complement other roles and activities, and which can be based around family and other commitments.

This is a key appointment, and it is expected that the successful candidate will help to re-frame the vision for Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy, ensuring that all of our services are inclusive, of high quality, sustainable and visible.

Main duties of the job

To provide spiritual, pastoral and religious care to patients and families, colleagues and visitors within the Hospice community, and to support the same in bereavement and at other times of need. Such support will be equitable regardless of religion or belief group.

To work as a flexible and responsive member of the wider multidisciplinary team, contributing to patient care through thoughtful and appropriate support. Being a listening ear to colleagues and others, and to those seeking support prior to and following bereavement. Providing resources that enable the Hospice community to share in wider celebrations, Remembrance Services and other national events.

At St Lukes Hospice, our ethos is one of service; being of service to our local people and community is central to all that we do. We believe the most important privilege any person can have is the opportunity to comfort and support ones fellow human beings in their hour of need. This spirit of service at St Lukes extends not only to the patients, but also to family and friends, and we welcome diversity.

The founding members of St Lukes Hospice were driven by the same ideals that inspire us today; to reach out a warm and caring hand to those in need and to help relieve their suffering of mind, spirit or body. The founder of the Hospice movement, the late Dame Cicely Saunders, wanted hospices to remain a beacon of hope with a message of care and community. St Lukes is a lively and vibrant Hospice that has a very powerful reason to be here.

St Lukes is an incredibly inspiring place to work and volunteer. You will be joining a passionate team, dedicated to delivering care and support to local people and their families.

We all share in the sense of privilege and honour that comes from being involved in a local organisation doing such important work and each day we look for new and innovative ways to make a difference to the wider community.

Each member of staff is highly valued at St Lukes