Spiritual Care Co-ordinator

Job description

The Patient and Family Support Team (PFST) at Arthur Rank Hospice Charity provides practical and emotional support to patients and their families. This includes psychological and social support, spiritual care, counselling, and support both before and after bereavement.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Spiritual Care Co-ordinator to join our compassionate team. This is a part-time role working 30 hours per week, based at our Hospice in Cambridge. We are happy to discuss working patterns at interview; however, the needs of the role require the successful candidate to work on Tuesdays.

As our Spiritual Care Co-ordinator, you will co-ordinate and provide spiritual, religious and pastoral care to patients, families, carers, volunteers and colleagues across our services. You will support patients approaching the end of life, undertake spiritual assessments and contribute to holistic care planning, helping us to respond sensitively to each person's individual religious, cultural and spiritual needs.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Working as part of the PFST to facilitate reflective discussions and provide pastoral support.
• Co-ordinating volunteers and developing links with community organisations, including local faith groups.
• Facilitating prayers, blessings, rituals, memorial services and acts of worship when requested.
• Offering spiritual support to families and carers before and after a death.
• Arranging and conducting remembrance events, such as Light Up a Life and Sunflower Memories, as well as memorial services.
• Recruiting, training, supervising and supporting spiritual care and chaplaincy volunteers.
• Planning and delivering education and awareness sessions on spirituality, spiritual assessment, cultural competence, grief, bereavement and compassionate care.

To be successful in this role, you will have a good understanding of spirituality within palliative and end-of-life care, along with experience of providing spiritual, pastoral or chaplaincy support in a healthcare, hospice, community or faith setting.

You will hold a degree-level qualification in Theology, Religious Studies, Chaplaincy, Pastoral Care, Counselling, Healthcare, Social Care or a related field, or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience.

You will also need experience of conducting significant life-event ceremonies, such as marriages, and of working within and co-ordinating multidisciplinary teams.

As the role involves travel within our hospice catchment area, you will need a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle that can be used for work purposes when required.

There may occasionally be a need to work outside normal hours to support events. This will always be agreed in advance, and our time off in lieu (TOIL) system ensures that any additional hours are recognised.

Please note that this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with Barred list checks included.

Starting salary of £39,959, with opportunities to progress to £48,117.

Please note that the salary quoted is based on full time hours and will be pro-rata'd for part time posts. As a Charity with limited funds, it is usual practice for new starters to commence on the minimum of the salary band for the role. Exceptionally, and only for candidates demonstrating significant strengths relevant to the role, we may be able to negotiate on this.

We are a Disability Confident employer, and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If you would like support to apply, please contact the HR Team by email [email protected] and we will be happy to help.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity does not hold a sponsor license; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship to individuals who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, or that require sponsorship as a condition of an existing visa.

We are committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters. We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. Therefore, candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We are also working to increase diversity throughout the organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from BAME people who are currently under-represented.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults who draw on care and support and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.