Chaplain / Spiritual Care Practitioner
Status: Permanent, part-time (various hours depending on location)
Salary: £34,746 - £38,752 FTE, depending on experience
Closing Date: 29th January 2025
Help us make a difference to people with life-limiting illnesses…
At The Myton Hospices, we provide specialist care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses, and their loved ones, from the point of diagnosis to end of life. We are a much-loved and well supported charity, at the heart of our community.We have three hospices, a range of community services, and 25 charity shops in Coventry and Warwickshire.
About the role:
Join our new, committed and welcoming team delivering high-quality, compassionate and professional Spiritual, Pastoral and Religious Care.
You will support patients, carers, staff and volunteers in their spiritual lives in the broadest sense. The focus is on understanding what matters most to people, especially when facing a life-altering illness, dying or death. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering holistic care.
As a Chaplain/Spiritual Care Practitioner, a typical day might include:
- Supporting patients and families with loss, anticipatory grief, existential concerns and bereavement
- Offering insight and support to colleagues
- Offering, facilitating or partnering in the delivery of spiritual care rites, rituals and practices
- Enabling the marking of appropriate key feasts, festivals and celebrations
We have different part time positions available at each of our sites (Coventry, Warwick or Rugby) and we can offer some flexibility to suit your needs. The minimum will be two days per week, during Monday-Friday office hours, with occasional participation in our out of hours rota (this may change as our Spiritual Care Service develops and grows).
About you:
We are seeking a Chaplain/Spiritual Care Practitioner with:
- Advanced communication and pastoral skills
- Compassion, self-awareness and emotional maturity
- Willingness to work and grow in a new developing team
- Ability to work at UKBHC standards for healthcare chaplains
Other roles you may have experience of might include: Pastoral Care; Ministry; Counselling; Coaching.
You must be able to travel between Coventry, Warwick and Rugby for work although you will have one main base.
We will carry out an enhanced DBS check including the adults’ barred list because you will be providing holistic palliative care.
We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage everyone to bring their true selves to work. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Myton, we encourage you to share this with us.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minorities, who are currently under-represented in our hospices. We also believe our interview process should be inclusive and transparent. If there is anything missing, or a way we can improve, please do let us know.
Benefits of working at Myton:
Myton is an amazing place to work, where the role every person plays has a positive impact for our patients, living with terminal illnesses, and their families. In recognition of this, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Increased employer pension contribution
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service
- Additional leave purchasing
- Winter savings club
- Discount schemes including Blue Light Card
- Death in service benefit
- Dedicated staff wellbeing team & mental health first aiders
- Colleague Support Service: confidential financial, legal & mental health support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site flu jabs
- Free feminine hygiene products
- 24/7 GP access
- Free eye tests
- #DoingOurBit online fitness and wellbeing platform
- Menopause support
How to apply:
If you have any questions about the role, please email Ellie Clack, Spiritual Care Lead, at Ellie.Clack@mytonhospice.org
Please apply on The Myton Hospices website, where you can also find the job description and person specification. Our online application form involves answering a few short questions and attaching your CV.
If you would prefer a paper application form, or if you have questions about the application process including support or adjustments, please contact the HR team on 01926 838 849, recruitment@mytonhospice.org or by post: HR, Warwick Myton Hospice, Myton Lane, Warwick, CV34 6PX.
We now share interview questions with all candidates in advance, to help reduce nerves and enable you to truly show your best abilities. You are also welcome to bring any notes with you to your interview, if you would find this helpful.