Spiritual Care Practitioner & Chaplain

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.

Join ourcommitted and welcoming team, delivering high-quality, compassionate and professional Spiritual, Pastoral and Religious Care.

We are seeking a Chaplain and Spiritual Care Practitioner with:

- Advanced communication andpastoral skills

- Compassion, self-awareness and emotional maturity

- Willingness to work and grow ina new developing team

- Ability to work at CBCBC(UKBHC) standards for healthcare chaplains

- The right to work in the UK (wecannot provide sponsorship)

Other roles you may have experience of might include:
Pastoral Care;
Ministry;
Healthcare Chaplaincy.

This position is for 15 hours per week to be worked over a minimum of 2 days, to include Mondays in Warwick. Travel to Coventry and Rugby will also be required and you may be required to participate occasionally in our out-of-hours rota.

We will carry out an enhanced DBS check including the adults barred list because you will be providing holistic palliative care to adults. We will arrange and cover the cost of this check, if you are offered the role.

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 and 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 are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage everyone to bringtheir true selves to work. However you identify, and whatever background youbring with you, we welcome you to apply. If there are any adjustments thatwould help improve your experience with Myton, we encourage you to share thiswith us.

Weparticularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minorities, who are currently under-represented in our hospices. We alsobelieve our interview process should be inclusive and transparent. If there isanything missing, or a way we can improve, please do let us know.

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 orkeep your NHS pension

- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service

- Additional leave purchasing

- Winter savings scheme

- Dedicated wellbeing team & mental health first aiders

- Cycle to work scheme

- Free on-site flu jabs

- Free feminine hygiene products

- 24/7 GP access

- Free eye tests

- #Doing Our Bit  online fitness and wellbeing platform

We now share interview questions with all candidates in advance, to help reduce nerves and enable you to truly show yourbest abilities. You are also welcome to bring any notes with you to yourinterview, if you would find this helpful.

Role Purpose - Spiritual Care Practitioners (SCPs)/Chaplains forma team responsible for the delivery of the Spiritual, Pastoral and Religiouscare of patients, carers, volunteers and staff from a variety of backgroundsand traditions across The Myton Hospices.

As part of the multidisciplinary team, SCP/Chaplainsprovide specialist knowledge and expertise in matters relating to spiritual and cultural beliefs, experiences and practices, particularly pertaining tospecialist palliative and end of life care provision as part of holistic care.

Location -SCPs/Chaplains will have a main link site and in addition there will be requirement to cover provision at any of our other sitesand to participate in group and organisation meetings and training which maytake place in Warwick, Coventry or Rugby or online. As we are a multi- site organisation some flexibility relating to place of work will be required. Wereserve the right to change the work base of our employees to meet our business needs.

Myton Core Values -Our Core Values underpin everything we do and all employees are expected to comply with our values and reflect these in their day to day work.

Duties and Responsibilities

Spiritual, Pastoral and Religious Care

- Promote, educate anddeliver broad, inclusive and deep spiritual care for patients, families, staff and volunteers.

- Work within a high qualityteam of practitioners,…