Spiritual Care Practitioner

**Hours**: 18.5 hours across the working week (Monday to Friday). Hours can be flexible but must meet the needs of the service.

Are you passionate about providing compassionate, holistic support to those navigating the end-of-life journey? Join our team as a Spiritual Care Practitioner, where you’ll play a vital role in delivering spiritual care that respects all faiths, beliefs, and cultural backgrounds.

At Ashgate Hospice, we believe that every individual should have the opportunity to explore and express their spirituality in a supportive, inclusive environment. As part of our dedicated team, you’ll provide spiritual care to patients and their families in our inpatient unit, day services, and the wider North Derbyshire community. You will assess spiritual needs, participate in care planning, and guide meaningful conversations about hope, meaning, and belief.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patients and families at every stage of care
- Offer expert advice on spiritual, religious, and cultural beliefs
- Participate in community outreach activities, promoting open conversations about death and end-of-life care
- Develop a spiritual care service that is tailored to support the spiritual needs and values of all patients and their family.

We are looking for someone who is empathetic, open-minded, and motivated to create a compassionate, responsive spiritual care service. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you

**Why Join Us?**

At Ashgate, we are privileged to be able to share some truly special moments with our patients and their families.

You will also be part of a forward thinking, inclusive hospice that values diversity and honours every individual’s journey, whilst collaborating with a passionate multidisciplinary team committed to holistic care.

We offer opportunities for professional growth and community engagement as well as competitive pay with progressive ranges.

To access full details about the role, please read the attached job description and call the recruiting manager for an informal chat. We also welcome applicants to look around our wonderful facilities and gardens, not forgetting that we have a fabulous café onsite for visitors, which is also discounted for all our staff

**About you**:
We’re looking for a compassionate and adaptable Spiritual Care Practitioner with experience in providing support to those with life-limiting and palliative illnesses. You’ll bring at least two years’ experience in delivering spiritual or pastoral care, along with a good standing in your faith or belief community and a deep knowledge of world religions and their practices around death and dying.

You will have excellent communication and active listening skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. A strong understanding of the needs of bereaved people, a genuine interest in the beliefs of others, and a steady, composed approach in challenging situations are essential. Additionally, you’ll be confident with Microsoft 365 and able to manage your time effectively.

If you are empathetic, open-minded, and committed to providing spiritual care for people from all backgrounds, we’d love to hear from you

**About Ashgate**:
Ashgate Hospice is a registered charity that provides compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care, free of charge, to patients with a life-limiting illness and their families across North Derbyshire. Our values are at the heart of everything we do at Ashgate. They are grounded in our commitment to being the best we can be for our patients and the people who are important to them, and for each other. We are compassionate. We are a team. We are respectful, open and inclusive.

We are proud of our Outstanding CQC rating and our recent RCN award-winning in-patient unit and have ambitious plans for high quality and sustainable patient care.

We’re committed to providing a happy, safe and supportive environment for all our people which is why nearly 4 out of 5 of our staff would recommend us as a place to work. We recognise the need to support our employees’ well-being including their work-life balance which is why we are open to, and encourage flexible working arrangements, including job-sharing.

As a valued member of the team, you will have a wide range of training and development available to support your own personal, professional development, opening doors to new career pathways.

Please visit our website and social media accounts or listen to our podcast “The Life and Death Podcast” to get a feel for what it is like to be part of the Ashgate team and gain an understanding of the people we support.

Find out why our people think Ashgate Hospice is a special place to work.

**Some of our current benefits include**:

- A highly compassionate and supportive working environment
- A wide ran