Spiritual Care Lead - Band 6

At St Peters Hospice we are recruiting for a Spiritual Care Lead to develop and lead our established team of Spiritual Care Volunteers.  As well leading our volunteers you will be providing support to patients and families, building active relationships with faith and community groups throughout the area that we work in.  

You will be central to delivering our commitment to integrating spiritual needs and awareness into our holistic patient-centred care. We want to ensure that our spiritual care is inclusive and accessible for everyone whether people have no spiritual affiliation, a faith, belief, custom or spiritual tradition that is important to them. 

You will also represent the hospice at events in Brentry or the wider communities you will be working with, lead remembrance services, and provide education on spiritual care at end of life and in bereavement. 

We welcome applications from individuals with: 

• Experience providing spiritual or pastoral care in a hospice, healthcare, chaplaincy, or community setting. 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to support people from all faith backgrounds – or none – with sensitivity and respect. 
• Leadership experience, including volunteer management, training, or team coordination. 
• Confidence in public speaking, networking and working in partnership with external organisations. 
• A commitment to diversity, inclusion, and culturally sensitive spiritual care. 
• A knowledge or understanding of world faiths and other belief systems, in particular at end of life and in bereavement.  

What we can offer you 

• Band 6 equivalent salary from £37,875 - £44,962 a year (FTE) 
• Opportunities for continual professional development 
• In-house education support 
• Free parking and onsite cafe 
• Paid DBS check  
• This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week. The working week will normally be Monday to Friday and there will be times that you are required to work evenings or weekends, but we would always talk about it in advance. 

Interview Date: Wednesday 2nd April 

About Us

St Peter's Hospice is a well-loved hospice that provides extensive inpatient and community services, in Bristol and the surrounding areas. Every year St Peter's Hospice makes a difference in the lives of thousands of patients and their families when it matters most.  

Many of our staff work directly with patients and their families in nursing, health care and medical jobs. Others raise money to support patient care through our chain of over 40 charity shops and our fundraising activities. We also have a significant number of staff working in varied office-based roles. 

Our aim is to provide an inclusive, safe and healthy workplace that boosts creativity and motivation. 

Our Inpatient Unit is a state-of-the-art centre of clinical excellence, that was built with the generous support of the people of Bristol. Beyond our Inpatient Unit, you'll find our team in homes and on the phone 24/7. More recently in response to the pandemic we have moved some services online to continue support for our patients. 

The Hospice is also a centre of educational excellence and we teach other healthcare professionals about how to care for people at the end of their lives, supporting the NHS and care homes provide end of life care.

The Benefits

For our nursing and clinical teams, we offer attractive terms and conditions similar to the NHS including: 

• NHS equivalent salaries
• Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years’ service)
• Continuance of the NHS Pension Scheme for existing members