Maternity / Paternity
leave
Generous holiday
Personal pension plan
Employee assistance programme
This is a Permanent, Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The vacancy
Spiritual Care Worker
Band 5 (£31,607— £38,010)
To work flexibly, part time hours, over 3-4 days (18 hrs per week minimum).
St Gemma’s Hospice Family Support Team is seeking an experienced and compassionate Spiritual Care Worker to join our Family Support Team.
Are you passionate about providing compassionate spiritual and pastoral care to people facing life-limiting illness and those important to them? We are seeking an experienced and motivated individual to join our Family Support Team and play a key role in shaping and expanding our spiritual care provision.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded support service and play a key role in supporting the Spiritual Care Coordinator and wider Family Support Team in delivering holistic support to patients, carers, visitors, staff and volunteers. Working collaboratively as a member of the Family Support Team, alongside social workers, bereavement practitioners and young people's service colleagues, you will support patients and those important to them through the provision of person-centred spiritual, pastoral and religious care that respects the beliefs, values and traditions of all individuals.
The role offers the opportunity to develop and strengthen our spiritual care provision, with a particular focus on expanding the spiritual care offer to patients and families in community settings. The successful candidate will work in accordance with professional standards and best practice guidance for chaplaincy and spiritual care, including NHS England chaplaincy guidance, the Association of Hospice and Palliative Care Chaplains (AHPCC) guidelines and standards, and the Council of Professional Chaplains and Pastoral Carers (CPCPC) professional standards and competencies.
You will also contribute to the planning and delivery of meaningful hospice events throughout the year, including Memorial Services, Remembrance Events and our much-valued Light up a Life programme, helping families, colleagues and communities to remember, reflect and find support.
This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting difference to patients, families, carers, staff, volunteers and visitors, ensuring that spiritual care remains at the heart of the hospice experience while supporting the continued development of inclusive and accessible spiritual care services across the hospice and wider community.
What are we looking for in a candidate:
How to apply?
Applications must be submitted online via the St Gemma’s website prior to the closing date.
Please review the Role Profile and Employee Specification documents at the bottom of the vacancy page as you may find them useful when completing the application questions.
For informal enquiries, please contact Megan Itson, Family Support Manager, on 0113 218 5500 or Meganitson@st-gemma.co.uk
Closing date: Friday 28th August 2026 at noon
Interview and stakeholder panel dates: Date to be confirmed
We encourage early applications and reserve the right to invite candidates to interview prior to the closing date and/or close this vacancy prior to the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
About us
St Gemma’s Hospice is an independent Leeds-based charity and one of the leading hospices in the UK, providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. We offer care to patients, families and carers in the Hospice’s In-Patient Unit, through the St Gemma’s community team, and at our Out-Patients.
We have around 300 employees working across the main Hospice site in Moortown, Retail Hub in Bramley, a large chain of charity shops, and out in the community. We offer career opportunities both in our multi-disciplinary clinical team and in a wide range of non-clinical roles, all of which contribute towards local patient care. St Gemma’s Hospice has a team of approximately 800 volunteers, working in a variety of roles supporting departments throughout the organisation.
St Gemma’s is committed to equal opportunities and strives to be diverse and inclusive, a place which reflects the communities we serve. We offer a competitive range of benefits with an emphasis on staff well-being in a caring and friendly environment.
The benefits
Maternity / Paternity
leave
Generous holiday
Personal pension plan
Employee assistance programme
Free parking (Hospice Site)
Wellbeing support
Subsidised Meals (Hospice Site)
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