Duties and Responsibilities Spiritual, Pastoral and Religious Care (SPaRC) 1. Facilitate and deliver high quality spiritual support for people using the services of The Myton Hospices, as they come to terms with living with their own particular situations, supporting them as they find their sense of meaning and purpose. This will include inpatient and outpatient services. 2. Undertake holistic person-centred assessment of individual pastoral and spiritual needs and support the exploration of issues of spirituality where required. 3. Recognise diversity and promote inclusivity and equity across services for people of all religions and those with no specific religious beliefs. 4. Operate under both policy and initiative regarding spiritual needs in crisis situations and assess individual needs, referring on to appropriate person / service or faith group as necessary. 5. When required, facilitate or if appropriate conduct services within The Myton Hospices. 6. Facilitate the delivery of services, prayers or rituals consistent with the faith or belief of the individual patient or family member. 7. Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and contribute to discussions to ensure the individual pastoral, religious and spiritual needs of patients and families are identified and addressed as part of holistic care planning. 8. Keep clear and accurate patient records in accordance with The Myton Hospices clinical record-keeping guidance. 9. Work with the multidisciplinary team in the provision of bereavement care, including offering advice and information to families about funerals / memorial services and other related issues and, if appropriately trained and qualified, to officiate funerals. 10. When appropriate to work alongside Fundraising and Marketing to support memorial and remembrance services. 11. Support the provision of spiritual care out of hours when required. 12. On occasion to represent Spiritual Care Service at relevant functions and events across the locality. 13. Keep up to date with national, regional and local developments in palliative and end of life care guidance and provision. 14. Work closely with the Spiritual Care Service Lead and other members of the Spiritual Care Team, including volunteers, to ensure a safe, holistic and professional service is delivered. 15. Undertake regular clinical or pastoral supervision by an appropriately trained person outside of the organisation. 16. Maintain healthy connections to own spirituality in a way that is life-giving and job-sustaining (the detail of which would be worked out with the Spiritual Care Service Lead). Community/Wellbeing/Hub position only: 1. Foster links with local organisations and community groups to promote the services of Myton Hospices and to ensure the best care for patients and families. 2. Partner with the local Compassionate Communities movement to implement initiatives, increase awareness, and offer training relevant to spiritual care services across Coventry and Warwickshire. Staff and Volunteer Support 1. Participate and if appropriate deliver reflective practice work with staff and volunteer teams. 2. Assess and respond to volunteers and staffs spiritual needs(individual/collective). 3. Be actively aware of issues, changes and conditions which affect staff and volunteer wellbeing. 4. Collaborate with other relevant departments in promoting staff and volunteer wellbeing. 5. Contribute to the development and delivery of spiritual care awareness and bereavement training for staff and volunteers. Partnership Working 1. Work collaboratively with faith leaders in the community for the benefit of patients, families and carers using the services of The Myton Hospices. 2. Work with a range of community faith and belief leaders to organise necessary rites and sacraments as requested by individual patients and their families. 3. Collaborate with colleagues in the local NHS Trusts to enable the delivery of spiritual services to patients and their families as they transition from acute care into Hospice care. 4. Help to deliver training and support to others in their provision of pastoral and spiritual care, including participation in internal and external training programmes.