Spiritual Care Lead

*A Full UK Driving License and access to own vehicle is essential for this role*

Salary: £38,682 – £46,580 FTE per annum, experience dependent

EACH Care Salary Band: 6

Working Pattern:

37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday – with some flexibility to support events & particular family circumstances
Be present across all three hospice sites each week.

Permanent Contract

EACH is looking for a dedicated Spiritual Care Lead to join our Wellbeing & Spiritual Care team, working across our three hospices. This is a unique opportunity to help shape and strengthen spiritual care provision within a warm, supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

Are you:

• Passionate about supporting children, young people, and families through some of the most profound moments in life?
• Compassionate, emotionally aware, and inclusive in order to offer spiritual and holistic support to people of all faiths and none?
• Someone who naturally brings warmth, presence, and emotional depth to your relationships with families, children, and staff?
• Comfortable navigating conversations around meaning, identity, grief, and hope- always with sensitivity and respect for all beliefs.

Do you have experience of:

• Providing spiritual, pastoral, counselling, or emotional support in a healthcare, education, community or faith setting.
• Providing spiritual support to those experiencing illness, grief, bereavement and loss; a background in trauma-informed practice.
• Working with babies, children and young people and their families
• Knowledge of a range of religions, faiths, beliefs and cultural practices acquired through a relevant degree or equivalent level training and experience.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide compassionate, inclusive spiritual and emotional support to children, young people, and families.
• Support staff wellbeing through reflective spaces, debriefing, and presence.
• Deliver training on spiritual care during education days and staff development sessions.
• Build relationships with local faith and belief communities to enhance understanding of hospice care and widen support options for families.
• Develop and supervise a team of spiritual care and chaplaincy volunteers, increasing diversity across religions and cultures.
• Hold reflective or commemorative spaces.
• Support key hospice events such as Baby Loss Awareness Week and annual Memory Days.
• Represent the hospice at community events, networks, and partnerships relating to spiritual care.

What We Offer:

• A deeply meaningful role where you can truly make a difference
• Supportive, reflective supervision and team culture
• Opportunities for professional development in paediatric spiritual care
• The chance to contribute to a growing spiritual care service

Closing Date: 12 April 2026

Interview date: 20 April 2026

Interested in Learning More Before You Apply?

At EACH, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone and actively encourage applicants to ask questions, request reasonable adjustments or have an informal discussion before submitting an application.

If you’d like to find out more or make a request, please contact the Recruitment Team by email hrinbox@each.org.uk or phone 07442 465971.

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