Volunteer - Chaplaincy Support - Edinburgh Hospice

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Job Description

We are looking for a volunteer to join the Chaplaincy Team at our Marie Curie Hospice. You will help provide pastoral, spiritual and religious care to patients, their relatives and friends.

Your role will include some of, but is not restricted to, the following tasks:

• Support the team in giving pastoral, spiritual and religious care as well as general support to patients, relatives and friends (and occasionally to staff and volunteers)
• Respect individual backgrounds, cultures and belief systems
• Attend team meetings every 2 months
• Maintain strict confidentiality at all times
• Help with other related tasks when necessary

For more information or if you have any questions regarding this volunteer role, please contact the Volunteering Operations Centre at volunteering@mariecurie.org.uk

About Us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you volunteer for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 6,500 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

Marie Curie is committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.