SLPC Pastoral Care Worker

Closing Date

Tuesday 16th September 2025 at 12 Noon

Proposed Interview Date (s)

TBC

Taking up Appointment

A start date will be indicated at job offer stage.

Location of Post

North West Hospice, The Mall, Sligo

There is currently 1 Full time post available.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for North West Hospice Specialist Palliative Care Service from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries

Nuala Ginnelly, Operational Lead, North West Hospice, The Mall , Sligo

0719143317

Nuala.ginnelly@hse.ie

Details of Service

North West Hospice is a HSE governed facilitysince transitioning to the HSE from a Section 39 organisation in February 2023.The service provides specialist Palliative care in the catchment areas of Sligo, Leitrim, South Donegal and West Cavan – a population of approximately 115,000 people (Population Health Profile HSE West & North West 2023). The North West Hospice services is physically located on the Sligo University Hospital campus with both hospice and hospital connected by a physical corridor. Our integrated service currently is provided through:

· 7-bed Inpatient Unitincreasing to 12 bedded unitin Nov-2025– the current 7 bedded Unit has three single rooms and a four-bed mixed gender area and is located on the Sligo University Hospital (SUH) campus with a physical corridor connecting the unit to SUH. This provides ease of movement for patients to transfer from SUH to unit. The location also provides easy access for Hospice service to access all the speciality services in SUH. A new Inpatient Unit development with 12 single beds is in construction phase and is expected to open in Nov’ 2025. This unit will replace the current 7-bedded unit and will remain on the current site.

· Community Palliative Care Team works across the North-West visiting patients in their own homes or other care settings such as nursing homes or community hospitals. This team of Clinical Nurse Specialists, a social worker and a doctor works very closely with the patients’ GP and Public Health Nurse to provide care to the patient.

· Sligo UniversityHospital Palliative Care Team based in Sligo University Hospital (SUH)- provides palliative care to patients at Sligo University Hospital and their families, and provides support to the hospital’s medical and nursing teams

Currently pastoral care is provided by the Chaplaincy Department in Sligo University Hospital. This is the first Pastoral care post recruited for North West Hospice and will work predominantly in the Inpatient Unit and Community Palliative care team . On occasion the post holder may provide pastoral care to patients under the Hospital Palliative Care service at their request.

Reporting Relationship

This post holder will report to the Operational Lead, North West Hospice.

Key Working Relationships

The post holder will work closely with members of the Multidisciplinary team and also engage with members of the hospital chaplaincy team in SUH.

Purpose of the Post

Overall the purpose of the post is to provide a pastoral care service in North West Hospice