Job summary
Are you passionate about making patients' hospital stay a positive experience? Do you want to make a difference to our patients? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment?
Chaplaincy supports excellent person-centred, holistic patient care by offering compassionate pastoral, spiritual and religious support to all patients, relatives and staff.
Main duties of the job
We have an exciting opportunity to join our established chaplaincy team at QA Hospital to develop and achieve this vision. You will be working in a diverse setting, and will be required to respond to the spiritual, religious, cultural and pastoral needs of our patients, visitors, volunteers, and staff.
If you would like to know more about the service we provide, or this post, please contact Connie Sherman, Lead Chaplain on 023 9228 6408
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust we are proud to provide expert care for our local population. We are ranked as third in the country for research, embedding training and education across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues and community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working within Patient Experience Department, we are looking for a committed and passionate individual who has proven experience in a healthcare setting, good communication skills and can work in a sensitive environment.
Chaplaincy provides a 24 hour service so the successful candidate will be required to join the on-call rota in addition to their contractual hours, for which further payment will be made.
The chaplaincy team is an active and visible presence on our wards which ensures that all patients and staff have an opportunity to request and access chaplaincy support.
We have a team of chaplaincy volunteers the chaplaincy team are required to supervise and support.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working within Patient Experience Department, we are looking for a committed and passionate individual who has proven experience in a healthcare setting, good communication skills and can work in a sensitive environment.
Chaplaincy provides a 24 hour service so the successful candidate will be required to join the on-call rota in addition to their contractual hours, for which further payment will be made.
The chaplaincy team is an active and visible presence on our wards which ensures that all patients and staff have an opportunity to request and access chaplaincy support.
We have a team of chaplaincy volunteers the chaplaincy team are required to supervise and support.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To have degree level Ordination training or faith community equivalent
- To be licensed by the relevant faith community
Desirable
- Counselling or coaching qualification or equivalent training.
Experience
Essential
- o have experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Advanced understanding of the ethical issues relating to health care.
- Experience of collaborative team working
- Knowledge and understanding of national policies and procedures relevant to the provision of a Chaplaincy Service / Bereavement Care.
- To have highly developed specialist knowledge of spiritual care issues
Additional criteria
Essential
- Working in a Multi-professional Team
- Ability to manage a complex workload
- Ability to handle pressure
- Examples of working within an End of Life context
Desirable
- Ethical knowledge
- Ability to cope with suffering
- Ability to reflect on your own work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To have degree level Ordination training or faith community equivalent
- To be licensed by the relevant faith community
Desirable
- Counselling or coaching qualification or equivalent training.
Experience
Essential
- o have experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Advanced understanding of the ethical issues relating to health care.
- Experience of collaborative team working
- Knowledge and understanding of national policies and procedures relevant to the provision of a Chaplaincy Service / Bereavement Care.
- To have highly developed specialist knowledge of spiritual care issues
Additional criteria
Essential
- Working in a Multi-professional Team
- Ability to manage a complex workload
- Ability to handle pressure
- Examples of working within an End of Life context
Desirable
- Ethical knowledge
- Ability to cope with suffering
- Ability to reflect on your own work
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
