Job summary
To be a Catholic Chaplain (mainly patient-facing) for 3 days a week plus on-calls in the department of spiritual health care.
To work with and manage an assistant Catholic chaplain, bank Catholic chaplains, and Catholic volunteers across all hospitals within the trust and in the community.
The department provides for the pastoral, spiritual, ethical and religious needs of patients, staff and visitors and, where applicable, students within the Trust.
Under authority of the Team Leader, to offer chaplaincy staff support service, and to assist with the whole team incorporating chaplains, multi-faith chaplains, bank chaplains, honorary chaplains, religious visitors, students and chaplaincy volunteers.
To be the religious lead for Catholic chaplaincy in the trust. To be a generic chaplain for the Trust when required.
Main duties of the job
Guy's and St Thomas' Department of Spiritual Health Care
0.6 wte permanent, with on-calls and possibile bank work.
We are offering an exciting and energising chaplaincy post, working as an experienced and fully trained Catholic healthcare chaplain in a large, diverse multi-faith/belief chaplaincy team. The post is based at the Guy's and St Thomas' and the Evelina London sites but also community sites in Lambeth and Southwark and management of Catholic cover at the Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals, and SLA's (currently including one private hospital site and staff chaplaincy for the London Fire Brigade mainly within the M25).
You will be an experienced healthcare chaplain with a PgCert in healthcare chaplaincy, able to specialise in a clinical area of the trust, responsible for pastoral, spiritual and cultural care (including religious care) of patients, carers and staff. You will responsible for Catholic chaplaincy volunteers and Catholic team chaplains, and will line manage assistant chaplains from other faith and belief communities. You will mentor trainee chaplains. You will share in generic chaplaincy for all the trust & SLAs, you will be a experienced trauma & disaster chaplain. You will share in a continuum of care for patients which includes spiritual care.
About us
This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To conduct services of worship for staff support as required in the GSTT community, in accordance with their own religious tradition and ecumenically as required, eg memorial services.
To publicise and arrange staff times of worship in consultation with the Department of Spiritual Health Care. To arrange and/or conduct community staff funerals and memorials as required, and to advise on all spiritual aspects of bereavement (pre and post death) care and funerals. To arrange such other corporate staff events as the trust requires.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To conduct services of worship for staff support as required in the GSTT community, in accordance with their own religious tradition and ecumenically as required, eg memorial services.
To publicise and arrange staff times of worship in consultation with the Department of Spiritual Health Care. To arrange and/or conduct community staff funerals and memorials as required, and to advise on all spiritual aspects of bereavement (pre and post death) care and funerals. To arrange such other corporate staff events as the trust requires.
Person Specification
Degree or equivalent in healthcare chaplaincy and in faith or belief authorisation
Essential
- degree or equivalent in healthcare chaplaincy and degree or equivalent from faith/belief community
- several years experience in heathccare chaplaincy
- computer literate
Skills, knowledge
Essential
- specialist faith and belief community knowledge of spiritual care issues
- specialist knowlegde of death and proven staff communication skills
- knowledge of institutional chaplaincy issues
personal skills
Essential
- self motivated and genuine interest in chaplaincy
- able to work on own initiative
- ability to work independently in traumatic or distressing circumstances
Pg Cert in healthcare chaplaincy
Essential
- PgCert in healthcare chaplaincy
- managing staff
Person Specification
Degree or equivalent in healthcare chaplaincy and in faith or belief authorisation
Essential
- degree or equivalent in healthcare chaplaincy and degree or equivalent from faith/belief community
- several years experience in heathccare chaplaincy
- computer literate
Skills, knowledge
Essential
- specialist faith and belief community knowledge of spiritual care issues
- specialist knowlegde of death and proven staff communication skills
- knowledge of institutional chaplaincy issues
personal skills
Essential
- self motivated and genuine interest in chaplaincy
- able to work on own initiative
- ability to work independently in traumatic or distressing circumstances
Pg Cert in healthcare chaplaincy
Essential
- PgCert in healthcare chaplaincy
- managing staff
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).
