Job summary
A Chaplain Entry Level is responsible for sharing in the provision of a comprehensive Chaplaincy Service within the Trust that seeks to meet the Spiritual and Religious needs of Patients, Carers and Staff.
The successful post holder will be a reference point for Spiritual/Religious matters within the organisation and a link with Religious/Community agencies outside the organisation.
To be part of the chaplaincy team which includes Chaplains and Chaplaincy Volunteers. The team deliver spiritual care available to all patients, staff and visitors. The post also involves participating in the 24 hour oncall rota providing spiritual, pastoral and religious care in urgent situations often involving the need for Christian Sacrament and ministry.
A Chaplain Entry Level will complete training and ordination to enable progress to Chaplain Grade.
This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of ProfessionalRoles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the nextpay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.For further information on Annex 20, please see:http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles
This role will be 7.5 hours per week only.
Main duties of the job
Under the supervision of the Chaplaincy Team leader or a designated Chaplain the Chaplain Entry Level will:
- Be responsible for designated work across inpatient sites
- Share in a 24-hour call cover to the Trust.
- Be responsible for supervising Volunteers. as delegated by the Chaplaincy Team Leader or in their absence
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Identify the Spiritual and Religious needs of patients, carers, visitors and staff and judge how these may best be met in an empathetic and supportive way.
- Identify when to engage/withdraw from situations and refer appropriately to other professionals
- Work as part of multi-disciplinary teams on wards and in departments delivering spiritual and pastoral care, with supervision from chaplaincy team leader
- Plan and deliver appropriate acts of worship, including funerals and memorial services
- On request providing care to bereaved relatives
- Be responsible for designated work across inpatient sites
- Share in a 24-hour call cover to the Trust.
- Be responsible for supervising Volunteers. as delegated by the Chaplaincy Team Leader or in their absence
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Identify the Spiritual and Religious needs of patients, carers, visitors and staff and judge how these may best be met in an empathetic and supportive way.
- Identify when to engage/withdraw from situations and refer appropriately to other professionals
- Work as part of multi-disciplinary teams on wards and in departments delivering spiritual and pastoral care, with supervision from chaplaincy team leader
- Plan and deliver appropriate acts of worship, including funerals and memorial services
- On request providing care to bereaved relatives
- Be responsible for designated work across inpatient sites
- Share in a 24-hour call cover to the Trust.
- Be responsible for supervising Volunteers. as delegated by the Chaplaincy Team Leader or in their absence
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Has completed clergy training or is a 'minister in training' with ability and authorisation to minister (i.e. 'Minister in Training' with plan for ordination). Authorised by supporting denomination with ongoing authorization during employment.
- Denomination must be a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland / Free Churches Group
- Pastoral Care and some counselling experience
Desirable
- Counselling experience / qualification
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Has completed clergy training or is a 'minister in training' with ability and authorisation to minister (i.e. 'Minister in Training' with plan for ordination). Authorised by supporting denomination with ongoing authorization during employment.
- Denomination must be a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland / Free Churches Group
- Pastoral Care and some counselling experience
Desirable
- Counselling experience / qualification
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).
