Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time Chaplain
(15 hours) to join an established team to support the delivery of pastoral,
spiritual, religious and cultural care to in-patients, families, carers and
staff within our NHS Trust.
Applicants will be interested in working with mental health
patients and enjoy the added flexibility of working across two or three
different locations in Acute Mental Health, Older Peoples Mental Health, and
Forensic settings.
We are seeking appoint suitably qualified experienced
individuals with a strong personal spirituality, a commitment to providing
support to all regardless of their faith or belief system and a desire to work
collaboratively as part of a team.
While still known as 'Chaplaincy' we work on an inclusive
model committed to offering high quality pastoral, spiritual and, where
appropriate, religious care to patients, visitors and staff of all faiths and
of none.
Excellent communication skills and the ability
to provide emotional support to people experiencing acute emotional distress is
essential.
Main duties of the job
Youll provide compassionate, person-centred chaplaincy care for patients, carers and staff across a number of inpatient settings, offering a calm, supportive presence at times of distress, change and recovery. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, youll build trusted relationships on the wards, contribute to a therapeutic culture, and help ensure peoples spiritual, pastoral, religious and cultural needs are recognised and responded to appropriately. Youll offer timely one-to-one support, facilitate access to faith/community resources when requested, and support staff wellbeing through reflective conversation and informal guidance. The post also includes covering colleagues leave, so youll need to be adaptable, well organised and confident working across different sites and patient groups, including environments where vulnerability and risk are heightened. Youll maintain clear professional boundaries, keep appropriate records, and take part in supervision and service development so that chaplaincy support remains safe, responsive and consistent across the service.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of tenets of own faith/belief tradition.
- Experience of providing pastoral and/or spiritual care.
- Use of ritual within pastoral care.
- Reflect on the experience of self and others.
- Knowledge of spiritual issues encountered in serious mental illness, sickness, dying, death and bereavement.
Desirable
- An identity rooted in one's own religious/spiritual/pastoral heritage that integrates professional values and behaviours and skills and specialist knowledge (vocational canon).
- Awareness of and engagement with faith/belief traditions beyond your own.
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) with demonstrable outcomes of learning relevant to healthcare chaplaincy that includes systematic study in any of the following fields: counselling, pastoral care, psychology, psychotherapy, religious studies or theology.
- Endorsement to practice as a healthcare chaplain by a recognized/established sponsoring faith community or belief
- group.
- Evidence of commitment to continued
- learning.
Desirable
- Qualification (or working towards) with demonstrable outcomes of learning relevant to healthcare chaplaincy.
- Willingness to work towards registration with UKBHC
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Work collaboratively, contribute to the team and sustain positive working relationships with colleagues.
- Commitment to working collaboratively in a multifaith/belief context.
- Establish and sustain relationships demonstrating empathy and compassion in pastoral settings.
- Fluent and effective communicator in speech and writing.
- Recognise and maintain boundaries within pastoral settings.
- Ability manage time appropriately prioritising workload.
Desirable
- Understanding of and/or engagement with audit, service evaluation or research.
Other factors
Essential
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with organisation policies and service need.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of tenets of own faith/belief tradition.
- Experience of providing pastoral and/or spiritual care.
- Use of ritual within pastoral care.
- Reflect on the experience of self and others.
- Knowledge of spiritual issues encountered in serious mental illness, sickness, dying, death and bereavement.
Desirable
- An identity rooted in one's own religious/spiritual/pastoral heritage that integrates professional values and behaviours and skills and specialist knowledge (vocational canon).
- Awareness of and engagement with faith/belief traditions beyond your own.
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) with demonstrable outcomes of learning relevant to healthcare chaplaincy that includes systematic study in any of the following fields: counselling, pastoral care, psychology, psychotherapy, religious studies or theology.
- Endorsement to practice as a healthcare chaplain by a recognized/established sponsoring faith community or belief
- group.
- Evidence of commitment to continued
- learning.
Desirable
- Qualification (or working towards) with demonstrable outcomes of learning relevant to healthcare chaplaincy.
- Willingness to work towards registration with UKBHC
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Work collaboratively, contribute to the team and sustain positive working relationships with colleagues.
- Commitment to working collaboratively in a multifaith/belief context.
- Establish and sustain relationships demonstrating empathy and compassion in pastoral settings.
- Fluent and effective communicator in speech and writing.
- Recognise and maintain boundaries within pastoral settings.
- Ability manage time appropriately prioritising workload.
Desirable
- Understanding of and/or engagement with audit, service evaluation or research.
Other factors
Essential
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with organisation policies and service need.
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).
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