Entry Level Christian Chaplain

3 weeks ago


Oldham, Oldham, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge.

Together, we've a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore.

If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
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come and take your place with us.

Job overview:

Entry Level Healthcare Chaplain (Anglican or Free Church)

Reports to:
Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Manager


Responsible to:
Assistant Director of Nursing, Specialist Palliative Care, Bereavement and Chaplaincy


Based at Fairfield General hospital the chaplain will need, at times, to visit patients at Rochdale Infirmary.
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To work within multi-faith chaplaincy and spiritual care team and to respond to the spiritual, religious, cultural and pastoral needs of all patients, visitors and colleagues:

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To participate in the provision of 24 hour chaplaincy service for Bury, Rochdale and Oldham, and be flexible to meet the requirements of on call
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Due to identified occupational requirements this post holder will need to be of a Christian faith (Anglican or Free Church) as is 'Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010'
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To work in an integrated fashion, holding together management responsibilities, clinical pastoral work, education and teaching, committee and group work as well as responding to emergencies and the unexpected. You will need to work in a reactive as well as proactive manner and in accordance with Spiritual Care Standards as agreed by the College of healthcare Chaplains and the UK Board of Health Care Chaplains.

Main duties of the job:

  • The Chaplain will work with the Chaplaincy Manager and the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care team to provide a compassionate, person centred and fully inclusive spiritual care service.
  • Share in the provision of religious, spiritual, pastoral and cultural support to all service users (including those with no faith and beliefs other than the Chaplain's).
  • They will deliver and contribute to the development of the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Team in line with national chaplaincy guidelines and competencies.

Working for our organisation:

The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country.

Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham.

The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team.

We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community.

If you share our vision, take your place with us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Person specification:

Essential Qualifications and Training:

Essential criteria:

  • Ordained or accredited minister endorsed by the Church of England or Free Churches Group of Churches Together in England

Desirable criteria:

  • A recognised counselling qualification

Registration:

Desirable criteria:

  • To be registered or be able to be registered, as a chaplain with the UK BHC

Experience:

Essential criteria:

  • Substantial ministerial experience of working with the Christian community
  • Experience of working with others and independently, including colleagues of other faiths/traditions and none
  • Experience of caring for the sick or bereaved

Desirable criteria:

  • Basic knowledge and experience of NHS care strategy and policy

Knowledge:

Essential criteria:

  • Knowledge of and ability to provide rites of passage and rituals etc, particularly with regard to the dying and for those seriously ill
  • Knowledge of multifaith/belief needs and cultural requirements
  • An understanding and respect for diversity

Desirable criteria:

  • Knowledge of ethical issues

Skills:

Essential criteria:

  • Computer literate
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to listen, be open minded and respond with empathy, compassion and with a tolerant attitude
  • Ability to demonstrate selfawareness
  • Ability to balance care, confidentiality and accountability within reporting structures

Other:

Essential criteria:

  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Willing to receive supervision and leadership of the chaplaincy manager
  • To be in good standing with your own faith/belief group
  • Able to share in weekend provision and participate in an oncall rota

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