Bank Chaplain

A chaplain is needed to support the work of the Pastoral, Spiritual and Religious Care Team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This bank position will be based at the York Hospital site.

As an autonomous, qualified practitioner the role is to seek out and respond to the pastoral, spiritual and religious needs of individuals, their carers and staff.

The Pastoral, Spiritual and Religious Care Team, of which the Chaplain will be a member, provides for the spiritual, religious and pastoral needs of patients, staff and visitors within the Trust.

The team’s aim is to offer support which is sensitive, appropriate to individual need and which upholds our Trust Values and Behaviours.

The role will be for day cover and in addition the chaplain will also be expected to contribute to the out-of-hours Chaplaincy on call rota.

Substantial, recent pastoral experience in a local faith/belief community setting or equivalent is essential, together with chaplaincy experience within the NHS or within a related acute healthcare setting.

Based at York hospital you will work within the Chaplaincy team across all Trust sites and will receive full support, training and supervision.

**We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including**:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

**A full description of the role is available in the attachment**: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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