Team Chaplain

To identify and provide for the pastoral, spiritual or religious needs of patients, carers and staff, the Team Chaplain will be required to: 1. Be a person of integrity within their own faith/belief/spirituality tradition. 2. Be a person committed to personal reflection and continued learning in their faith/belief/spirituality tradition and field of work.

3. Be an informed, visible, and active presence in the hospital, visiting patients and staff in wards and departments frequently; ensuring that the pastoral, spiritual and religious needs of all patients, staff and relatives are met. 4. Be readily available to relatives and patients, particularly those who are bereaved or struggling with diagnosis, and those who are close to the end of life, to ensure that sensitive, efficient, and appropriate spiritual care is given at all times.

5. Ensure that suitable religious services, rites, and ceremonies (e.g., baptism/dedication of extremely ill babies, washing of deceased patients, administering sacraments) are made available to all who require them, at any stage of life, without discrimination and in consultation with ward staff and the patients religious community as appropriate. 6. To facilitate, when requested, visits to patients by representatives of their own faith traditions.

7. To work with the maternity and neonatal teams to offer support to parents and families experiencing baby loss at any stage of gestation, or the care of extremely ill babies. 8. Plan, organise and conduct adult contract funerals, baby funerals (at any stage of gestation) thanksgiving, memorial, and other services as required always respecting the faith tradition and needs of others, in a manner authentic to the Chaplain.

9. Plan, organise and conduct services of worship, in accordance with their own faith/belief tradition. 10. Ensure that the multi-faith/belief prayer room/Chapel and waiting areas are properly maintained and accessible to all.

11. Actively offer a ministry of encouragement to staff and offer time and space for supportive listening and counsel when sought. 12. Contribute to education programs within the Trust to enhance understanding of spiritual, cultural, and religious needs of patients and staff.

13. Identify opportunities to collaboratively improve the Chaplaincy service to provide the best patient and staff care within the resources available. 14. Work with the rest of the Chaplaincy team in a spirit of unity, as well as the wider Trust to make the hospital a place of equality for people of all faiths, beliefs, spiritualities and none.

15. To be a part of the Chaplaincy response within the Trusts major incident plans and response. To ensure that Chaplaincy volunteers are trained and supervised the team Chaplain will be required to assist, facilitate, or take a lead in: 16. Supervising and supporting members of the Chaplaincy Pastoral Volunteer team and in appointing and training prospective members.

17. Helping to facilitate training, teaching and reflective practice sessions as required. To ensure safety, accountability and continuity of care, the team Chaplain will be required to: Keep adequate records of all services and activity, in order to contribute to the evaluation and audit of the work of the Chaplaincy team as a whole. Participate in the 24/7 emergency on-call rota to provide Chaplaincy support to any who require it.

Undertake regular measurement, data collection and evaluation of Chaplaincy work and current practices using evidence-based practice projects, audit, and outcome measures, either individually or with the team. Work within the current NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines, UKBHC Code of Conduct and any other relevant policy or guidance from Public Health England, and NHS and United Kingdom Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy. Have awareness of current development within the field of healthcare Chaplaincy, the NHS and local healthcare. Be a fully participant member of the Chaplaincy team, making a priority of team meetings and reflective practice, and seeking to maintain high morale and sound team relationships.

Monitoring ones own quality of practice as appropriate and engage in continuing professional development. Receive regular pastoral supervision from an approved supervisor to reflect on practice (self-sought/provided). Be responsible for ones own spiritual development and the maintenance of a healthy work/life balance. Undertake any other tasks as required by the Team Leader in accordance with the grade and nature of the post, as required.

Deputise for the Team Leader as required. Participate in providing short term cover for colleagues during periods of annual leave or sickness.