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Team Chaplain

4 months ago


Blackpool, United Kingdom Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

At Blackpool Teaching Hospitals our Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Team has an established reputation for high quality care, innovation, and considerable influence and engagement throughout the trust.

We work collaboratively with staff to meet patient spiritual needs and help with staff well-being. We contribute to a Trust wide training program and have established working with many teams throughout the Trust. In 2020 we won the Non-Clinical Team of the Year Award and in 2023 we opened a new Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Centre.

We are a busy department within an Acute Trust, in 2023-24 we had 564 emergency calls to attend, 314 (56%) of which were out of hours, this is the highest number of urgent call outs we have had in a 12-month period. We have also led on 50 contracted funerals for the hospital. Alongside this we have delivered an education program and several remembrance events.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our established team at Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. You will be working in a diverse setting, and will be required to respond to the spiritual, religious, cultural and pastoral needs of our patients, visitors, volunteers, and staff.

The vacancy is open to applicants looking for either whole time or part time hours.

The successful candidate will be participating in a shared on-call service with the other Chaplains.

Main duties of the job

A key member of the Chaplaincy Team Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, working to ensure that the spiritual, religious and pastoral needs of patients, visitors and staff are met effectively, within a framework of client choice, appropriate to their cultural and religious expression, to the highest standard of care, and within available resources.

The post holder will assist in deputising for the Chaplaincy Team Leader as required. In addition, and subject to these amendments, the main duties and responsibilities are documented on the following pages.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live . In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description attached to this vacancy for the full details

Please note, this vacancy will close earlier than the advertised date, should enough applications be received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Years of Experience Working within a Team context Good standing with Faith Community

Desirable

Qualifications / ordination with Faith Commuity Education to a Degree level or equivalent Lively well informed faith

Personal Experience

Essential

Examples of Chaplaincy working Examples of working with complex pastoral needs Examples of working within an End of Life context

Desirable

Excellent Pastoral and Communication Skills Examples of leading public worship Strong interpersonal skills

Requirements of post

Essential

Working in a Multi-professional Team Ability to manage a complex workload Ability to handle pressure

Desirable

Ethical knowledge Ability to cope with suffering Ability to reflect on your own work