About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a new colleague to join the team who will have had experience of pastoral, spiritual and religious/belief care in the NHS, to be part of a faith and belief team providing holistic care for patients and staff and those important to them.
Main duties of the job
We now have an exciting opportunity for a chaplain or pastoral care practitioner to join our diverse team of chaplains, honorary and bank chaplains We provide care 7 days a week, and in emergency 24 hours a day, striving to support people from all faiths and beliefs, or world views.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description Job responsibilities
This is an excellent opportunity to develop and gain more skills within a supportive team. We are looking for an an empathethic and compassionate individual, who has the ability to respect, value and affirm people regardless of their religion or belief, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or state of health or current needs. They will also be committed to working across faith and belief systems and demonstrate a willingness to pastorally care for people beyond personal faith or belief boundary You will also have previous Chaplaincy Experience; Approximately 1600 hours of professionally supervised practice as a designated chaplain or pastoral care practitioner. You will also be registered or be eligible to be registered by the Council of Professional Chaplains and Pastoral Carers. . You will eligible to be authorised by appropriate faith or belief group to practice as a Healthcare Chaplain, with a bachelors degree (or equivalent work or life experience) in a area related to the profession. If you have significant experience in pastoral, spiritual and religious/non-religious care in a healthcare setting; excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to work with and value diversity, proven track record of collaboration and empowerment we would love to hear from you
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree
Desirable
Post Graduate, significant pastoral experience
Experience Essential
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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.
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Employer details Employer name Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Sheriff Hill,
Gateshead
NE9 6SX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)