About this role
Job summary
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Chaplain to join the service to provide excellent pastoral, spiritual and faith based care to our patients, relatives and staff.
Main duties of the job
Providing compassionate spiritual, religious and pastoral care to patients, relatives, staff and volunteers, regardless of faith, belief or background. Conducting worship services, facilitating prayer and reflection, and arranging religious rites and sacraments as required. Ensuring chaplaincy support is accessible throughout the Trust, including participation in a 24-hour on-call service for urgent pastoral needs. Offering bereavement support and guidance to families experiencing loss or significant life events. Supporting the spiritual wellbeing of staff and teams, including providing pastoral support during challenging situations. Leading, supervising and supporting chaplaincy colleagues, volunteers and bank chaplains, including involvement in recruitment, induction, appraisal and development activities. Working collaboratively with local faith leaders, community organisations and healthcare colleagues to ensure inclusive care for people of all faiths and beliefs. Contributing to the planning, development and continuous improvement of chaplaincy services across the Trust. Supporting service audits, research activities and quality improvement initiatives to enhance spiritual care provision. Assisting with budget management, preparing reports, contributing to Trust committees and helping to develop chaplaincy strategy. Supporting the Trust's response to major incidents and ensuring chaplaincy services are prepared to meet emergency and crisis situations.
About us
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation
Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other
Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn
Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:
Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
One team - we work well together and with our communities
We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.
We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.
Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application
Job description Job responsibilities
The Band 6 Chaplain is responsible for the provision and further development of the Chaplaincy Service within North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust.
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Person Specification
Experience Essential
oDemonstrable experience of providing specialist spiritual, religious and pastoral care to patients, families, carers and staff within healthcare settings. oExperience of facilitating religious rites(appropriate to your faith), prayers, blessings, sacraments, memorial services and acts of worship appropriate to patient needs, preferences and faith traditions. oExperience of supporting staff wellbeing through pastoral care, reflective practice, remembrance services, critical incident support and periods of organisational change.
Desirable
oExperience of building and sustaining effective relationships with faith communities, community organisations and religious leaders to enhance patient care and support timely referrals.
Knowledge Essential
oSound knowledge of safeguarding, confidentiality, consent, equality, diversity, inclusion and professional boundaries within healthcare practice. oKnowledge and understanding of faith-specific requirements and the practical provision of multi-faith spiritual care. oKnowledge of delivering education, presentations and training relating to spiritual care, religion, belief, bereavement and pastoral support.
Desirable
oDemonstrable ability to develop innovative approaches which enhance patient experience and improve access to spiritual care services.
Values Essential
oExcellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills. oDemonstrates an inclusive, culturally sensitive and non-judgemental approach to spiritual care. oFlexible and responsive to changing clinical and organisational demands.
Desirable
oCompassionate, resilient and emotionally intelligent practitioner.
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 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
Address Warrington
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)