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Corporate - Chaplaincy
Gradd
Band 6
Contract
Parhaol
Oriau
Rhan-amser - 30 awr yr wythnos
Cyfeirnod y swydd
180-F-243186
Cyflogwr
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Math o gyflogwr
NHS
Gwefan
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
Tref
Cambridge
Cyflog
£35,392 - £42,618 p.a. pro rota
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Yn flynyddol
Yn cau
11/08/2024 23:59
Dyddiad y cyfweliad
29/08/2024

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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Chaplain

Band 6

Trosolwg o'r swydd

The CUH Chaplaincy team is looking for a proven Pastoral Practitioner to join our Team to provide pastoral, spiritual and religious care to patients, their carers and staff. Working flexibly as part of the wider Chaplaincy Team, you will utilise your pastoral skills to help people respond to the challenges they are experiencing through drawing upon their spiritual resources.

You will be capable of working independently, but collaboratively  to deliver Chaplaincy Service at Cambridge University Hospital and other sites of delivery. You will bring with you an ability to empathise for others, pastoral skill to safely explore with them their needs and the competency to support them religiously and spirituality.

You will be working within a supportive team to meet the needs of those we serve and bring your distinct contribution to aid the continual development of Chaplaincy provision. Therefore, we are looking for someone with exceptional team working skills, a positive collaborative approach to complex problems, proven pastoral skills and whom operates out of their own depth of practice in their faith / beliefs. 

Our commitment to you is to your ongoing development and a pattern of reflective practice, pastoral supervision and training.

If you are interested in this position, but feel you do not match all of the person specification, please do call us to discuss further.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

At CUH, the Chaplain will provide the following:
Deliver spiritual care to patients, their loved ones and staff, utilising their understanding of faith / belief, combined with their experience in pastoral care to provide person-centred support.

Work collaboratively within the Chaplaincy Team, and wider CUH teams, to ensure integrated practice, optimal care and adherence to guidelines / standard operating procedures.

Operate reflectively as a Practitioner, seeking to develop their practice and be a catalyst for wider team change to the benefit of the hospital and patients we serve.

Provide compassionate, empathetic and holistic staff support to sustain wellbeing and spiritual health.

Working one to one, in groups and with teams.

To work flexibly across our service delivery locations, supporting Chaplaincy colleagues and being responsive to the demands upon the Chaplaincy Service.

To contribute towards the development and delivery of training within the Trust.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

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Note the content of this job description is based on the: UK Board of health care Chaplaincy ‘Spiritual and religious care Capabilities and competencies for chaplaincy support 2015’.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

  • applied for a Graduate visa
  • or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
  • or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 11 August 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on 29 August 2024.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

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Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent work or life experience) with demonstrable learning in a relevant field such as Counselling, Pastoral Care, Psychology, Psychotherapy, religious studies or Theology
  • Endorsement to practice as a Healthcare Chaplain by a recognised / established sponsoring faith community or belief group
  • Evidence of annual continued professional development relevant to healthcare chaplaincy to UKBHC standards
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Postgraduate qualification (or equivalent life or work experience or working towards) with demonstrable outcomes of learning relevant to healthcare Chaplaincy
  • It is not compulsory for Chaplains to be registered with UKBHC, but the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care recommends choosing them from an Accredited Register
  • Qualification (or working towards) in pastoral supervision (such as those recommended by APSE), coaching, management or leadership

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Approximately 1600 hours of professionally supervised clinical practice as a designated Healthcare Chaplain
  • Offer spiritual care beyond own faith / belief boundaries with evidence of commitment to an inclusive approach to Chaplaincy
  • Engagement with safeguarding, information governance, audit, service evaluation or research
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Experience of supervising volunteers or healthcare Pastoral Assistants / Care Workers
  • Training in research, audit and service evaluation

Knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Demonstrable knowledge of tenets of own faith / belief tradition
  • Knowledge of and engagement with faith / belief traditions beyond your own
  • Evidence of reflecting critically on the practice and experience of providing pastoral care
  • Evidence of finding or searching for meaning through exploration of spiritual issues encountered in sickness, mental health, dying, death and bereavement
  • Evidence of the ability to manage time prioritising workload including a commitment to continuity of service provision
  • Evidence of working collaboratively, contributing to team and sustaining positive working relationships with colleagues
  • Evidence of establishing and sustaining relationships in pastorally complex and challenging environments demonstrating empathy and compassion, while taking personal responsibility and initiative
  • Evidence of fluent and effective communication in speech and writing
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Evidence that the candidate proactively practices CPD
  • Knowledge of current research in spirituality in healthcare

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • Practice professionally within recognised boundaries within pastorally diverse settings (as set out in the Code of Conduct)
  • Ability to create and lead ritual or other spiritual process in a way that is sensitive to the pastoral context and faith / belief needs of those present
  • A professional Chaplaincy identity rooted in one’s own religious / spiritual / pastoral heritage that integrates professional values and behaviours skills and specialist knowledge (vocational canon)
  • Enhanced use of self in chaplaincy practice including emotional availability, cultural humility, appropriate self-disclosure, positive use of power and authority, and clear and responsible boundaries
  • A high degree of personal stability and resilience to cope with significance stress on a sustained basis
  • Ability to apply theoretical knowledge of ethical issues relating to health care
  • Commitment to work within UKBHC Code of Conduct
Meini prawf dymunol
  • Deliver training at a variety of levels
  • Adapt ritual (which can come from a wide variety of sources) in an appropriate style to context in clinical environments
  • Cultural competence and religious literacy in diverse religious, spiritual and pastoral traditions
  • Ability to lead reflective practice
  • Act as an informed theological / philosophical and ethical resource in complex pastoral and clinical situations
  • Demonstrable evidence of self-care to enhance resilience or manage stress, e.g. meditation, prayer, exercise, journaling, hydration and reflective supervision

Additional Requirements

Meini prawf hanfodol
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
  • Demonstrable commitment to the organisation’s Values
  • Ability to travel independently in accordance with organisation policies and service need
  • Ability to attend an urgent on-call referral within 60 minutes
  • Satisfactory pre-employment checks for this role including qualification, work health assessments and criminal record checks

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Anthony Gill
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Lead Chaplain
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01223 217769
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