Job summary
- Main area
- Chaplaincy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 241-26CD-25
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bolton Royal Hospital
- Town
- Farnworth
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Muslim p/T Female Chaplain
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
An enthusiastic Female Muslim Moulana with appropriate experience, is required to join an enthusiastic and well motivated multi-denominational, multi-faith team at Bolton FT Hospital.
We have recently developed a new Faith Facility which includes an expanded Mosque with ablution provision. The department is comprised of both Faith Leaders, voluntary workers and offers opportunities for spiritual care to patients, their relatives and staff on a Multi-Faith basis but ensuring protected characteristics. It provides a 24 hour ecumenical on-call service on a rota basis. You should have excellent communication skills, and able to work as part of a team.
Experience of hospital/hospice work or counselling would be an advantage, but training and support will be given for successful but less experienced candidates.
Main duties of the job
Visiting of patients and their families on the wards.
Supporting staff.
Helping with the provision of religious needs in the Muslim Faith.
Working with other Faiths.
Providing wider pastoral/spiritual/religious needs to the Trust.
May be occasions for extra on-call duties.
Working for our organisation
The Team is made up of Chaplains from the Muslim, Christian and Hindu Faiths supported by volunteers from all the above Faiths. We have opened just under 2 years ago a new Faith facility which includes a new Mosque, Temple and a Community Hub. In addition there is also a Chapel. It is a busy department in which all the Faiths work closely together ensuring the Trusts Religious/Spiritual/Pastoral requirements are met
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support patients their families and staff from the Muslim Faith with religious/spiritual/pastoral needs.
Working under the direction of the Head/Deputy Head and Muslim lead of the Chaplaincy department.
Visiting of wards
Support in the provision of worship in the Trust.
Working closely with Chaplains of other Faiths in the Team.
May be need for occasional on-call duties.
Person specification
Religious qalifications
Essential criteria
- Religious qualifications
- Chaplaincy experience
Desirable criteria
- Multi Faith work
Religious qualifications
Essential criteria
- Religious qualifications
- Chaplaincy experience
Desirable criteria
- Mutli Faith experience
- Communication skills
Theology background
Essential criteria
- Theology background
- Team work
Desirable criteria
- Community work
- Counselling experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Revd Neville Markham
- Job title
- Head Chaplain
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390770
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