Job summary
- Main area
- Chaplaincy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (plus rotational on call provision (one weekend in four – on call until 21:00 on Saturdays and Sundays))
- Job ref
- 426-374-24CC
- Employer
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Town
- King's Lynn
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pastor/Spiritual Advisor
Band 6
Job overview
To participate fully in the Chaplaincy team for the provision of pastoral, spiritual and religious care to patients, relatives/Carers, and to staff, including a rotational share both in the on-call provision and in working on Saturday and Sunday's.
To develop and maintain responsibility for certain wards and specialties in relation to service development and patient need.
To support the organisation in meeting its key objective of improving the experience of patients accessing services at the Trust.
Main duties of the job
To work constructively as part of a small team providing a service of spiritual, pastoral and religious care to the patients, relatives, and staff of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, King’s Lynn, and at the North Cambridgeshire Hospital in Wisbech.
To contribute fully to the development of the Chaplaincy Service in this Trust and to promote its resources.
To recognise, respect and respond to the expressions of pastoral, spiritual and emotional needs of all people and to expressed religious needs as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details and responsibilities on this vacancy please see the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential criteria
- Priest of The Church of England; Free Church Minister or Leader
- Duly recognised and authorised by the appropriate Church authority
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of faiths and wider belief systems
Desirable criteria
- Relevant CPD training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completion of 3 – 4 years initial Ministerial Education (post Ordination formation).
- Proven & substantive experience of Healthcare Chaplaincy
- Care of bereaved people
- Strong ecumenical co-operation
- Working with lay people/Volunteers
- Conducting of Services in a wide variety of settings
Desirable criteria
- Counselling Experience (e.g. from a Counselling Centre; a recognised practice on a regular basis)
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent all-round communication skills, both written and oral
- Confident in taking the initiative
- Strong theological and reflective competence in relation to the spiritual, existential and ethical issues surrounding illness, injury and loss
- Able to work alone and to be responsible for workload
- Deep emotional resilience
- Excellent time management and prioritisation
- Theology and other disciplines relating to pastoral, spiritual and religious care
- Working knowledge of core NHS Policies
- Confident in use of core computer programmes and the Internet
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Lee Gilbert
- Job title
- Head of Spiritual Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01553 613441
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