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Head of Service: Spiritual and Pastoral Care Service
Band 8a
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We are actively seeking a Head of Service for our Spiritual & Pastoral Care team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the provision of a professional and high-quality Spiritual and Pastoral Care service to patients, their loved ones and Trust staff, addressing and fulfilling their diverse spiritual needs.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
The successful candidate will manage the team, deploying Chaplains and team members to ensure a suitable level of service. Utilising specialist knowledge and pastoral skills, they will guide and shape the strategic direction for the Spiritual and Pastoral Care Team. They will ensure the provision of staff development opportunities for Chaplains and department members, to enable provision of the most effective Spiritual and Pastoral Care service. Additionally, they will actively participate in care delivery, including on-call responsibilities. The Head of Service will serve as an exemplary role model for all staff, demonstrating a track record of Chaplaincy within healthcare and maintaining good standing within their faith community or belief group.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please see attached detailed job description related to this post.
Please also see attached detailed person specification related to this post.
Manyleb y person
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s behavioural standards
Other requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Enhanced DBS disclosure
- Availability for overnight on-call
- Availability for incident call-out.
- Willing to work to flexible rota pattern
Training & Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Degree (or equivalent experience) with demonstrable learning such as counselling, pastoral care, psychology, psychotherapy, religious studies or theology.
- Endorsement to practice as a healthcare chaplain by a recognized/established sponsoring faith community or belief group (including non-religious beliefs)
Meini prawf dymunol
- Formal leadership and management training
- Senior level experience or qualification e.g.Medical/psychological/clinical/therapeutic/theological/counselling qualification
- Evidence of annual continued professional development relevant to healthcare chaplaincy to UKBHC standards.
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Extensive track record of working at a senior chaplain level with a wide range of groups, within a healthcare setting.
- Extensive experience of professionally supervised clinical practice as an autonomous practitioner healthcare chaplain.
- Working knowledge of major faith communities and belief groups in relation to the healthcare context.
- In depth involvement in audit and/or service evaluation.
- Teaching and training.
- Research literacy including an understanding of the research process.
- Evidence of responding appropriately to complex spiritual and pastoral needs
- Enabling and empowering others to interpret experience and find meaning through exploration of spiritual issues encountered in sickness, mental health, dying, death and bereavement.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Proven responsibility for professional leadership and operational management of a diverse group of healthcare chaplains.
- Experience of working at regional and national level relevant to health and social care.
- Supervision of chaplains and others working within a chaplaincy service.
Communication and Relationship skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Able to communicate effectively and articulately at all levels, both written and oral.
- Able to deal effectively and decisively with individual / collective performance issues.
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and conflict resolution skills.
- Able to lead discussions and encourage the participation of others.
- Able to present and explain complex data to a variety of audiences clearly and concisely.
- Ability to lead, motivate and coach a team.
- Willing to work to Chaplaincy Standards and annual Departmental Action Plan.
Analytical and Judgement skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Able to independently analyse, interpret and compare highly complex facts and situations and make judgements where there is no precedent and where other leading opinions may conflict.
- Strategic thinker influencing strategic outcomes.
- Flexible and positive in managing team of volunteers with varying knowledge, experience and views
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
Meini prawf dymunol
- Self-awareness
- Innovative
Planning and organisation skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Able to prioritise and deliver to deadlines
- Able to develop and implement short, medium and long-term strategies and plans
- Works to achieve agreed objectives given freedom to do this, guided by principles, policies and regulations.
- Able to keep abreast of developments in the Trust and across the wider NHS that may impact on the department
Meini prawf dymunol
- Proven record of pro-active performance management.
Physical skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Light physical effort required – sitting, standing, walking,
- Ability to use a PC more or less continuously
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Thomas Malin
- Teitl y swydd
- Adult Critical Care Directorate General Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
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