Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 267-CS6416359
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oxford
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Spiritual & Pastoral Care
Band 8a
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
We are delighted to be advertising this critical and highly valued role for the trust. As Head of Spirituality and Pastoral Care you will lead the provision of Spiritual and Pastoral Care across the Trust and lead and manage the Oxford Centre for Spirituality and Wellbeing (OxCSWell).
Following from retirement of the previous postholder we are keen to find someone who can take on the challenge of this important position.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will ensure that a high quality Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care service is provided to patients across the trusts services and ensure that this service is inclusive. They will manage, supervise, and support chaplaincy staff and provide strategic leadership and management to the OxCSWell service and team. They will ensure that appropriate links are made and maintained with representatives of local faith communities as well as making and maintaining links and networks at regional and national level.
You will report to the Director of Psychological Professions with ultimate accountability to the Chief Nurse as well as feeding into other trust governance structures and informing the development of staff wellbeing and psychological support structures.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The key purpose of this post is summarised below:
- To lead, manage and develop the provision of spiritual, religious and pastoral care to all patients, staff and carers across the Trust.
- To lead and support the Spiritual and Pastoral Care Team.
- To be responsible for the organisation, development, implantation and evaluation of a strategy for the Trust’s spiritual and pastoral care service and for pathways to ensure optimal spiritual care in all Trust services.
- To be a source of expert advice and training to all levels of Trust staff, from the Trust board to staff providing front-line care, on all issues pertaining to spirituality and chaplaincy in relation to patient care and the support of carers and staff.
- To lead research and development activity in the field of spirituality and mental health and to oversee the work of OxCSWell (the Oxford Centre for Spirituality and Wellbeing).
- To promote the inclusion of all service users and carers.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current national and international spiritual care assessment tools and delivery paradigms
- Developed knowledge of service models in mental health settings
Desirable criteria
- Providing direction through supervision, consultancy, teaching and training to a range of health and social care professionals both locally and nationally
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level and/or professional qualification in theology, ministry, social work, community work or related fields.
- Significant experience working at a senior level in health or social care chaplaincy.
- Experience of working at expert level within a mental health setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of supervising and managing others at a senior level
- An expert working knowledge of beliefs and philosophies across major faith and belief traditions represented in the UK
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bill Tiplady
- Job title
- Director of Psychological Professions
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07554 438536
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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