Job Summary

The post-holder will be an authorised/approved member of their CofE/Free Church Christian Faith Community.

The post-holder will provide emergency spiritual, religious and pastoral care to patients, relatives, carers and staff from their own faith background, across University Hospitals Birmingham as required, through their undertaking of on-call duties as agreed with the Head of Chaplaincy or their designate.

The post-holder will support the Chaplaincy Team across the Trust, through undertaking Bank Shifts on-site on an occasional basis.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties:

1.To provide, on an on-call basis, emergency, spiritual, religious and pastoral care for patients, relatives, visitors and staff under the supervision of the Head of Chaplaincy or their designated colleague in an appropriate and informed manner.

2.In accordance with agreed Standard Operating Procedures, to participate in the appropriate and specified emergency on-call rota for the Department. Must ordinarily be able to attend whichever hospital calls within one hour of receiving an urgent call unless flexibility is negotiated with the Head of Chaplaincy and referring clinical colleague.

3.As required by the Chaplaincy Department to provide routine spiritual, religious and pastoral care for patients, relatives, visitors and staff under the supervision of the Head of Chaplaincy or their designated colleague in an appropriate and informed manner based at a UHB site.

4.To provide data and accurate and confidential records of one's activities and referrals received and made as agreed within the department to ensure that the care offered by the team as a whole is reliable, accountable and of a high standard.

5.To practice ethically, respecting the rights of individuals, their families and carers and to assist in the provision of information to increase understanding, inform choices and support decision making. Providing care based on professional, legal and ethical codes of conduct.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *The post-holder will be in good standing within, their own Christian faith tradition, which must be a full member of the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
• *University accredited Degree level theological training or equivalent

Desirable

• *Licensed within their own Christian faith community to undertake pastoral, spiritual and religious activities.

Experience

Essential

• *Demonstrable and proven experience of offering formal pastoral care in a recognised, professional capacity
• *Strong understanding of their own faith/spiritual tradition, with ability to articulate this clearly whilst respecting and working with those of differing traditions
• *Familiarity and experience of ministering to end-of-life situations
• *Experience of working collaboratively within a team
• *Active participant within their own faith / spiritual community
• *Growing knowledge of issues relating to spiritual, religious and pastoral care
• *Where appropriate to your belief tradition, to have an ability to use liturgical resources appropriately and creatively in a diverse range of contexts
• *Non-judgemental and committed to inclusion and wellbeing
• *Ability and readiness to work in accordance with the NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines 2023

Desirable

• *Demonstrable experience in providing pastoral care (within one's own faith tradition)
• *Experience of the multi-cultural, religious and spiritual dimensions of health care
• *Experience of some of the ethical issues that may arise in a healthcare setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Able to work as part of 24/7 on-call rota with other chaplains as required by job role
• *To be able to attend within 60 minutes when called in out of hours as required by job role unless flexibility is negotiated with the Head of Chaplaincy
• *Ability to travel between different Trust sites
• *Driving licence and access to a car.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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