Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
Main area: Chaplaincy Grade: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Allocation of Night on call duties proportional to hours worked and some weekend working) Job ref: 164-6778437-A
Site: Queen's Medical Centre Town: Nottingham Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Dependant on experience Salary period: Yearly Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Department of Spiritual & Pastoral Care
Post: 1 WTE Band 6 Chaplain. Full time post. Part time applicants will be considered.
The ecumenical, multi-faith team of Chaplains which covers both campuses of this Hospital Trust currently has a vacancy for a Band 6 Chaplain.
This is a Band 6 role, and applicants will need to demonstrate healthcare chaplaincy experience, with an aptitude for sensitive pastoral working in this context.
Applicants will have accreditation/licensing with authority to practice as a religion or belief (including non-religious beliefs) leader/representative and/or pastoral worker.
The role involves weekend working and daytime and overnight on-call.
As a member of the Department of Spiritual and Pastoral Care team, you will assist in the delivery of appropriate and sensitive spiritual, pastoral and religious care. This provision is for patients, staff and visitors across the Trust. The provision is offered equally for those of any particular faith/belief and those who do not identify with any.
The role requires a person-centred approach that employs active listening skills. This band 6 role requires experienced and proficient pastoral practitioners. It requires the ability, where required, to facilitate religious rites and sacraments. Chaplains practice in accordance with the Guidelines and Code of conduct of the UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy.
Main duties of the job
Chaplains share in the provision of 24-hour on-call cover; assessing and providing pastoral, spiritual, and religious care needs. Scheduled interactions, crisis situations; and responding to emergency calls are part of the role. It also includes delivering training, supervising students, developing the chaplaincy service within the Trust and working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals. Frequent involvement in end-of-life care is to be expected, including peri-natal loss and conducting baby funerals.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Contribute to the effective working of the Spiritual and Pastoral Care team.
* Ensure good communication and collaboration with all members of the Spiritual and Pastoral Care Department.
* Follow established procedures and policies.
* Opportunity to share in the provision of 24-hour on-call cover; making decisions using own initiative about spiritual needs in crisis situations; responding to emergency calls in week and weekend night-times while meeting the required response time.
* Share in the daytime duty rota.
* Receive and respond to referrals from members of the healthcare team.
* Assist in the planning of the work of Spiritual and Pastoral Care students.
* Participate in particular projects and operational groups as directed by the Spiritual and Pastoral Care Manager.
* Prepare and disseminate briefing material, reports and liturgical material as directed by the Spiritual and Pastoral Care Manager.
* Assist with Spiritual and Pastoral Care service developments, including Major Incident planning and implementation.
* Contribute to audit and research within Chaplaincy practice.
* Provide pastoral and spiritual care:
* Assess spiritual health and wellbeing needs, develop spiritual care plans, and keep written and electronic records.
* Manage referrals and determine a timely response.
* Maintain confidentiality and obtain informed consent.
* Provide or facilitate spiritual and pastoral care sensitive to the cultural, faith and belief realities of the diversity of service users.
* Protect individuals from all unwanted visits, including visits from faith community or belief group representatives, and communicate this to third parties as appropriate.
* Maintain effective and consistent links with designated clinical areas.
* Work collaboratively alongside other professionals of all grades.
* Articulate need on behalf of an individual when required.
* Provide or facilitate religious care:
* Deliver ritual consistent with one’s own faith or belief tradition.
* Devise, co-ordinate and lead ritual to meet particular needs e.g. memorial services for staff.
* Perform ritual interventions connected with crisis according to the needs of users and consistent with the permissions and practice of one’s own faith or belief community.
* Conduct funerals.
* Organise rites and sacraments that cannot be undertaken by the post holder to be administered by a suitable colleague or community faith/belief leader.
* Make referrals to appropriate faith/belief leaders and community ministers of religion at the patient’s request and with their consent.
* Establish effective links with faith/belief leaders in the community.
* Record all assessments and interventions in the patient information system.
* Provide support for staff:
* Model working relationships that respect the integrity of others.
* Schedule time for staff as service users.
* Assess and respond to staff pastoral and spiritual needs (individual or collective).
* Respect confidence in responding to requests for personal support from members of staff and placement students.
* Maintain awareness of issues, changes and conditions that may affect staff wellbeing.
* Collaborate with other relevant departments in promoting staff wellbeing.
* Identify other sources of staff support and, with consent, facilitate referral.
* Providing training and education:
* Identify the learning needs of self and others.
* Contribute to the planning and delivery of learning opportunities.
* Contribute to the selection, training and supervision of students.
* Train and oversee trainee chaplains.
* Contribute to Trust and/or Departmental Induction Programme for new staff.
* Present education and training sessions to a variety of internal and external groups.
* Contribute to the professional development of Spiritual and Pastoral Care:
* Maintain an up-to-date understanding of the theory and practice of Spiritual and Pastoral Care.
* Maintain an awareness of research relevant to Spiritual and Pastoral Care.
* Facilitate, as agreed with the Spiritual and Pastoral Care Manager, the administrative, development, and reflective practice processes of the Department.
* Assist with audits, service reviews and research as directed by the Spiritual and Pastoral Care Manager.
* Personal and Professional Development:
* Develop and maintain up-to-date knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to the duties of the job.
* Identify personal learning needs.
* Participate in the Development Review Process (Appraisal).
* Maintain agreed personal and professional development.
* Practice in accordance with the principles of the UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy Code of Conduct, Spiritual & Religious Care Capabilities & Competences for Healthcare Chaplain, and Standards for Healthcare Chaplaincy Services.
* Develop as a reflective practitioner and receive regular supervision.
* Maintain a personal discipline within the integrity of the post holder’s own faith or belief tradition.
* Contribute to the effective working of the Trust:
* Follow Trust policies and procedures.
* Undertake mandatory training.
* Participate in relevant Trust-wide activities.
* Represent Spiritual and Pastoral Care in healthcare teams (e.g. MDTs) in the Trust.
* Represent Spiritual and Pastoral Care at relevant functions and events.
* Create and lead corporate acts which have spiritual significance.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* Accreditation/licensing with authority to practice as a religion or belief (including non-religious beliefs) leader/representative and/or pastoral worker.
* Accredited training/qualification (normally degree level or higher) in theology, pastoral care or other relevant discipline.
* Further counselling skills supported by appropriate training.
Experience
* Substantial, recent pastoral experience in local faith/belief community setting or equivalent.
* Significant experience of healthcare chaplaincy or of providing spiritual and pastoral care in a non-religious setting.
* Sufficient experience and understanding of spiritual, religious and pastoral care in the healthcare chaplaincy setting to advise colleagues on spiritual and religious care, and ethical and care issues.
* Awareness of professional and legal requirements relating to safe and effective practice working with service users and colleagues.
* Able to support and facilitate sacraments/rites and spiritual needs according to service user’s own faith/belief group.
* Experience of collaborative working in a multi-faith/belief setting.
* Understanding of current issues in NHS.
Communication and Relationship skills
* Good communication skills to provide pastoral care to individuals in a variety of complex pastoral encounters.
* Able to share and record information within the healthcare team.
* Experience of working within data protection and information governance policies.
* Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting, with agreed protocols and procedures.
* Experience of providing education, training and supervision in a workplace setting.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
* Able to contribute to ethical discussion and support ethical reflection.
* Able to evaluate and incorporate relevant research findings into practice.
* Effective in crisis work.
* Experience of reflection on professional and pastoral practice both individually and within a team.
Planning and organisational skills
* Proficient in performance of administrative processes, keeping accurate records. Computer literate and familiar with Microsoft Office.
* Good time management: Ability to prioritise conflicting tasks and demands.
* Ability to evidence autonomous working.
* Ability to manage a pastoral case-load.
Physical skills
* Car driver with current licence or ability to reach hospital sites within agreed response time frame when on-call.
Requirements specific to the role
* Able to participate in the departmental on-call provision, including overnight on-call.
* Committed to working collaboratively in ecumenical and multi-faith/belief team and setting.
* Work to maintain Chaplaincy Standards and compliant with UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy Code of Conduct for Healthcare Chaplains.
* Committed to continued personal and professional development and learning.
* Eligible for registration with the UK Board of Healthcare Chaplains.
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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 the 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.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support.
If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role.
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part-time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID.
Consent:
* Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts.
* Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post may be subject to a DBS check which incurs a cost depending on the level of check required (£42.90 for enhanced and £22.90 for standard).
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Susan Gibson Job title: Service Administrator Email address: susan.gibson42@nhs.net Telephone number: 0115 924 9924 Additional information: For further details/informal visits contact Susan Gibson.
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