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Person specification
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
* Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's behavioural standards
Other requirements
Essential criteria
* Enhanced DBS disclosure
* Availability for overnight on-call
* Availability for incident call-out.
* Willing to work to flexible rota pattern
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
* 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)
Desirable criteria
* 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
Essential criteria
* 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.
Desirable criteria
* 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
Essential criteria
* 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
Essential criteria
* 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 a team of volunteers with varying knowledge, experience and views
* Ability to maintain confidentiality
Desirable criteria
* Self-awareness
* Innovative
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
* 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
Desirable criteria
* Proven record of pro-active performance management.
Physical skills
Essential criteria
* 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.
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.
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.
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.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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