Job summary
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has three main sites: Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley, Surrey; Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, Berkshire; and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, Berkshire. The Trust also provides services from a number of satellite sites including Farnham Hospital and Heathlands Centre in Bracknell and Fleet Community Hospital.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and experienced individual.They will have their main base at Frimley Park Hospital. Experience working in healthcare chaplaincy is an essential requirement.
They will join the Trust-wide Chaplaincy Department of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. The Chaplaincy Department provides pastoral, spiritual and religious care to patients, their relatives and carers and staff within the Trust. They will work as a generic chaplain and their approach will be person-centred and collaborative. Working well within a team is central to the role and You will work with the Lead Chaplain and the current team of Chaplains and Trust Volunteers.
Main duties of the job
Your role will involve:
- Working with the current team of Chaplains and Trust Chaplaincy Volunteers in extending the provision of care in challenging situations.
- Providing specialist knowledge and expertise in matters relating to spiritual and religious beliefs, experiences and practices.
- Sharing in daytime weekday duties which are from 8am to 4pm.
- Sharing in the Sunday duties of the Chaplaincy team at least once per month. This would include the 9am morning Eucharist or Communion by extension Service and ministry at the bedside supported by our team of Chaplaincy Volunteers.
- Sharing in the out of hours On-call rota and working as a generic chaplain able to respond to the needs of people of all faiths and beliefs, noting that the majority of calls are for Church of England and Roman Catholic patients;
- You will primarily at Frimley Park Hospital but be expected to work cross-site depending on operational needs.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- In good standing with a faith or belief group as defined by the Network for Pastoral, Spiritual and Religious Care in Health.
- Appropriately authorised, licensed, or commissioned for the role of healthcare chaplain
- Bachelor's Degree level or higher in Theology or Pastoral Care
Desirable
- Registered as a Board-Certified chaplain with the UK Board for Healthcare Chaplaincy
- Member of the College of Health Care Chaplains and/or The Association for Hospice & Palliative Care Chaplains
- Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Chaplaincy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of employment as an NHS healthcare chaplain
- Experience in facilitating rites and meeting spiritual needs according to service user's own faith/belief group
- Experience of designing, facilitating and leading services of worship in a wide variety of settings
- Experience of working with volunteers
Desirable
- Experience of providing teaching on spiritual care to healthcare professionals
- Experience of training and supervising volunteers
Skills
Essential
- Extensive knowledge and insight into pastoral, spiritual and religious care
- Working knowledge of faith and belief systems other than one's own, and the ability to apply this knowledge in a diverse context
- Skilled at using Microsoft Office 365
- Digital and verbal communication skills desirable for effective communication of information within the organisation and with the public
Desirable
- Volunteer management skills
- Training and supervision skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- In good standing with a faith or belief group as defined by the Network for Pastoral, Spiritual and Religious Care in Health.
- Appropriately authorised, licensed, or commissioned for the role of healthcare chaplain
- Bachelor's Degree level or higher in Theology or Pastoral Care
Desirable
- Registered as a Board-Certified chaplain with the UK Board for Healthcare Chaplaincy
- Member of the College of Health Care Chaplains and/or The Association for Hospice & Palliative Care Chaplains
- Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Chaplaincy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of employment as an NHS healthcare chaplain
- Experience in facilitating rites and meeting spiritual needs according to service user's own faith/belief group
- Experience of designing, facilitating and leading services of worship in a wide variety of settings
- Experience of working with volunteers
Desirable
- Experience of providing teaching on spiritual care to healthcare professionals
- Experience of training and supervising volunteers
Skills
Essential
- Extensive knowledge and insight into pastoral, spiritual and religious care
- Working knowledge of faith and belief systems other than one's own, and the ability to apply this knowledge in a diverse context
- Skilled at using Microsoft Office 365
- Digital and verbal communication skills desirable for effective communication of information within the organisation and with the public
Desirable
- Volunteer management skills
- Training and supervision skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
