Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join CUH Chaplaincy Service as a Team Chaplain. The aim of the service is to meet the deepest needs of the Trust and the patients, visitors and staff, through depth of heart, mind and soul.
The Trusts aims are to ensure that all of our patients have access to high quality care through holistic healthcare provision. Chaplaincy is located at the heart of CUH and utilising interdisciplinary co-production, you will ensure that we as a Trust have improved outcomes for our patients and visitors as well as the health and wellbeing of staff.
We are looking for an individual who has demonstrative experience of pastoral care in a healthcare Chaplaincy. You must be motivated with a clear passion for Chaplaincy and reflective practice central to your professional life.
Main duties of the job
- To assess the spiritual and religious needs of patients, visitors and staff and seek to meet those needs or refer on.
- To work within the protocols and practices of the chaplaincy department
- To participate in regular reflective practice.
- Initiate service development and audit
- Contribute to education and training within the hospital
- Proactively participates in multidisciplinary teams
All members of the department are expected to participate fully as team members, working collaboratively to achieve a person centred, pastorally responsive ministry in the complex and demanding environment of Addenbrookes Hospital.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrookes Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing outstanding care to our patients and rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUHs values Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Chaplaincy responded to the Covid pandemic by becoming central to the day to day support for patients and staff and the future direction of a multi-agency approach to staff health and wellbeing investment. It also become identified for its capacity to hold the emotional space for teams and clinicians during critical events, so that they can fulfil their roles most effectively.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS clearance and as a result, you will be required to pay the associated fee of £40.00. This fee will be deducted from your second months salary.
The closing date is 23 August 2021.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
For further details of our fantastic benefits please refer to the attachment below - CUH Benefits.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Chaplaincy responded to the Covid pandemic by becoming central to the day to day support for patients and staff and the future direction of a multi-agency approach to staff health and wellbeing investment. It also become identified for its capacity to hold the emotional space for teams and clinicians during critical events, so that they can fulfil their roles most effectively.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS clearance and as a result, you will be required to pay the associated fee of £40.00. This fee will be deducted from your second months salary.
The closing date is 23 August 2021.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
For further details of our fantastic benefits please refer to the attachment below - CUH Benefits.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in theology or equivalent oAppropriate church / theological / philosophical training oThe post is open to Ordained clergy of the Church of England and those in good standing with member churches of the Free Churches group or the equivalent of that person's belief group
Desirable
- oUKBHC registered chaplain oTeaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of providing spiritual and pastoral care to a diverse population oExperience of working with people of different faiths, those with a life limiting illness and the bereaved oExperience of working with those experiencing trauma oTeam working oProven record of sustained pastoral experience
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to respond creatively to the pastoral, religious, spiritual needs of patients, relatives, staff and volunteers oKnowledge of audit and service evaluation oTeam working
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team oLead informal worship in a variety contexts oExcellent communication skills oPrioritisation of workload oAbility to teach
Desirable
- oAudit and research skills oSupervision skills
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent. oParticipate in the on call rota oRequired to do out of hours on call oMust be able to cover 24/7 on call commitments which includes being able to attend emergency call outs from home within an hour. Must have a full driving licence and own transport oPosition also involves unsocial hours - weekends/Sunday/Bank holiday working on a rota oMust have full DBS clearance that is satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Record Bureau Disclosure oTo work in accordance with the standards published by the department, the trust and UKBHC oEmotionally and spiritually robust and resourced oMust be able to travel from site to site and from home to site quickly
Desirable
- oHave an established spiritual and professional support system oNon doctrinal
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in theology or equivalent oAppropriate church / theological / philosophical training oThe post is open to Ordained clergy of the Church of England and those in good standing with member churches of the Free Churches group or the equivalent of that person's belief group
Desirable
- oUKBHC registered chaplain oTeaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of providing spiritual and pastoral care to a diverse population oExperience of working with people of different faiths, those with a life limiting illness and the bereaved oExperience of working with those experiencing trauma oTeam working oProven record of sustained pastoral experience
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to respond creatively to the pastoral, religious, spiritual needs of patients, relatives, staff and volunteers oKnowledge of audit and service evaluation oTeam working
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team oLead informal worship in a variety contexts oExcellent communication skills oPrioritisation of workload oAbility to teach
Desirable
- oAudit and research skills oSupervision skills
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent. oParticipate in the on call rota oRequired to do out of hours on call oMust be able to cover 24/7 on call commitments which includes being able to attend emergency call outs from home within an hour. Must have a full driving licence and own transport oPosition also involves unsocial hours - weekends/Sunday/Bank holiday working on a rota oMust have full DBS clearance that is satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Record Bureau Disclosure oTo work in accordance with the standards published by the department, the trust and UKBHC oEmotionally and spiritually robust and resourced oMust be able to travel from site to site and from home to site quickly
Desirable
- oHave an established spiritual and professional support system oNon doctrinal
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
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).