Job summary
The Chaplaincy service at King's College Hospital provides support for matters relating to spiritual, religious and emotional care to patients, their families, visitors, and staff of all faiths and none.
The post holder will participate fully in the provision of spiritual, emotional, and religious care to our stakeholders ensuring that the service meets professional standards and best current practice. They will be a point of reference for the religious and spiritual issues associated with death and bereavement and ethical matters in the Trust, providing specialist knowledge and advice on request. The post holder is also required to participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
- To provide pastoral, spiritual and emotional care to patients, their families, visitors, and staff of all faiths and none
- To contribute to the effective working of the chaplaincy team
- To contribute to the professional development of chaplaincy, including education and personal development.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please refer to the detailed job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please refer to the detailed job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- MA or post-graduate qualification in Healthcare Chaplaincy or equivalent
- Recognised Islamic theological qualification, authorisation/licence to minister from an accountable agency/ organisation in the UK
- UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy registration
Desirable
- Additional counselling or pastoral training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of providing pastoral, spiritual and religious care
- Substantial leadership experience following becoming recognised or accredited within a faith or belief community
- Experience of supporting people through difficult and/or distressing circumstances
- Experience of working with multi-faith or belief groups and ecumenical teams
- Experience in creating and delivering teaching and training programmes relating to pastoral, spiritual and religious care
- In depth knowledge of own faith or belief group teaching, tradition and practices, and an ability to apply this knowledge in a health care context - particularly in relation to birth, death and illness
- Working knowledge of faith and belief systems other than one's own, and the ability to apply this knowledge working in a secular multi-cultural, multi-faith and belief context
- Demonstrable knowledge and a commitment to working in an ecumenical, multi-faith or belief, and multi-cultural way, with an openness to the views and doubts of others and knowledge of how to care for people of all faiths and beliefs
- Good working knowledge of the UKBHC Code of Conduct
Desirable
- Experience of delivering pastoral, spiritual and religious care in a healthcare setting
- Experience of working within healthcare chaplaincy
- Experience of managing volunteers
- Knowledge and understanding of workings of the NHS to enable the post holder to work as part of a chaplaincy team and play an active part in the life of the Trust in a multi-disciplinary context
- Knowledge and understanding of national policies and procedures relevant to healthcare Chaplaincy
- Theoretical knowledge of ethical issues relating to health care
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to create and maintain excellent working relationships with peers and colleagues
- To accept that the chaplaincy work pattern can be unpredictable and be able to adapt to unexpected and sudden happenings
- Ability to deliver pastoral, spiritual and religious care to patients and families of all faiths and beliefs
- Active listening skills and an ability to respond to others spiritual needs (without proselytising about personal faith or belief)
- Ability to reflect theologically as an individual and as part of a team
- Excellent organisational skills and oral and written communication skills, including an ability to teach and share ideas and work as a part of a team
- Ability to support dying patients and/or families of deceased patients in a compassionate and sensitive manner, including conducting funerals
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously and under pressure. Ability to prioritise and manage own workload, and to work on own initiative without supervision and in teams.
- Ability to respond to changing situations which may be pastorally challenging and/or complex
- Ability to listen, deal with challenging behaviour and offer pastoral interpretations
- Flexibility
Desirable
- Training and supervision skills
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- MA or post-graduate qualification in Healthcare Chaplaincy or equivalent
- Recognised Islamic theological qualification, authorisation/licence to minister from an accountable agency/ organisation in the UK
- UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy registration
Desirable
- Additional counselling or pastoral training
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of providing pastoral, spiritual and religious care
- Substantial leadership experience following becoming recognised or accredited within a faith or belief community
- Experience of supporting people through difficult and/or distressing circumstances
- Experience of working with multi-faith or belief groups and ecumenical teams
- Experience in creating and delivering teaching and training programmes relating to pastoral, spiritual and religious care
- In depth knowledge of own faith or belief group teaching, tradition and practices, and an ability to apply this knowledge in a health care context - particularly in relation to birth, death and illness
- Working knowledge of faith and belief systems other than one's own, and the ability to apply this knowledge working in a secular multi-cultural, multi-faith and belief context
- Demonstrable knowledge and a commitment to working in an ecumenical, multi-faith or belief, and multi-cultural way, with an openness to the views and doubts of others and knowledge of how to care for people of all faiths and beliefs
- Good working knowledge of the UKBHC Code of Conduct
Desirable
- Experience of delivering pastoral, spiritual and religious care in a healthcare setting
- Experience of working within healthcare chaplaincy
- Experience of managing volunteers
- Knowledge and understanding of workings of the NHS to enable the post holder to work as part of a chaplaincy team and play an active part in the life of the Trust in a multi-disciplinary context
- Knowledge and understanding of national policies and procedures relevant to healthcare Chaplaincy
- Theoretical knowledge of ethical issues relating to health care
Skills and competencies
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to create and maintain excellent working relationships with peers and colleagues
- To accept that the chaplaincy work pattern can be unpredictable and be able to adapt to unexpected and sudden happenings
- Ability to deliver pastoral, spiritual and religious care to patients and families of all faiths and beliefs
- Active listening skills and an ability to respond to others spiritual needs (without proselytising about personal faith or belief)
- Ability to reflect theologically as an individual and as part of a team
- Excellent organisational skills and oral and written communication skills, including an ability to teach and share ideas and work as a part of a team
- Ability to support dying patients and/or families of deceased patients in a compassionate and sensitive manner, including conducting funerals
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously and under pressure. Ability to prioritise and manage own workload, and to work on own initiative without supervision and in teams.
- Ability to respond to changing situations which may be pastorally challenging and/or complex
- Ability to listen, deal with challenging behaviour and offer pastoral interpretations
- Flexibility
Desirable
- 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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS
Employer's website
https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
