Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Chaplain within the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Chaplaincy team. The successful post holder will be prepared to work with patients, their relatives and friends, and staff and students, whatever their cultural and faith tradition, for the purpose of pastoral, spiritual and religious care. The successful candidate will have to work independently so previous pastoral experience is essential. We are looking for someone who understands the complexities of working in a team and will enjoy the challenges of chaplaincy in an acute hospital.
Recruitment to the advertised position is open to candidates who are eligible to be authorised by appropriate faith or belief group to practice as a healthcare chaplain and are registered or eligible to hold registration on the "UK Board of Hospital Chaplains"
Part time: 28.5 hours per week.
Interview date 12th February 2024
Main duties of the job
- To visit patients that have been referred to the Chaplaincy team and to be able to connect with patients staff or relatives throughout the hospital, who require support or listening ear.
- To be able to respond appropriately to people in intense emotional situations, whether they have a specific faith or not.
- To plan and conduct appropriate services such as emergency baptism and blessing services for stillborn and miscarried babies, adult and baby funerals, bedside communion and supporting families whose relatives are dying.
As post holder, you will:
- have a flexible working pattern.
- be part of a supportive team.
- have opportunities for training and development.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To visit patients that have been referred to the Chaplaincy and to be open to encountering others who wish to see a Chaplain (whether patients, staff or relatives) throughout the hospital.
- To be a highly skilled listener and communicator able to:
- Engage with a wide range of people, sometimes with very little background preparation.
- Assess needs that are both obvious and hidden and judge appropriate levels of response. Respond flexibly to unpredictable situations.
- Conduct pastoral conversations in all environments, including those over which the Chaplain has very little control.
- Conduct pastoral conversations in situations that may be highly charged and stressful.
- Establish and maintain relationships in pastorally challenging and potentially hostile environments.
- To participate in the 24 hour on call service across the trust.
- To share in responsibility for the Chaplaincy.
- To respond as part of the Chaplaincy team to any major incident (MAJAX).
- To use knowledge of own and other faith traditions to minister effectively within and beyond those boundaries.
Please see attached Job Description for full details of job specification and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To visit patients that have been referred to the Chaplaincy and to be open to encountering others who wish to see a Chaplain (whether patients, staff or relatives) throughout the hospital.
- To be a highly skilled listener and communicator able to:
- Engage with a wide range of people, sometimes with very little background preparation.
- Assess needs that are both obvious and hidden and judge appropriate levels of response. Respond flexibly to unpredictable situations.
- Conduct pastoral conversations in all environments, including those over which the Chaplain has very little control.
- Conduct pastoral conversations in situations that may be highly charged and stressful.
- Establish and maintain relationships in pastorally challenging and potentially hostile environments.
- To participate in the 24 hour on call service across the trust.
- To share in responsibility for the Chaplaincy.
- To respond as part of the Chaplaincy team to any major incident (MAJAX).
- To use knowledge of own and other faith traditions to minister effectively within and beyond those boundaries.
Please see attached Job Description for full details of job specification and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- To have significant experience of a recognised pastoral care role
- To have some experience of working as a Chaplain and/or some working experience of the NHS
Desirable
- To have some knowledge and experience of other faith communities and multi-faith working
Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of faith and belief matters and their impact with regard to healthcare
- Excellent knowledge of own faith or belief system in healthcare settings
Desirable
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- To have significant experience of a recognised pastoral care role
- To have some experience of working as a Chaplain and/or some working experience of the NHS
Desirable
- To have some knowledge and experience of other faith communities and multi-faith working
Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of faith and belief matters and their impact with regard to healthcare
- Excellent knowledge of own faith or belief system in healthcare settings
Desirable
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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).
