Job summary
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (part of NHS Humber Health Partnership) has a whole time vacancy at B7,for a Site Lead Chaplain. within the Pastoral and Spiritual Care Team. Initially you will be based in Hull (North Bank) but you should anticipate taking up lead responsibility for Pastoral and Spiritual Care on the South Bank. This is a Group appointment, and you will be expected to spend some time working on both North and South Bank, as required. The Team also regularly work in a number of community settings and you will be expected to play a full part in this activity.
As a Site Lead Chaplain, you will:
- Have demonstrable specialist knowledge in a particular aspect of health care.
- Be responsible for managing all on-site activity of the Pastoral and Spiritual Care Department, day-to-day.
- Play a key role in developing/implementing of Policy for Pastoral and Spiritual Care across the Group.
- Provide assurance to the Group Head of Chaplaincy that the day-to-day activity is consistent with Legislation, UKBHC Standards, and local policy.
- Demonstratethe ability to articulate appropriate application of UKBHC Standards, Codes of Practice and any NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines Chaplaincy Practice
You will already have significant experience of Healthcare Chaplaincy but if you are looking to expand your responsibilities this post may be the next step in your career development and we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Day-to-day management of a team of Chaplains, Bank Chaplains and Volunteers.
- Ensuringa 24 hour 365 day on call Rota is maintained for the site, participating fully in the rota.
- Managing all aspect of the day-to-day the engagement with patients, carers, families and staff, for the site, as a Chaplaincy practitioner.
- Design and deliver appropriate training and education.
- Responsible for operating Trust and departmental systems/processes to ensure the effective and efficient day-to day delivery of all Chaplaincy activity on-site, and in associated community engagement.
- Provide assurance to the Head of Chaplaincy for the day-to-day on site activity of the Pastoral and Spiritual Care Team.
- Deputising for the Head of Chaplaincy from time to time, as required
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The detailed Job Description and person specification are included seperately in the documents section
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The detailed Job Description and person specification are included seperately in the documents section
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Person Specification
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level in theology or other area related to healthcare.
Desirable
- Masters in Healthcare Chaplaincy (or evidence of working towards)
- Teaching, training or counselling qualification
- UKBHC Registered Chaplain
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience in full-time healthcare Chaplaincy
- Experience of supporting individuals through difficult or distressing ceircumstance
- Experience of working with multi-faith or belief groups and ecumenical teams
- Evidence of specialist Chaplaincy experience
Desirable
- Experience in leading and motivation people
- Evidence of ability to to create and deliver training programmes
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge relating to provision of pastoral, spiritual and religious (or non religious) care
- Knowledge of the NHS its structures and services
Desirable
- To have knowledge of the principles and dynamics of Values Based Reflective Practice
Person Specification
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Educated to degree level in theology or other area related to healthcare.
Desirable
- Masters in Healthcare Chaplaincy (or evidence of working towards)
- Teaching, training or counselling qualification
- UKBHC Registered Chaplain
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience in full-time healthcare Chaplaincy
- Experience of supporting individuals through difficult or distressing ceircumstance
- Experience of working with multi-faith or belief groups and ecumenical teams
- Evidence of specialist Chaplaincy experience
Desirable
- Experience in leading and motivation people
- Evidence of ability to to create and deliver training programmes
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge relating to provision of pastoral, spiritual and religious (or non religious) care
- Knowledge of the NHS its structures and services
Desirable
- To have knowledge of the principles and dynamics of Values Based Reflective Practice
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).