Job summary
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to manage and professionally lead the Spiritual Care Service throughout the Trust. You will have a commitment to providing high quality services to service users and staff across our organisation. You will have substantial experience of health care chaplaincy across a range of settings including mental health and learning disabilities services.
You will manage a small team of chaplains across our service areas and actively seek connections with faith leaders in our communities. The spiritual care team work with service users, carers and staff on a generic basis. Pastoral and spiritual care is available for all who require it, irrespective of religious faith, non-religious belief, philosophy or absence of faith from any of the chaplains, again irrespective of their individual faith, belief, philosophy or absence of faith.
We welcome applications from all faith and non faith belief groups.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be registered with the United Kingdom Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC).
We are seeking candidates who can:
- Manage and lead the spiritual care team
- Embrace Continuous Quality Improvement
- Carry a small clinical caseload
- Promote the benefits of spiritual care across all service areas
- Develop links with partners in our communities
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The postholder will manage and professionally lead the sub division of the Spiritual Care Service throughout the Trust. This includes responsibility for the formation, development and delivery of spiritual care strategy; service management and clinical supervision of all chaplains and spiritual care staff; and professional development of all spiritual care service staff, in line with the professional standards led by the United Kingdom Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC).
All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
Duties and Responsibilities
The spiritual care service provides pastoral, spiritual and religious care for service users, families & carers; and pastoral and spiritual care for members of staff. The service leads specific roles and responsibilities will consist of:
- developing a robust system of spiritual care provision aimed at providing equality of access and service delivery to both inpatient and community service users, families & carers and staff across all services and geographical locations within the Trust
Overall responsibility for ensuring the safe and effective delivery of high quality pastoral, spiritual and religious care for service users/patients, families & carers and staff, within local Trust and national policies and guidelines
- Continuing the development of systems for auditing and reviewing the effectiveness of the service within Trust and national policies and guidelines
- Maintaining quality, risk and governance standards across the Trust through the robust implementation of the spiritual care operational policy
- Working collaboratively with other spiritual care service leads (and other services as appropriate) across the whole of the Trusts current and future areas of operation, in order to promote greater integrated care
- Regular written and face-to-face reporting on the efficacy of the spiritual care service within Trust governance, quality and risk structures
- Where appropriate for the ongoing care of patients/service users and families/carers, developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with local third sector organisations that provide related pastoral support within the community
- Active involvement with policy making bodies and committees throughout the Trust in which spiritual care has or should have be active component (eg The End of Life Care Group)
- Consistent engagement with faith and belief bodies and their representatives throughout the Trusts areas of operation, for the purposes of building up long-term effective and healthy relationships aimed at contributing to a deeper understanding of metal health matters and challenging stigma
- Developing and leading an inter-faith and multi-cultural dialogue around the subject of mental health, providing information and education where requested
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The postholder will manage and professionally lead the sub division of the Spiritual Care Service throughout the Trust. This includes responsibility for the formation, development and delivery of spiritual care strategy; service management and clinical supervision of all chaplains and spiritual care staff; and professional development of all spiritual care service staff, in line with the professional standards led by the United Kingdom Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC).
All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
Duties and Responsibilities
The spiritual care service provides pastoral, spiritual and religious care for service users, families & carers; and pastoral and spiritual care for members of staff. The service leads specific roles and responsibilities will consist of:
- developing a robust system of spiritual care provision aimed at providing equality of access and service delivery to both inpatient and community service users, families & carers and staff across all services and geographical locations within the Trust
Overall responsibility for ensuring the safe and effective delivery of high quality pastoral, spiritual and religious care for service users/patients, families & carers and staff, within local Trust and national policies and guidelines
- Continuing the development of systems for auditing and reviewing the effectiveness of the service within Trust and national policies and guidelines
- Maintaining quality, risk and governance standards across the Trust through the robust implementation of the spiritual care operational policy
- Working collaboratively with other spiritual care service leads (and other services as appropriate) across the whole of the Trusts current and future areas of operation, in order to promote greater integrated care
- Regular written and face-to-face reporting on the efficacy of the spiritual care service within Trust governance, quality and risk structures
- Where appropriate for the ongoing care of patients/service users and families/carers, developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with local third sector organisations that provide related pastoral support within the community
- Active involvement with policy making bodies and committees throughout the Trust in which spiritual care has or should have be active component (eg The End of Life Care Group)
- Consistent engagement with faith and belief bodies and their representatives throughout the Trusts areas of operation, for the purposes of building up long-term effective and healthy relationships aimed at contributing to a deeper understanding of metal health matters and challenging stigma
- Developing and leading an inter-faith and multi-cultural dialogue around the subject of mental health, providing information and education where requested
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Educated to (or currently undertaking an approved course of study towards) Masters degree level in theology, healthcare chaplaincy, general health care subject or an allied discipline
- Authorised as a Board Registered Chaplain with the United Kingdom Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC)
- Evidence of a current and recent record of relevant continuing professional development approved by UKBHC
- Membership of the College of Healthcare Chaplains and/or the Network for Pastoral Spiritual & Religious Care in Health
- Ability to be authorised to the post (to include the provision of religious care) by a recognised faith/belief body
- Post-qualification training in leadership and management -eg in the Healthcare Leadership Model, Innovation and Improvement
- Post-qualification training in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) models and techniques
- Post-qualification training in clinical supervision and facilitating reflective practice
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Broad-based experience in healthcare chaplaincy across a range of settings including direct involvement with mental health and learning disability contexts within the last five years
- A comprehensive understanding of religious faiths, non-religious beliefs & philosophies, and their practices, together with an understanding of their impact in mental health and learning disability settings
- Experience of effectively managing a professional team
- Evidence of planning, implementation and efficacious delivery at a strategic level using CQI approaches and techniques
- Experience of effective multi-disciplinary & multi-agency working
- Practised in public speaking within a variety of settings and contexts
Desirable
- Knowledge of Demand and Capacity models of planning and management
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Essential
- Educated to (or currently undertaking an approved course of study towards) Masters degree level in theology, healthcare chaplaincy, general health care subject or an allied discipline
- Authorised as a Board Registered Chaplain with the United Kingdom Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC)
- Evidence of a current and recent record of relevant continuing professional development approved by UKBHC
- Membership of the College of Healthcare Chaplains and/or the Network for Pastoral Spiritual & Religious Care in Health
- Ability to be authorised to the post (to include the provision of religious care) by a recognised faith/belief body
- Post-qualification training in leadership and management -eg in the Healthcare Leadership Model, Innovation and Improvement
- Post-qualification training in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) models and techniques
- Post-qualification training in clinical supervision and facilitating reflective practice
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Broad-based experience in healthcare chaplaincy across a range of settings including direct involvement with mental health and learning disability contexts within the last five years
- A comprehensive understanding of religious faiths, non-religious beliefs & philosophies, and their practices, together with an understanding of their impact in mental health and learning disability settings
- Experience of effectively managing a professional team
- Evidence of planning, implementation and efficacious delivery at a strategic level using CQI approaches and techniques
- Experience of effective multi-disciplinary & multi-agency working
- Practised in public speaking within a variety of settings and contexts
Desirable
- Knowledge of Demand and Capacity models of planning and management
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).
