Job summary
We seek to appoint an Assistant Chaplain to join our team to provide and/or facilitate spiritual, religious and pastoral care to meet the needs of patients, staff and visitors, of all faiths and none, at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in accordance with the Spiritual Care Standards in the NHS Wales, Welsh Government 2010 and the Healthcare Standard 2015 through provision of end of life spiritual, pastoral and religious care.
The role is for a suitably qualified person to work collaboratively with the Lead Chaplain, all members of the spiritual care team and, other departments within the health board contributing to the effective running of the Chaplaincy Department.
Chaplains provide a 27/7 service in times of crisis and end of life; therefore, the successful candidate would join our 7 day a week out of hours on call rota, responding to requests for care appropriate to patient need across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg sites.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
To provide and/or facilitate spiritual, religious and pastoral care to meet the needs of patients, staff and visitors, of all faiths and none, at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in accordance with the Spiritual Care Standards in the NHS Wales, Welsh Government 2010 and the Healthcare Standard 2015 through provision of end of life spiritual, pastoral and religious care.
To contribute to the effective running of the Chaplaincy Department. To assist and work alongside other members of the chaplaincy team and volunteers within the health board.
Participating in a 24 hour, 7 day a week out of hours on call rota, responding to requests of end of life care appropriate to patient need across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg sites.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree in healthcare chaplaincy
- Ordained or equivalent from their faith group or association.
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- An ability to become research aware of the impact of spiritual care on the patient. experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of and assent to the standards for Spiritual care service in NHS Wales.
- Knowledge of and respect for the spiritual and religious needs of patients and staff from other faith communities.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Healthcare Chaplaincy
- Experience in a pastoral setting
- Experience supporting people in distressing circumstances
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively and be a good team worker
Values
Essential
- Warm, approachable, enthusiastic, prayerful, reflective.
- Able to stay calm in highly stressful situations
- Respectful and non-judgmental of people who hold different lifestyles and religious positions.
- Self-motivated
Other
Essential
- Be able to move easily and safely around a busy hospital.
- Be able to fulfil duties with consistency and regularity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree in healthcare chaplaincy
- Ordained or equivalent from their faith group or association.
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
- An ability to become research aware of the impact of spiritual care on the patient. experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of and assent to the standards for Spiritual care service in NHS Wales.
- Knowledge of and respect for the spiritual and religious needs of patients and staff from other faith communities.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of Healthcare Chaplaincy
- Experience in a pastoral setting
- Experience supporting people in distressing circumstances
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively and be a good team worker
Values
Essential
- Warm, approachable, enthusiastic, prayerful, reflective.
- Able to stay calm in highly stressful situations
- Respectful and non-judgmental of people who hold different lifestyles and religious positions.
- Self-motivated
Other
Essential
- Be able to move easily and safely around a busy hospital.
- Be able to fulfil duties with consistency and regularity.
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).
