Band 5 Christian Chaplain (CofE)

The closing date is 16th Oct 2022

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a member of a diverse Chaplaincy Team.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in UK. Our multiple sites, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Solihull Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, allow people to be treated as close to home as possible.

Recognising that our health and well-being are influenced by the spiritual, emotional, mental, physical and social aspects of our lives, the Chaplaincy Department provides spiritual, religious and pastoral support to patients, their families and carers, and to staff across these four sites. We seek to encourage a culture in which spiritual care is at the heart of healthcare practice for all.

We are looking for new colleagues with pastoral, religious and spiritual maturity, an enthusiasm to care for the most vulnerable people, excellent interpersonal skills, and a willingness to work respectfully amongst people of different traditions, all faiths and none.

If you would like to know more about this exciting opportunity we would like to hear from you.

To discuss about this post please contact;

Fr Roger Raven, Chaplaincy Manager on 07385 414173.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

This appointment is for an ordained Anglican Minister, to work 30 hours a week; the post holder will be accountable to the Chaplaincy Manager. You will be based principally at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital but be expected to travel to and work on other sites as well providing direct spiritual care to patients, their families and carers and staff.

The work will involve caring for patients at the end of their lives, as well as their families. You will contribute to the Christian on call rota caring for people on these occasions principally from non-Catholic Christian traditions. The appointment will be made in the wake of the Covid pandemic, when both patient and staff needs are at raised levels.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*The post holder must be an ordained Anglican Minister

*The post-holder will be in good standing within, and authorised, licensed or sponsored by the Anglican Bishop of Birmingham

*University accredited Degree level theological training or equivalent

*Eligible to be authorised by the Bishop of Birmingham to practice as a healthcare chaplain

Experience

Essential

*Demonstrable and proven experience of offering formal pastoral care in a recognised, professional capacity

*Strong understanding of their own faith/spiritual tradition, with ability to articulate this clearly whilst respecting and working with those of differing traditions

*Experience of working collaboratively within a team

*Active participant within their own faith / spiritual community

*Growing knowledge of issues relating to spiritual, religious and pastoral care

*Where appropriate to your belief tradition, to have an ability to use liturgical resources appropriately and creatively in a diverse range of contexts

*Non-judgemental and committed to inclusion and wellbeing

*Ability and readiness to work in accordance with the NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines 2015

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

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.

For help with your application, contact: 

Roger Raven 

 

01214241369 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 5 

Salary

£27055.00  to £32934.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Part-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-1067704DH 

Job locations

Trustwide 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

Attachments

This vacancy is closed to applications.