Generic Chaplain
| Posting date: | 25 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £28,407.00 to £34,581.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £28407.00 - £34581.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sheffield, S10 2TH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9425-24-0228 |
Summary
To assist in the provision of pastoral, spiritual, ethical and religious needs of patients, families, staff and students To contribute to the pastoral, spiritual, ethical and religious needs of patients, families, staff and students, contacting local faith community leaders as appropriate. To help ensure the provision of Christian sacraments to patients, families and staff, whilst respecting denominational traditions and practises. To provide special ministries and rites for patients [eg. Anointing or Naming Services] who are seriously ill or dying, whilst respecting denominational traditions and practises; creating an appropriate atmosphere for the rite to be conducted. To contribute to the provision of particular pastoral, spiritual, ethical and religious support for families and carers in bereavement situations contacting local faith community leaders as appropriate. To contribute in chaplaincy team planning and leading of funeral services, communicating with bereaved families, undertakers, and church and hospital authorities as required. To assist in chaplaincy team planning and leading of annual commemorative services. To assist in the planning and leading of regular festival services to mark key events in the Christian calendar for patients, families, staff and students. To provide facilities for visiting faith community leaders as required. To assist the Professional Lead for Chaplaincy in the provision of pastoral and spiritual care for people from the divergent faith/ belief communities represented in the patient population. To assist the Professional Lead for Chaplaincy in the ongoing pastoral, spiritual, ethical and religious support to all hospital staff as required, within the boundaries of confidentiality, privacy and safety. To assist the Chaplaincy team contribution to major incident planning and response. To undertake administrative tasks as requested. To assist with Chaplaincy team planning and policy development in response to Trust aims and objectives. To contribute to 24 hour cover rotas, which is part of the Citywide on-call service with Sheffield Teaching Hospital and St Lukes Hospice. To adhere to the Health & Safety at Work Act within the Sheffield Childrens Trust To contribute to the Chaplaincy service within the Clinical Governance framework. To contribute to the Chaplaincy service in accordance with the chaplaincy code of ethics. To keep up-to-date with mandatory training and Trust training requirements. To take responsibility for own health and wellbeing and safety of self and others. Inclusive Recruitment & Selection We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change. We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net Trust Values The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values: Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care