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Healthcare Chaplain | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 July 2024 |
| Location: | Truro, TR1 3LJ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6350001/6350001 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Chaplin.
The chaplain will have an open approach within an ecumenical team of ordained and lay women and men. The chaplain will work collaboratively to provide a flexible, responsive service of spiritual, pastoral, and religious care to patients, visitors, and staff, whatever their beliefs, culture, or lifestyle.
Conducting relevant religious/non-religious rites of passage as required.
Having the emotional strength to cope with challenging pastoral situations.
Offering staff support as a vital component of chaplaincy, both on an individual basis and to teams/groups.
Collaborating in an interdisciplinary health setting with other healthcare professionals to provide an available, accessible service based on choice.
Cooperating and working with medical, nursing and management staff
Liaising with leaders of local faith communities, fostering and maintaining effective links
Organising and participating in acts of worship/study days, etc, when required.
Promoting and modelling good working practices and relationships
Being available to offer pastoral care to staff individually or in groups as requested by the Lead Chaplain
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
• Criminal record check standards
• Right to work checks
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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Jul 2024