Assistant Chaplain/Assistant Pastoral Support Worker

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Melling Mount; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust is seeking a dedicated chaplain to provide spiritual and pastoral care within their innovative Spiritual and Pastoral Care Team. The role involves working collaboratively with diverse faith representatives, ensuring spiritual support to all service users and staff while promoting quality care standards. Candidates from various faith backgrounds are encouraged to apply, reflecting the trust's commitment to inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing spiritual and pastoral care.
• Understanding and respect for multiple faiths and beliefs.
• Ability to collaborate with mental health professionals and community members.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral and spiritual care to service users, carers, and staff.
• Collaborate with team members and faith representatives.
• Support team work around quality and innovation.

Skills

Spiritual Care

Pastoral Care

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Theology or relevant field

Job description

The Spiritual and Pastoral Care Team provides religious, spiritual, and non-religious pastoral care to service users, carers, and staff throughout Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.

This innovative team is led by the Director of Social Health & Community Inclusion, with Senior and Co-ordinating Chaplains managing the provision within their service areas, supported by Chaplains/Pastoral Support Workers and, in some areas, religious & non-religious Volunteers.

The post holder will be responsible for providing pastoral and spiritual or religious care as required, and where appropriate, offering or referring service users to faith-based ministry and worship or to appropriate non-religious care and support networks. They will collaborate with other team members, mental health professionals, local faith representatives, and professional visitors to provide or enable appropriate religious, spiritual, & pastoral care to people of all faiths and those of no religion or belief. They will also support the team’s work around quality and innovation.

The Spiritual and Pastoral Care Team currently has sufficient Christian and Muslim representation. We encourage applications from Buddhist, Jewish, Pagan, Humanist, and other multifaith candidates.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, including mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK offering high secure mental health facilities.

At the core of our mission is our commitment to ‘perfect care’—care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do their best work and collaborate with service users, families, and carers to co-design future services. We are currently implementing a programme of organizational and service transformation to enhance service quality and reduce costs safely.

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

• Name: Niall Cotter
• Job Title: Senior Chaplain
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]