Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Chaplain - INTERNAL

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Wrexham

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

12 hours ago

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Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales is seeking an autonomous qualified Chaplain to deliver spiritual and religious care across hospital and community settings. The post requires Welsh language ability and duties include direct patient contact, on-call responsibilities, and collaboration with clinical teams.

The successful candidate will work within a chaplaincy team, ensuring ethical, confidential care and contributing to the development of spiritual care services in line

Qualifications

Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline for providing spiritual care.
Authorised by and in good standing with their declared faith/belief group
A qualification in healthcare Chaplaincy, counselling or other related subject
UKBHC registered
Significant experience working in healthcare Chaplaincy
Experience of Team working
Experience of multi Faith working
Specialist experience in area of spiritual care i.e. palliative, mental health, maternity
Good communication skills, verbal & written
Good listening skills
Competence and creativity in delivering rituals in a healthcare setting
Counselling skills
Management/supervision skills
Team working skills
Good knowledge of ecumenical and multi Faith issues
Good understanding of issues around bereavement and end of life care
Clear understanding of issues surrounding confidentiality
Background in ethical issues
Knowledge of current NHS issues, including familiarity with Standards for Spiritual Care in the NHS in Wales
Good self-motivation and time management
Confident to work independently
Willingness to work flexible and unsocial hours, including 24 hr on call
Demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude to compassion and dignity in care
Good level of self-awareness in relation to working in distressing situations
Ability to travel between sites
Basic IT skills
Welsh speaker

Responsibilities

Seek out and respond to the spiritual and religious needs of individuals, their carers, and staff across the range of service providers.
Work across hospitals, localities, and community-based care for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB).
Provide and facilitate multi-faith chaplaincy services and advise clinical and locality teams on spiritual care development.
Handle confidential patient information in liaison with other BCU staff and maintain professional standards.
Work as part of a chaplaincy team, including chaplaincy volunteers, across hospital- and community-based services.

Skills

Communication skills

Listening skills

Ritual delivery

Teamworking

Multi-faith working

Education

Degree level education

Job description

Qualifications

Experience

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post

Pastoral Care Chaplains are expected to meet the spiritual, religious, and pastoral needs of patients, carers, and staff within BCU in accordance with the Spiritual Care Standards (WAG 2010). Chaplains are regarded as an integral part of the therapeutic teams with direct access to patients and confidential patient information in liaison with other BCU staff. In addition to regular patient contact during working hours, a 24-hour on-call system operates, and chaplains are regularly called out to patients during unsocial hours. Chaplains are expected to work as a chaplaincy team, including chaplaincy volunteers, across hospital- and community-based services to deliver or facilitate a range of multi-faith chaplaincy services and to advise Clinical and locality teams on the development of spiritual care services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to be an autonomous, qualified practitioner whose role is to seek out and respond to the spiritual and religious needs of individuals, their carers, and staff across the range of service providers, including hospitals, localities, and community-based care for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCU). Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales .

Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework. Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents,

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline for providing spiritual care.
Authorised by and in good standing with their declared faith/belief group

Desirable criteria