Team Chaplain

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bath is seeking a compassionate Team Chaplain to provide spiritual care in clinical and non-clinical areas. This role includes working with patients, families, and staff, fostering an inclusive environment. The ideal candidate will be proactive, sensitive to diverse spiritual needs, and an excellent team player. Join a supportive team dedicated to improving patient care and staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Staff wellbeing programs

Supportive work environment

Holistic health approach

Qualifications

• Commitment to team working and development of others.
• Ability to address spiritual needs consistent with diverse backgrounds.
• Experience in providing spiritual care in clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual care across the Trust in various settings.
• Respond to referrals and maintain a proactive presence.
• Participate in a 7-day a week on-site chaplaincy service.

Skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Cultural sensitivity

Job description

This is an exciting post as a Team Chaplain at the RUH. The Spiritual Care Team aims to provide Religious and Spiritual Care and support to patients, their family, carers and Trust staff - engaging with people of all faiths and diverse spiritualities, without prejudice, fully embracing the principles of the Equality Act 2010.

You will be an excellent team player, committed to team working and the development of other people with an ability to work on your own initiative, whilst remaining accountable to others. You will have the ability to enable others from any faith and spirituality to address their Spiritual and Religious needs in a manner consistent with their own culture, background, values and beliefs.

Previous applicants need not apply.

This role involves providing spiritual care across the Trust in clinical and non-clinical area to patients, carers, staff and volunteers. It includes responding to referrals, but also a proactive presence throughout the Trust, particularly in palliative areas. It is part of a 7-day a week on-site chaplaincy presence, with evening on-call from home urgent response service. Working as a Team is key, both within the Spiritual Care, but also alongside staff colleagues across the Trust seeking to uphold the Trust values of everyone matters, working together and making a difference.

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Narinder Tegally Job title: Lead Chaplain Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01225824039

Philip Turner ([e-mail]) is also available to support applications.