Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-faith/ belief team at the Northern Care Alliance Trust based at Salford Care Organisation. As a member of the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care team, you will be working in a diverse setting, and will be required to respond to the spiritual, religious, cultural and pastoral needs of patients, visitors and colleagues. This full-time position or potential job share includes participating in a shared on-call rota with other chaplains and would require you to be able to travel to the hospital within an hour.

Previous experience of healthcare chaplaincy and the NHS is essential. You will provide spiritual care to all seeking support. This will involve ward visiting to provide general pastoral/ emotional care etc; leading and facilitating services/ rituals according to requirements; sharing in the recruitment and supervision of band 5 chaplains and chaplaincy volunteers; and responding to referrals.   You will lead in providing spiritual care in critical care and high dependency areas.  You will support and assist the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Manager in the management of the department and development of the chaplaincy team/service.

This post is ideal for people who are highly motivated, knowledgeable, compassionate, diplomatic and creative. The chaplain will be able to provide spiritual care for service users and work with the team and wider Trust in addressing cultural and spiritual issues relating to health and care.

Main duties of the job

Main Purpose of the Job: 

·       To work within multi-faith chaplaincy and spiritual care team and to respond to the spiritual, religious, cultural and pastoral needs of all patients, visitors and staff. 

·       To participate in the provision of 24 hour chaplaincy service and be flexible to meet the requirements of on call. 

·       To assist in the management of the service and to deputise for the Chaplaincy Manager in their absence 

To work in an integrated fashion, holding together management responsibilities, clinical pastoral work, education and teaching, committee and group work as well as responding to emergencies and the unexpected. You will need to work in a reactive as well as proactive manner and in accordance with Spiritual Care Standards as agreed by the College of healthcare Chaplains and the UK Board of Health Care Chaplains.

Due to identified occupational requirements identified in an equality analyses of service, this post holder will need to be an ordained or accredited minister endorsed by the Churches Together in England, with pastoral experience ‘Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010’.  You will be eligible to work towards UKBHC registration. We are seeking a person who will share our commitment to delivering a safe, clean and personal service; to uphold the Trust values; and will support our team, of staff and volunteers, in delivering the highest standard of spiritual care at all times.  

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.