Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative services
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-6228241-A&C-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Group Deputy Head of Chaplaincy and Voluntary Services
Band 8a
Job overview
To have deputised responsibility for the strategic development and operational management of chaplaincy spiritual care services and volunteers to the Trust and the Medical School.
To be responsible for the provision of spiritual and religious care to patients, their relatives, staff of the Trust and staff and students at the medical school which meets professional standards and best current practice, including participation in the out of hours on-call rota for chaplains.
To work as an autonomous practitioner of pastoral and spiritual care; teaching, advising and giving mentorship to others in the management of complex, often crisis, situations within and external to the gesh Group.
Main duties of the job
Assist and lead in the provision of student chaplaincy services to St. Georges University of London (1300 students)
Contribute to the strategic development in matters of student engagement and welfare which Includes membership of the interfaith forum, Campus good relations group, student support and development committee and the equality and diversity committee.
To work in cooperation with parish clergy and other faith leaders to provide excellent spiritual and pastoral care for members of their communities while in hospital, always within the NHS guidelines on confidentiality.
Work to oversee the development of an end-to-end volunteer supporter care journey to ensure that every volunteer feels valued, included and informed.
Devise formal and informal ways of recognising and celebrating the contributions of volunteers.
Organise Trust and gesh wide volunteer service events that celebrate volunteers’ commitment, providing activities to keep them engaged, and provide new opportunities to be developed.
Work with the Volunteer Services Manager to identify and coordinate training needs for volunteers.
Working for our organisation
George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group is a new hospital group, comprising St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SGUH) and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care. Sharing a single Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive team, the GESH Group is one of the largest healthcare providers in the country, with a combined annual turnover of around £1.5 billion, 16,000 staff, and serving a population of approximately 3.5 million people across South West London, Surrey, Sussex and beyond. The GESH Group provides a full range of local hospital services across its sites at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, Queen Mary Hospital in Roehampton, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and provides a range of specialist services from St George’s.
Working as a hospital group allows for more joined up decision making for local people, a larger and more resilient clinical workforce, reduced variation in care and access to a wider range of services for our patients.
The Group Chief Nurse (GCNO) and Group Chief Medical Officer (CMO) are the Executive Directors jointly accountable to the Trust Boards for the delivery of the quality and safety agenda, including patient experience.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To have deputised responsibility for the strategic development and operational management of chaplaincy spiritual care services and volunteers to the Trust and the Medical School.
To be responsible for the provision of spiritual and religious care to patients, their relatives, staff of the Trust and staff and students at the medical school which meets professional standards and best current practice, including participation in the out of hours on-call rota for chaplains.
To work as an autonomous practitioner of pastoral and spiritual care; teaching, advising and giving mentorship to others in the management of complex, often crisis, situations within and external to the gesh Group.
To be a point of reference for religious and spiritual matters in the gesh Group, providing highly specialist knowledge and advice on request; this will include advice at the time of a death and in the period of bereavement following a death.
Gathering, analysing and reporting appropriate data to the Head of Chaplaincy and Voluntary Services in line with agreed key performance indicators set by the Head for this team.
To assist the Head of Chaplaincy and Voluntary Services in the provision of an annual report to the trust board on Chaplaincy services and Volunteers.
The Group Deputy Head of Chaplaincy and Voluntary Services will provide leadership, support, and guidance to the volunteering team.
Be responsibility for day-to-day management of the volunteering teams, you will work to ensure that our service responds to the need of the Trust whilst providing a rewarding, high-quality, experience for volunteers.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Education to level 7 or above in an area appropriate to health care chaplaincy (e.g. UKBHC recognised Post Graduate/CPE Chaplaincy qualification)
Essential
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working at a senior level in health or social care in chaplaincy and patient experience.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephanie Sweeney
- Job title
- Group DoN Quality and Safety Governance
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07747187346
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