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Trosolwg o'r swydd

We are seeking to appoint a Chaplain to work within the University Hospital of the North Midlands Trust, across the two hospital sites, Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, Stafford.  We are looking for an individual(s) who will share in our passion in providing excellence in Compassionate Care to patients, people important to them, carers, volunteers and staff.  High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us.  

You will be a Spiritual/Religious and Pastoral leader who is available to  work flexibly and creatively to facilitate and deliver effective spiritual, religious and pastoral care within our Acute Trust.  This will involve participating  in the 24/7 hour on call Chaplaincy rota in an adhoc manner and being available to respond within an hour to a call out of hours.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The successful candidate  will contribute to the effective working of the Chaplaincy- Spiritual, Pastoral and Religious  (SPaRC) team  by making provision for the  spiritual, pastoral and religious care  to meet the needs of patients, relatives, carers, bereaved families, staff, students and visitors of the University Hospitals of the North Midlands Trust.

The chaplain  will respond appropriately and always act within policies and guidelines of the UHNM. 

They will act autonomously in the absence of the Head and Deputy Chaplain and Band 6 Chaplains.

  Act with an inclusive concern for all patients, relatives, carers and staff including those of other faiths, beliefs and of no faith/belief.  

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours.