Job overview

Owing to the current postholder reducing their working hours we 
are in a position to recruit to a job share partner for the Trusts 
Spiritual Care lead.

This post will require a suitably qualified individual with 
significant experience of having worked in a senior spiritual 
care/chaplaincy role within a large/complex organisation.

As a community Trust, the Spiritual Care Model here is not centred 
around inpatient beds but is dispersed across a large geography 
and is responsible for recruitment and governance of volunteer 
chaplains within our various inpatient areas. The postholder will 
have responsibilities to provide accurate, high-quality education 
and information for staff caring for patients and families from a 
wide range of religious/belief backgrounds and also to offer direct 
pastoral care to staff of all faiths and none.

The Spiritual Care lead is based in a small team which provides 
wellbeing support to staff and is also expected to contribute to a 
formal Mediation service for staff following appropriate training.

This role is different to usual spiritual care/chaplaincy roles and 
therefore any applicants are strongly advised to contact
Damien Brennan (line manager)
[email protected] for an informal discussio

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached job description and person specification document for full information about the role.

Working for our organisation

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities 
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• EMBRACE, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+ and Religion Spirituality and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff