Job summary
- Main area
- Chaplain
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 267-CS6811877
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Littlemore Mental Health Centre
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Chaplain
NHS AfC: Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Our dedicated Spiritual and Pastoral Care Team is seeking chaplains to join us in enhancing and developing the pastoral, spiritual, and religious care services we provide. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a supportive and diverse environment.
We welcome applications from individuals of all faiths and belief backgrounds who hold the appropriate qualifications. To foster inclusivity and broaden the diversity of our team, we encourage applications from those coming from a faith or belief other than Christianity, and particularly from Muslim applicants.
All applications will be considered based only on the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification attached. In collaboration with our existing chaplains, you will provide spiritual and pastoral support to individuals from various backgrounds, delivering religious care as applicable to your own faith or belief tradition.
We offer flexible part-time or full-time positions, with negotiable working hours to suit your schedule. The primary base for this role will be the Littlemore Mental Health Centre in Oxford but with some travel required across the Trust including Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and further afield.
If you are a compassionate, qualified professional eager to make a difference and be part of an inspiring team, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The primary duty of the chaplain is to offer spiritual and pastoral care to inpatients, community service users, families, carers and Trust staff in coordination with the rest of the Spiritual and Pastoral Care team. Chaplains are expected to assess spiritual, pastoral and religious needs and either to offer religious care where appropriate or to make onward referrals to ensure these needs are provided for.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
- Visit inpatient units and community service users as required to provide spiritual, pastoral and emotional support and make provision for appropriate religious support where required
- Support staff wellbeing and be available to staff for spiritual, pastoral and religious support where appropriate
- Establish good working relationships with clinical and other staff including community mental health teams
- Assess spiritual and religious needs where appropriate and communicate with the multi-disciplinary team as part of a holistic care plan
- Assist in the provision, maintenance and care of spiritual and religious resources including multi-faith spaces, prayer rooms and sanctuaries
- Lead spiritual and/or religious rituals or practices as appropriate or arrange for these to be provided
- Contribute towards chaplaincy service innovation and development
- Encourage an interest in spiritual and pastoral care among other health professionals and assist in the provision of training
- Encourage an interest in mental health and wellbeing among faith and belief communities
- Contribute to the implementation of spiritual, pastoral and religious care by service managers as an integral aspect of standard service delivery and support the development and dissemination of an integrated and holistic model of patient care that is inclusive of psychospiritual care
- Promote spirituality as a quality of organisational life through personal integrity in attitude and behaviour
- Serve as a resource to the Trust on spiritual, ethical and religious matters and provide guidance in areas of specialist knowledge
- Actively challenge societal stigma and social exclusion in promoting mental and emotional wellbeing for all people and communities
- Proactively undertake professional, personal and spiritual development
- Ensure that the health and welfare of patients is at the centre of all Trust activities
- Promote quality of care and safety of patients, visitors and staff and strive for continuous quality improvement
- Appropriately document encounters and support provided in Trust systems
- Preserve appropriate confidentiality regarding patients, families, carers and staff
Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of NHS guidance and standards for chaplaincy
- Knowledge of / engagement with other faith/belief traditions
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Endorsement or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of offering spiritual/pastoral care
- Evidence of self-care practices
Skills
Essential criteria
- Capacity to work in emotionally, spiritually and psychologically demanding/distressing contexts
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
- Andrew Williams
- Job title
- Head of Spiritual and Pastoral Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 90 2760
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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