Job overview

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Chaplain to join the service to provide excellent pastoral, spiritual and faith based care to our patients, relatives and staff.  

Main duties of the job

• Providing compassionate spiritual, religious and pastoral care to patients, relatives, staff and volunteers, regardless of faith, belief or background. 
• Conducting worship services, facilitating prayer and reflection, and arranging religious rites and sacraments as required. 
• Ensuring chaplaincy support is accessible throughout the Trust, including participation in a 24-hour on-call service for urgent pastoral needs. 
• Offering bereavement support and guidance to families experiencing loss or significant life events. 
• Supporting the spiritual wellbeing of staff and teams, including providing pastoral support during challenging situations. 
• Leading, supervising and supporting chaplaincy colleagues, volunteers and bank chaplains, including involvement in recruitment, induction, appraisal and development activities. 
• Working collaboratively with local faith leaders, community organisations and healthcare colleagues to ensure inclusive care for people of all faiths and beliefs. 
• Contributing to the planning, development and continuous improvement of chaplaincy services across the Trust. 
• Supporting service audits, research activities and quality improvement initiatives to enhance spiritual care provision. 
• Assisting with budget management, preparing reports, contributing to Trust committees and helping to develop chaplaincy strategy. 
• Supporting the Trust's response to major incidents and ensuring chaplaincy services are prepared to meet emergency and crisis situations.

Working for our organisation

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

·         Kind – we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone

·         Open – we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working

·         Fair – we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all 

·         One team – we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application