Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Conducting religious services

·       To ensure Trust is aware of relevant religious festivals and events and co-ordinate and/or establish support for any special events under the guidance of the Lead Chaplain.

·       To arrange and conduct services of public worship and facilitate gatherings for meditation, prayer or reflection in the Trust’s hospitals.

·       Ensure that the Chapel and Prayer Rooms in the Trust's Hospitals are suitably maintained and furnished. 

·       Arrange and conduct Contract Funerals (miscarriages, stillbirths, neonatal deaths and adults) as required.

·       Provide or enable appropriate rites and rituals, particularly with regard to death and the dying, the seriously ill and birth rites, as required and as consistent with the post holder’s authorised scope of practice.

Teaching

·       Participate in the training of students/staff/volunteers.

·       Recruit, train and prepare chaplaincy volunteers for their role, including that of End-of-Life Companions.

·       Undertake own relevant statutory and mandatory training using the Trust’s e-learning package.

·       Demonstrate a commitment to research-based practice and clinical excellence in chaplaincy.

·  To produce written material and provide publicity for the Chaplaincy and Trust as required.

·  To participate in disseminating information concerning healthcare to local Christian communities, where religious and cultural considerations are involved, promoting inclusion and reducing health inequalities.

Working as a chaplain and member of the Multi-disciplinary team

·   To participate in the ‘on call’ duty rota, which provides generic out of hours cover for weekends and public holidays, responding to urgent requests for pastoral, spiritual and religious care for patients of all faiths, traditions and none.

·   To support the Lead Chaplain in the day to day running of the Chaplaincy and to deputise in their absence if required.

·   To have knowledge of the major faith traditions and be able to respond appropriately in identifying support for patients, families and staff as required.

·   To share in the development and provision of a sustainable chaplaincy service in all areas of the Trust, contributing to the Trust’s strategic direction and values taking on responsibilities as agreed with the Lead Chaplain.

·   To attend and participate in the monthly chaplaincy team meeting and other meetings as required.

·   To be able to plan and prioritise own workload in response to patient, staff and visitor needs.

·   To respond to Major Incidents on behalf of the Chaplaincy Team, as required under the guidance of the Lead Chaplain.

·   To keep adequate Electronic Patient Records maintaining confidentiality. To contribute to audit and research within spiritual care practice.

·   To contribute to the implementation of the Chaplaincy Team’s aims and objectives.

·       Support the Lead Chaplain an inclusive approach to developing and delivering chaplaincy services

• Liaise with other healthcare staff so that spiritual assessment and care form part of the continuum of care and attend multi-disciplinary meetings and department meetings as and when attendance is considered necessary

This job description is an outline only and is not definitive or restrictive in any way.  It will be regularly reviewed and may be amended in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder.