Head of Chaplaincy

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Full time
Location: London
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Job offered by: Maudsley Learning
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Site: Maudsley Hospital Town: London Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inc. of HCAs Salary period: Yearly Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond. We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’. We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported by learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers. The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust. Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special. As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working. Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to be the Head of Chaplaincy. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Chaplaincy Service and will also support and supervise the chaplains employed in the South East London Suicide Bereavement Service. Main Duties of the Job

Manage the day-to-day running of the chaplaincy service. Supervise chaplains in the team and the SE London Suicide Bereavement Service. Responsible for the chaplaincy budget. Working for Our Organisation

The chaplaincy service is valued by the Trust. The post holder will be expected to work across all of our services, which will involve travelling. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day running of the chaplaincy service. Supervise chaplains in the team and the SE London Suicide Bereavement Service. Responsible for the chaplaincy budget. Person Specification

Qualifications

Education to Masters level in an area appropriate to health care chaplaincy. Sufficient gravity to promote confidence in spiritual and pastoral care among other health care professions and communities. Ability to publish, research, and otherwise disseminate ideas through writing, speaking and teaching. Experience

Significant relevant experience of offering spiritual and pastoral care within the conventional settings of their faith community. Substantial experience as a chaplain and experience of leading public worship. Experience of working with issues that interface between spirituality-religion and mental and emotional wellbeing within an area of specialisation. Experience in working with patient confidentiality, equality-diversity and human rights issues. Experience of writing, researching, teaching and public speaking. Knowledge and Skills

An ability to articulate a coherent model of spiritual and pastoral care in mental health to other healthcare professionals, health care managers and faith leaders. An ability to receive, compare, and process a range of complex multifaith, multicultural, and organisational issues before advising staff, patients, or carers. Well-developed interpersonal communication and relational skills. Manage a budget. The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer; we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. Application Notes

All applications for this post will need to be made online. Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria. The closing date listed is a guide only and the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible. Once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful. Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees. If you are successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. We are a smoke-free Trust. Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges 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.

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