Bank Muslim Chaplain

1.To provide, on an on-call basis, emergency, spiritual, religious and pastoral care for patients, relatives and staff under the supervision of the Head of Chaplaincy in an appropriate and informed manner. Ordinarily, be able to attend to patient within an hour of receiving an urgent call unless flexibility is negotiated with the Head of Chaplaincy and referring clinical colleague.

3.As required by the Chaplaincy Department to provide routine spiritual, religious and pastoral care for patients, relatives, visitors and staff under the supervision of the Head of Chaplaincy or their designated colleague in an appropriate and informed manner based at a UHB site.

4.To provide data and accurate and confidential records of one's activities and referrals received and acted on, as agreed within the department.

5.To practice ethically, respecting the rights of individuals, their families and carers and to assist in the provision of information to increase understanding, inform choices and support decision making. Providing care based on professional, legal and ethical codes of conduct.

The new colleagues will have pastoral, religious and spiritual maturity, an enthusiasm to care for the most vulnerable people, excellent interpersonal skills, and a willingness to work respectfully amongst people of different traditions, all faiths and none. Experience of pastorally supporting those in acute distress would be an advantage.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

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Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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