Chaplain | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has three main sites: Frimley Park Hospital in Frimley, Surrey; Wexham Park Hospital in Slough, Berkshire; and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, Berkshire. The Trust also provides services from a number of satellite sites including Farnham Hospital and Heathlands Centre in Bracknell and Fleet Community Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and experienced individual. They will have their main base at Frimley Park Hospital. Experience working in healthcare chaplaincy is an essential requirement. They will join the Trust-wide Chaplaincy Department of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. The Chaplaincy Department provides pastoral, spiritual and religious care to patients, their relatives and carers and staff within the Trust. They will work as a generic chaplain and their approach will be person-centred and collaborative. Working well within a team is central to the role and You will work with the Lead Chaplain and the current team of Chaplains and Trust Volunteers. Your role will involve:

• Working as a generic chaplain able to respond to the needs of people of all faiths and beliefs.
• Sharing in the out of hours on-call rota;
• As and when required during out of office hours on call. 4pm to 8am the following day weekdays; 8am to 8am the following day (Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays).
• Working with the current team of Chaplains and Trust Chaplaincy Volunteers in extending the provision of care in challenging situations;
• Providing specialist knowledge and expertise in matters relating to spiritual and religious beliefs, experiences and practices;
• Working primarily at Wexham Park Hospital and also expected to work cross-site depending on operational needs.
  
  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo