Heart and Soul Mental Health Chaplain - Fulbourn Hospital

Over the past 20 years, this role has evolved into the Heart and Soul service, a vibrant community of volunteers, specialist chaplains, and peer workers. In 2018, Heart and Soul: Being Human Together was launched as both a strategy and a rebranding of the chaplaincy, emphasizing that spirituality, holistic care, and treating one another with humanity is a shared responsibility. It reinforced the belief that we all play a role in creating a culture of care that mirrors the standards we would want for ourselves. When Fulbourn Hospital's new Resource Centre opened in 2023, the Heart and Soul approach was at its core, offering public spaces, a community caf, and group rooms that foster inclusion, belonging, and therapeutic social connections.

This appointment marks the next strategic chapter for Heart and Soul. With the impending retirement of the Heart and Soul Lead chaplain, we have separated the 'boots on the ground' tasks of a local chaplain. Thus, leaving the higher-level, managerial and strategic tasks with the Lead role. This shift has become even more crucial since the disruptions caused by COVID-19 and the opening of the new Resource Centre. There is more rebuilding of links and relationships to be done., In this role, you will provide compassionate, pastorally-rich support to individuals in CPFT's wards at Fulbourn Hospital and in local community settings, with a focus on holistic care that honours spirituality, religion, and the diverse beliefs and backgrounds of those you serve.

You will work closely with colleagues, accepting referrals to support individuals with their existential, spiritual, or religious needs, ensuring that spirituality is thoughtfully integrated into their overall care when appropriate. By collaborating with staff across the wards, Resource Centre, and local community, you will help foster a culture of care that respects the whole person, including their spiritual and cultural identity.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting andempowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.