Healthcare Chaplain with Responsibility for Colleague Wellbeing

Salford Care Organisation within the Northern Care Alliance is recruiting a Healthcare Chaplains who will share in the provision of support of and promote wellbeing within our 11,000 members of Staff. This will involve responding to referrals and supporting individuals; as well as the provision of events/ activities promoting wellbeing and spiritual care.

As a member of the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care team, the chaplain will be required to respond sensitively and effectively to the spiritual, cultural, pastoral, and religious needs of colleagues, patients and visitors of all beliefs including non-religious beliefs, in a person-centered way. This role will primarily focus on support for colleagues and the chaplain will link closely with the Staff Experience Committee. As part of the wider chaplaincy team, the chaplain will also support patients and visitors as required.

We invite applications from individuals who are highly motivated, knowledgeable, compassionate, diplomatic, and creative. Applicants will need to be excellent listeners and communicators, and have a non-judgemental, calm, and confident approach. Understanding of and ability to provide spiritual care in times of crisis and emergency is essential.

The Chaplain will be able to work flexibly and may participate a shared on-call rota (out of hours, weekends and bank holidays) with other chaplains. This would require them to live within a reasonable distance of the hospital and have an ability to travel to the hospital when needed.

The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.