Chaplaincy Manager, Head of Department inCwmbrân inCwmbrân PUBLISHED FRI 17 JAN 2025

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

Lead Chaplain, Head of Department

The Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking to recruit a new Lead Chaplain to manage the spiritual care services for the organisation.

The chaplaincy Lead’s principal responsibility is to manage the effective delivery of pastoral and spiritual care to people of all faiths and those of no faith.

The spiritual care department is committed to provide a high quality of care and support to patients and our workforce and we constantly strive to find new and creative ways to offer spiritual and pastoral care.

Supporting staff in the workplace has been a regular feature of the chaplaincy service and the department is looking to build on our award-winning success.

Applicants should have relevant leadership and team management experience. You should be appropriately qualified and trained to work in the spiritual care arena at a senior level.

You will have a high degree of self-awareness and a real aptitude for sensitively coming alongside all those who use and provide our Health Board services.

We are looking for applicants who are enthusiastic and motivated, who are ready to learn new skills and develop your own knowledge and understanding of spirituality in a healthcare setting.

We welcome applications from all who are suitably qualified irrespective of belief tradition.

Main duties of the job

To act as the Operational Lead and Professional Head of Department and to provide direct line management of the chaplaincy and spiritual care team across all Health Board sites. You will provide support, supervision and direction, ensuring team consultation and inclusion.

To oversee and deliver high quality spiritual, pastoral and religious care to meet the needs of patients, staff and visitors to the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

The post holder will ensure that the spiritual, religious and pastoral needs of patients, families and staff are met effectively through a person-centred approach. The post holder will function as a service lead and as a practitioner, providing care in both normal working hours and on-call. This will involve reaching out to clients in a variety of challenging situations.

The post holder will develop a clear understanding of the lead chaplain role and a detailed awareness of the role and work of others within the team.

To identify and implement strategic development and service change to reflect the Welsh Government Standards for Spiritual and Religious Care in NHS Wales.

To ensure the department follows the Health Board policies, procedures and guidelines to maintain effective service provision and minimise risk.

To represent the service in a variety of settings, including membership of the All-Wales Lead Chaplains Forum.

To ensure that the UKBHC Code of Conduct is applied and adhered to.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree level qualification
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Masters in chaplaincy studies or related subject
  
  

Experience of working in healthcare chaplaincy

Essential criteria

• Can demonstrate the application of chaplaincy knowledge in a management role
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of leadership in a variety of contexts
  
  

Leadership and management experience

Essential criteria

• Will provide evidence of relevant experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Leadership training and qualification
  
  

Good communication and relational skills

Essential criteria

• Application form information based on previous experience
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Counselling experience / qualification
• Ability to speak the Welsh language
  
  

Eligible to be licenced, accredited or recognised for the role by sponsoring body

Essential criteria

• Recognised by an authorising group in the UK
  
  

Good pastoral knowledge, insight and skill

Essential