Muslim p/T Female Chaplain
Job overview
An enthusiastic Female Muslim Moulana with appropriate experience, is required to join an enthusiastic and well motivated multi-denominational, multi-faith team at Bolton FT Hospital.
We have recently developed a new Faith Facility which includes an expanded Mosque with ablution provision. The department is comprised of both Faith Leaders, voluntary workers and offers opportunities for spiritual care to patients, their relatives and staff on a Multi-Faith basis but ensuring protected characteristics.It provides a 24 hour ecumenical on-call service on a rota basis. You should have excellent communication skills, and able to work as part of a team.
Experience of hospital/hospice work or counselling would be an advantage, but training and support will be given for successful but less experienced candidates.
Main duties of the job
Visiting of patients and their families on the wards.
Supporting staff.
Helping with the provision of religious needs in the Muslim Faith.
Working with other Faiths.
Providing wider pastoral/spiritual/religious needs to the Trust.
May be occasions for extra on-call duties.
Working for our organisation
The Team is made up of Chaplains from the Muslim, Christian and Hindu Faiths supported by volunteers from all the above Faiths. We have opened just under 2 years ago a new Faith facility which includes a new Mosque, Temple and a Community Hub.In addition there is also a Chapel. It is a busy department in which all the Faiths work closely together ensuring the Trusts Religious/Spiritual/Pastoral requirements are met
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To support patients their families and staff from the Muslim Faith with religious/spiritual/pastoral needs.
Working under the direction of the Head/Deputy Head and Muslim lead of the Chaplaincy department.
Visiting of wards
Support in the provision of worship in the Trust.
Working closely with Chaplains of other Faiths in the Team.
May be need for occasional on-call duties.
Person specification
Religious qalifications
Essential criteria- Religious qualifications
- Chaplaincy experience
- Multi Faith work
Religious qualifications
Essential criteria- Religious qualifications
- Chaplaincy experience
- Mutli Faith experience
- Communication skills
Theology background
Essential criteria- Theology background
- Team work
- Community work
- Counselling experience
We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.
We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture, if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.
Staff benefits - Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.