Entry Level Chaplain Bank - Band 5 - Wakefield
2. To work within both hospital and community locations with particular responsibility to the service based at Fieldhead, Wakefield. 3. To be ecumenically sensitive and pass on referrals as appropriate to chaplains of other denominations within the department.
4. To be able to establish and maintain pastoral involvement in behaviourally and emotionally challenging or distressing situations. 5. To work closely with colleagues from other healthcare disciplines especially in relation to patient care planning.
To play a full part in discussions where spiritual care of patients is an important issue. 6. To meet as far as possible the particular spiritual and pastoral needs of patients belonging to the chaplains denomination or religion and to respond where appropriate to requests for help or advice from patients or other cultural or religious backgrounds.
7. To have a commitment to ones own professional and spiritual growth and development and to attend mandatory training 8. To be able to make independent judgement regarding spiritual care 9. To work within the professional guidelines and codes of practice as laid down by the relevant Chaplaincy Governing Bodies.
It is national policy that the NHS is smoke free and the Trust supports this by not permitting smoking anywhere in its buildings or grounds. The postholder will support the Trusts commitment to a healthy work life balance and the achievement of the IWL Practice and Practice plus standard.
The contents of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary and in line with the service developments. The holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality in employment. The post holder must treat everybody equally irrespective of gender, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.
Trust Values The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respect at all time.
The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values: Honest, open, transparent Respectful Person first and in the centre Improve and be outstanding Relevant today, ready for tomorrow Families and carers matter Safeguarding Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.
Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training. Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to: ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Trust Data Protection Policy comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol.
Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually; receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public.
Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participating in relevant training comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached; work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People IiP Standards.
adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff and contractors are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.