Chaplain

To be part of a multi-faith team at a time of major development and change in the Trust across three of the seven main sites offering varied challenges and opportunities. You will be part of developing and providing religious, spiritual and pastoral care in imaginative and creative ways for patients, relatives and staff. There will be opportunities to contribute to new spiritual care initiatives across the whole Trust.

To be a generic chaplain for the Trust and to represent their own faith/ denomination/belief where necessary and undertake such duties as directed by the Lead Chaplain as needs demand. Potentially working and covering on-call at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and Newhaven

Authorised, licenced or ordained person / minister / priest or pastoral carer in good standing with their authorising / licencing / ordaining or belief / faith / religious authority or equivalent community organisation. Christian applicants will be a member of one of the churches affiliated and registered with Churches Together in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

• To be registered with/accredited to a recognised UK national chaplaincy organisation or be prepared to join one.
• Be able to provide a reference from accrediting/authorising body plus a further reference detailing your experience of supporting people who have needed pastoral care.
• Be able to demonstrate your interest, experience and understanding of working within a health care setting or other setting requiring similar skills.
• Be able to demonstrate your extensive pastoral experience of supporting people in emotional and spiritual distress or who are suffering from illness or trauma. Also to be able to demonstrate your own emotional and spiritual coping techniques when providing such support.
• Be able to demonstrate your ability to support, accept and care for people of all faiths, beliefs and none.
• Demonstrate your ability to work as part of a Chaplaincy team consisting of both staff and volunteers and also with wider multidisciplinary teams within the Trust in addition to being able to work alone especially when on-call.

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

Build a career with us: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

• Discern emotional and spiritual needs
• Arrange appropriate response with available resources
• Provide continuing support and strength
• To be a spiritual, pastoral and ethical religious resource
• To assist when necessary and appropriate with emergency marriages, civil partnerships, baptisms and blessings
• When on-call to be the Chaplain contacted when a major incident is declared
• When on-call to have responsibility for responding appropriately to all calls relating to spiritual and religious care