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Job Description
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- To provide pastoral and spiritual care for patients referred from within the practice.
- To work with patients and staff in both one to one and group settings and be willing to undertake home visits if required.
- To be an active member of the practice team, taking part in relevant practice team meetings and taking a lead in pastoral and spiritual care for staff.
- To seek out and use appropriate resources and signposting to support the wellbeing and holistic care of patients and staff.
- To ensure that record keeping is up to date and accurate.
- To work in partnership with other organisations, supporting a joined-up approach to holistic care and facilitating inter-agency working and referrals where appropriate.
- To be willing to take an active role with the management team in the development of the service going forwards.
- To undertake ongoing CPD relevant to the role and work towards accreditation with the association of chaplaincy in general practice if not already accredited.
- To continue to take an active role in their own faith community, and ensure support for their own spiritual growth.
- To undertake regular clinical supervision with an experienced external supervisor.
- To provide pastoral and spiritual care for patients referred from within the practice.
- To work with patients and staff in both one to one and group settings and be willing to undertake home visits if required.
- To be an active member of the practice team, taking part in relevant practice team meetings and taking a lead in pastoral and spiritual care for staff.
- To seek out and use appropriate resources and signposting to support the wellbeing and holistic care of patients and staff.
- To ensure that record keeping is up to date and accurate.
- To work in partnership with other organisations, supporting a joined-up approach to holistic care and facilitating inter-agency working and referrals where appropriate.
- To be willing to take an active role with the management team in the development of the service going forwards.
- To undertake ongoing CPD relevant to the role and work towards accreditation with the association of chaplaincy in general practice if not already accredited.
- To continue to take an active role in their own faith community, and ensure support for their own spiritual growth.
- To undertake regular clinical supervision with an experienced external supervisor.
- Accredited by church body/faith/religious community
- To be of good standing in their faith community
- Related professional qualification e.g counselling or coaching skills
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- Forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
- Life balance/resilience
- Committed to growing in their faith
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Alignment with practice values
- Experience of working in Liverpool communities/culture
- Driving License
- Pastoral care in their faith community
- Experience of working with people in a one-to-one pastoral or coaching role
- Experience of counselling
- Lived life experience supporting others through loss or uncertainty/distress
- Experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of teaching groups
- Experience of working with other faith communities
- Experience of supervising volunteers/team members
- Experience in a healthcare setting
- Experience of delivering training in spirituality/ or religious/pastoral care
- Excellent interpersonal skills for working with a wide range of staff and service users
- Well developed listening skills and experience of using counselling skills
- Highly self-aware and demonstrates an ability to reflect upon spiritual, pastoral experience
- Able to follow process when assessing peoples needs and to liaise with other agencies to record outcomes
- Excellent communication skills including computer skills, written and presentation skills
- Experience of writing bids for project funding
- Experience of quality improvement projects/service development
- Accredited by church body/faith/religious community
- To be of good standing in their faith community
- Related professional qualification e.g counselling or coaching skills
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Motivated
- Forward thinker
- High levels of integrity and loyalty
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
- Life balance/resilience
- Committed to growing in their faith
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Alignment with practice values
- Experience of working in Liverpool communities/culture
- Driving License
- Pastoral care in their faith community
- Experience of working with people in a one-to-one pastoral or coaching role
- Experience of counselling
- Lived life experience supporting others through loss or uncertainty/distress
- Experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds
- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of teaching groups
- Experience of working with other faith communities
- Experience of supervising volunteers/team members
- Experience in a healthcare setting
- Experience of delivering training in spirituality/ or religious/pastoral care
- Excellent interpersonal skills for working with a wide range of staff and service users
- Well developed listening skills and experience of using counselling skills
- Highly self-aware and demonstrates an ability to reflect upon spiritual, pastoral experience
- Able to follow process when assessing peoples needs and to liaise with other agencies to record outcomes
- Excellent communication skills including computer skills, written and presentation skills
- Experience of writing bids for project funding
- Experience of quality improvement projects/service development
Job summary
We are seeking a compassionate, reflectiveChaplain to join our multidisciplinary team in a primary care setting. This is a two-year fixed term post offering spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, and staff within the GP practice. The successful candidate will work alongside clinical and non-clinical colleagues to contribute to holistic patient care. The current post is for between15- 20 hours per week.
**PLEASE NOTE** When applying please include a cover letter describing how you meet the person specification**
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities of the role
Provide one-to-one pastoral and spiritual support to patients and their families, including those dealing with loss, chronic illness, or difficult diagnoses
Support staff well-being through listening services and presence-based care
Facilitate access to wider spiritual or faith-based resources for patients when appropriate
Contribute to patient-centred care planning as part of the wider practice team
Champion inclusive, respectful care for individuals of all faiths and none
About us
Jubilee Medical Centre is a forward looking practice with a high level of involvement in the primary care network. We are a training practice and make it as easy as possible to access support and advice from other clinicians and work as a team. We use EMIS Web and our CQC rating is Good. We are rooted in Christian values and committed to supporting our staff and providing high quality care to our patients. We have 4 partners, 6 Salaried Doctors, 4 ANPs, 2 Practice Nurses, 2 Nurse Associates, a HCA and a Trainee nurse associate as well as an experienced management and administration team.
Details
Date posted
15 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£15.33 to £18.66 an hour In line with Band 5 Agenda for Change
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
A2523-25-0016
Job locations
52-54 Croxteth Hall Lane
Croxteth
Liverpool
L11 4UG
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Job summary
This post is designed to provide a listening and guidance service to complement and work with the existing workforce in the practice. A chaplain will provide pastoral and spiritual care to patients and staff alike and help to meet the employers mission statement and vision to provide high quality holistic whole person care.
Key Duties and responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Spiritual and Wellbeing Chaplain. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Job responsibilities
Job summary
This post is designed to provide a listening and guidance service to complement and work with the existing workforce in the practice. A chaplain will provide pastoral and spiritual care to patients and staff alike and help to meet the employers mission statement and vision to provide high quality holistic whole person care.
Key Duties and responsibilities
The following are the core responsibilities of the Spiritual and Wellbeing Chaplain. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Personal Qualities
Essential
Other requirements and Local Understanding
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Personal Qualities
Essential
Other requirements and Local Understanding
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Jubilee Medical Centre
Address
52-54 Croxteth Hall Lane
Croxteth
Liverpool
L11 4UG
Employer's website
https://www.jubileemedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Jubilee Medical Centre
Address
52-54 Croxteth Hall Lane
Croxteth
Liverpool
L11 4UG
Employer's website
https://www.jubileemedicalcentre.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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