Chaplain

Healthcare Chaplain

Purpose and Summary of Post:

Provide specialist pastoral care services and accompaniment to service users, their families and staff members in accordance with the Order’s policies on Pastoral Care and in keeping with appropriate best practice.

Liaise with and report to the designated person at each service with regard to the planning, delivery and implementation of pastoral care and accompaniment activities within the service.

The Chaplain will recognise and value other people’s belief systems in a developing multi-cultural society through co-ordination with representatives or ministers of all faiths and to develop links with other denominations as appropriate.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• To develop and deliver a professional Chaplaincy service which provides spiritual care through accompaniment, pastoral education and appropriate religious ministering in keeping with the Saint John of God Hospital Service Pastoral Care Policy and Guidelines.
• To promote awareness and understanding of pastoral care through education and training opportunities and to nurture all that is pastoral in each person.
• To identify and maintain a continuing review of the pastoral needs of the Service and to recommend an implementation plan in response to meeting such needs.
• To bring a spiritual presence to staff, residents, volunteers, visitors and their families at all times.
• Submit and maintain written records / reports / diaries as directed in a confidential and secure manner.

Essential Criteria

· Level 8 Degree or Higher in Theology from a recognised third level institution.

· Three Three units of Clinical Pastoral Education in an approved Centre, or equivalent qualifications as determined by the Healthcare Chaplaincy Board.

· Be a Certified Chaplain Recognised by the Healthcare Chaplaincy Board (HCB) or the Chaplaincy Accreditation Board (CAB).