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• To be a Band 5 chaplain in the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Team who provide for the pastoral, spiritual, pastoral and religious needs of patients, families and staff within the Trust.

• To be a Band 5 chaplain in the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Team who provide for the pastoral, spiritual, pastoral and religious needs of patients, families and staff within the Trust.

Role

Under authority of the Lead Chaplain and Head of Spiritual Care, and directly managed by a Senior Chaplain, to work as part of the chaplaincy team, comprising multi-faith chaplains, bank chaplains, community faith/belief visitors, placement students and chaplaincy volunteers to offer appropriate, person-centred, timely spiritual care to patients, families and staff. In particular, the role will require the postholder:

• To learn and develop in the skills necessary in order to maintain the highest quality of service required in a paediatric context though the agreed national, Trust and Team standards, and the Trust and Team objectives. To gain understanding of Spiritual Care policies and be competent and confident in working within them.
• To be authorised and/or in good standing with an appropriate faith or belief group willing to formally endorse your role.
• To have appropriate faith/belief community training and a specialised knowledge of own faith/belief community traditions, especially around illness, death and dying, in order to be able to offer appropriate and timely spiritual, religious or pastoral support to our patients, families and staff.

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.

We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dorothy Moore Brooks Job title: Acting Lead Chaplain & Head of Spiritual Care Email address: dorothy.moorebrooks@gosh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 02078138232

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