Head of Spiritual Care

NHS Tayside

Posted 2 weeks ago, 12 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!

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Full Job Description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to lead our Tayside Spiritual Care Service.

The Spiritual Care service in Tayside embraces a broad understanding of spiritual and religious care for patients, visitors, staff and volunteers, regardless of belief or life stance. It forms an integral part of the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care, supporting those that work within and those who access our services and their families. Services in Tayside include healthcare chaplaincy services, staff wellbeing support services, community listening services and the team are engaged in a number of innovative development and research projects.

Tayside services align with the Scottish Government national framework (2023), Discovering meaning, purpose and hope through person-centred wellbeing and spiritual care. You will be responsible for leading and managing the ongoing development of our Spiritual Care services in line with the deliverables in this document and the Tayside Spiritual Care Strategic Framework.

We are keen to welcome a leader with a proven track record accompanied with experience in a senior chaplaincy leadership role, providing support and leadership, along with experience of department administration and budgetary responsibility. Wed like you to bring high level credibility in spiritual care practice and leadership alongside excellent inter-personal skills, the ability to think strategically and analytically, good influencing and negation skills and the ability to deliver change in a multiagency environment.

Key to your success will be your ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internal and external to NHS Tayside, including working with NHS Education Scotland, HEIs, belief groups and third sector agencies.

Informal enquiries to: Nic Richardson, Director of Allied Health Professions nicola.richardson@nhs.scot

37 hours per week

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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