Chaplain

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

We seek to appoint a Chaplain to join our team to provide and/or facilitate spiritual, religious and pastoral care to meet the needs of patients, staff and visitors, of all faiths and none, at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in accordance with the Spiritual Care Standards in the NHS Wales, Welsh Government 2010 and the Healthcare Standard 2015 through provision of end of life spiritual, pastoral and religious care.
The role is for a suitably qualified person to work collaboratively with the Lead Chaplain, all members of the spiritual care team and, other departments within the health board contributing to the effective running of the Chaplaincy Department.
Chaplains provide a 24/7 service in times of crisis and end of life; therefore, the successful candidate would join our 7 day a week out of hours on call rota, responding to requests for care appropriate to patient need across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg sites.
To be responsible for spiritual, pastoral and religious care for patients, relatives, carers and staff in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board in accordance with the Spiritual Care Standards of the NHS Wales, Welsh Government 2010 and the Healthcare Standards 2015. Participating in a 24hr, 7 day a week out of hours on call rota, responding to requests for end of life care or significant spiritual distress appropriate to patient need, and to be an active and visible presence on wards.
To support and work alongside other members of the chaplaincy team and volunteers, also maintaining and developing spiritual healthcare through training of other staff within the health board.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

WE LIVE BY OUR CORE VALUES:

We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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