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Document No 10

2004          Page last updated: 3 August, 2005

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BIRMINGHAM NHS TRUST

CHAPLAINCY DEPARTMENT

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE : Hindu Chaplain

GRADE :

HOURS Part-time (one session)

LOCATION : Queen Elizabeth and Selly Oak Hospitals

ORGANISATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Accountable to : Chaplaincy Team Leader

Responsible to :

Key working relationships :

•  Chaplaincy Team

•  Staff of allocated wards and units

JOB SUMMARY:

To participate in the spiritual and religious care of patients, their families, and staff, especially Hindus, within the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. With the Chaplaincy Team and other staff, to make provision for the religious and spiritual needs of patients, their families and staff. To make particular provision for the religious and spiritual care of Hindus in the hospitals.
2. To pay regular visits to wards and units, in order to make him/herself available to patients, relatives and staff, especially those who are seriously ill or bereaved.
3. To ensure the availability of Hindu literature in chapels and prayer rooms, and to facilitate opportunities for Hindu worship in those places and elsewhere in the hospitals.
4. Within the limitations of the one-session post, to respond out-of-hours to emergency calls from Hindu patients/families.
5. To participate in the recruitment, training and support of Chaplaincy Volunteer Ward Visitors.
6. To contribute, within the limits of the one session, to Chaplaincy Team Meetings and other appropriate meetings and training events.
7. To provide leadership in the Trust regarding key issues and appropriate resources for the spiritual care of Hindu patients and staff.
8. To participate in staff training in relation to religious, cultural and ethical issues.
9. To maintain contact with Hindu communities in the city of Birmingham.
10. To maintain and develop his/her own personal and professional development.
11. To monitor service developments and keep accurate records for the purpose of future planning.

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities but more an outline framework against which the post-holder and manager will have flexibility to develop and define the detail of the work undertaken.

All employees must adhere to and perpetuate Trust policies and procedures relating to:

Health and Safety

The Active Discouragement of Smoking at Work

The Equal Opportunities in Employment, including responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination Act

Your attention is drawn to the confidential nature of information collected with the NHS. The unauthorised use of disclosure of patient or other personal information is a dismissible offence and in the case of computerised information, could result in a prosecution for an offence or action for civil damages under the Data Protection Act 1998.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Advert:

UHBT

HINDU CHAPLAIN

(One session)

£2491 plus £351 accommodation allowance

Ref: XXX

There is a one-session vacancy for a Hindu chaplain at the Queen Elizabeth and Selly Oak Hospitals. The successful applicant will join an ecumenical and multi-faith team of 10, and approximately 50 volunteer ward visitors.

Applicants must be in good standing within a Hindu community, have knowledge of and ability to communicate Hindu scripture and tradition, have a good general education, experience of work within the NHS or other caring profession, and knowledge of at least one Asian language in addition to English. They must have good listening and interpersonal skills.

For informal enquiries please contact the Chaplaincy Team Leader, Rev. Francis Buxton, tel 0121 472 1311 extension 3437/3104.

Application forms and job descriptions are available from the Recruitment Centre, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham B29 6JD, tel: 0121 627 8255, quoting ref. XXX

Closing date: Wed June 30th 2004

This post is exempt under Section 5(2)(d) of the Race Relations Act 1976.

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