WholeCare is seeking to appoint a PrimaryCare Chaplain to provide a Chaplaincy/ Listening Service as a specialism within the range of Talking Therapiesprovided by the NHS.
The role is primarily based at Mythe Medical Practice in Tewkesbury to offer patient support to the practice located within the Devereaux Centre.
The role is for 26 hours per week, flexible over Monday to Friday
Salary - £32,073 full time equivalent. Pro rata for part time hours.
Please note this role does not qualify for entry into the NHS pension scheme.
To apply for this role you must complete the attached application form.
Main duties of the job
Primary CareChaplains support people to take pro-active steps to improve the way theymanage their physical, mental, social and spiritual health, based on whatmatters to them.
They support people to develop their knowledge, skills andconfidence, or to build their patient activation, in managing their health andcare, to improve their health outcomes and quality of life.
Primary CareChaplains do this by active listening and motivating patients through multiplesessions to identify their needs, set goals, and supporting patients to achievetheir personalised health and care plan objectives and providing interventionssuch as self-management, education and peer support.
About us
WholeCare exists to nurture the spiritual heart of healthcare. We arepassionate about the kind of healthcare that treats the whole person,recognising that physical, spiritual and psychological needs are allinterconnected. Our mission is to foster excellence in whole person carethrough Chaplaincy, improving health outcomes and supporting the wellbeing ofboth patients and staff across healthcare settings. (www.wholecare.org.uk).
The role will be based within Mythe Medical Practice, situated in the heart of Tewkesbury.
Our 9 GPs (6 partners and 3 salaried) supported by awider clinical team of 2 nurse practitioners, nurses, 3HCAs. The administrative and managementteam comprises of staff with varied administrativeand management experience, including nursing specialisttrained in chronic disease management, QOF recalls management team and a teamof pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
A training practice hosting up to 3 GP registrars supporting 2 medical students from ThreeCounties Medical School.
Our internal focus is on wellbeing of our staff, achievedwith learning events, staff wellbeing sessions (such as yogarun by one of our salaried GPs), regular meetings sharing clinical knowledgeand providing support to colleagues.
Committed to safe workloads, focusingon good worklife balance and supporting colleagues to stay in general practice.
High QOF achievement and active engagement with asupportive and collaborative PCN and ICB/local initiatives.
Job responsibilities
Chaplainsmanage and prioritise a caseload, according to the needs, priorities andsupport required by individuals in the caseload. They identify when a personsneeds are beyond the scope of the Chaplaincy role and refer them back to otherhealth professionals or organisations. Chaplains may work with people by phone,by video conference, or face-to-face.
Thesuccessful candidate will be kind, reflective and self-aware and will enjoyworking with a wide range of people. They will have good communication andnegotiation skills and a firm belief that people have untapped resources withinthem, that can be unleashed by providing a high quality, non-judgementalservice. They will be proactive with a flexible attitude, keen to work as partof a team and committed to developing themselves in this skilled role andsupporting colleagues to do the same.
Chaplainsare a key part of the Primary Care Network (PCN) multidisciplinary team. Theyoften work alongside Social Prescribing Link Workers and Care Coordinators toprovide an all-encompassing approach to personalised care and promote and embedthe personalised care approach across the Primary Care Network(s).
Chaplainswill have access to ongoing supervision, skills development, and support sothey are able to further build their skills and experience within the role.
The serviceprovided by Chaplains is a specialism within the range of talking therapies.This professional listening support service is offered within Primary Caresettings based on an approach to health and wellbeing which addresses theemotional, psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients. This approach has beenfound to be particularly effective for patients experiencing loss or change intheir lives, e.g. in relationships, work, health, bereavement, confidence,purpose, lifestyle, self-efficacy, relocation, crisis, trauma or mental health.This service, also known as Listening and Guidance, draws on more than 25years experience of service provision in primary care. It is not a religiousservice and is available to patients of all faiths and beliefs. The specialism offered by Chaplains thereforewill most likely benefit patients whose spiritual needs are affecting theirhealth and wellbeing. Spiritual needs are understood as the universal humanneed for a sense of significance, identity, purpose, belonging, meaning andhope.
Further details are contained within the attached Job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
* No role specific qualifications but the successful applicant must be willing to undertake "Foundations of Primary Care Chaplaincy" training which is a 2 day course provided by the Association of Chaplaincy in General Practice.
* Successful applicant will be expected to have a good standard of literacy and communication skills.
* Foundations of Primary Care Chaplaincy
* Relevant coaching or counselling qualifications or experience.
Experience
* Experience or understanding of the bio-psychosocial-spiritual model of health and the social determinants of health
* Refer to the person specification attached.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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