Chaplain & Keyworker (Community and Acute)

The team chaplain and keyworker is to work with the whole Chaplaincy Team and with other healthcare professionals in the delivery of holistic, pastoral, spiritual, emotional and religious care to families whose children are palliative or who have died, in the community and in the hospital.

Knowledge, Training and Expertise

For children who die in the care of the Community Childrens Nursing Team, the postholder will act as keyworker for the child death review process, whereby every childs death is reviewed. This aspect of the role requires the post holder to:

o be a reliable and readily accessible point of contact for the family after their childs death,

o help co-ordinate meetings between the family and professionals,

o provide information on the child death review process and the course of any investigations pertaining to the child, including liaising with the coroners officer and any police family liaison officer;

o represent the voice of the parents at professional meetings, ensure that their questions are effectively addressed,

o provide feedback to the family afterwards

o signpost to expert bereavement support if required.

With the whole chaplaincy team, act as keyworker when required in the event of a sudden unexpected death of an infant or child (SUDIC)

Contribute to the development of spiritual healthcare in a multi-faith setting, being sensitive to and aware of the varying pastoral, spiritual and religious needs of diverse ethnic groups, and to assist staff on responding to their needs.

Assist and advise external partners, e.g. representatives of faith communities, in the pastoral care of their people while in the care of the Trust, and to receive information from them, always observing the rules of confidentiality by which every NHS employee is bound.

Adhere to the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Chaplains (2024) of the Council of Professional Chaplains & Pastoral Carers (formerly UKBHC)

Communication Skills and Working Relationships

Be an informed, visible, and active presence in the Trust; taking part in MDT meetings and ensuring that the pastoral, spiritual and religious needs of families and staff are met.

Communicate clearly and empathetically with, families, children and staff at all times.

To use advanced communication skills and inter-personal skills to give and receive complex information often in sensitive or intense situations, e.g. following receipt of bad news or where there may be barriers to understanding or acceptance.

Work with the paediatric teams to offer support to parents and families experiencing childs illness and child loss at any age.

Actively offer a ministry of encouragement to staff and offer time and space for supportive listening and counsel when sought.

Help families and staff articulate their pastoral, spiritual, emotional or religious needs and identify resources to address them.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Contribute to the provision of training for bereavement support, compassionate conversations, and staff wellbeing.

Help staff in the identification of spiritual and religious need.

Contribute to education programs within the Trust to enhance understanding of spiritual, cultural, and religious needs of patients and staff.

Provide support to members of multi-disciplinary teams engaged in pastoral and spiritual assessment or referral, to help this become a standard part of patient care.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Plan and organise own workload.

Plan, organise and conduct childrens funerals, thanksgiving, memorial, and other services as required.

Freedom to Act

Initiate and take responsibility for own work pattern within the parameters of national standards and Trust polices.

Attend appropriate meetings related to work, both inside and outside the Trust.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

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