Job Description

Are you an experienced Chaplain who has worked in a healthcare setting? If so, join Aberbeeg as the Chaplain.



You will provide pastoral, spiritual and religious supports to service users at Aberbeeg in Abertillery. Working part time, 10.5 hours per week you will seek out and respond to the pastoral, spiritual and religious needs in a sensitive and personal basis.


You will have had recent pastoral experience in a local fait or belief setting or equivalent also with chaplaincy experience within a similar setting.

Your responsibilities:

Build effective working relationships with multi-professional colleagues to ensure smooth flow of communication about the spiritual needs of patients and families. Identify and seek to address complex spiritual and religious needs in pastoral encounters. Provide religious support for patients and their families. Build effective relationships with faith representatives. Keep up to date with relevant chaplaincy/spiritual care research to ensure pastoral, spiritual and religious care is evidence-based.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

Degree or equivalent in subject relevant to Healthcare Chaplaincy Experience in a similar setting Recent pastoral experience in a local fait or belief setting or equivalent. Counselling experience is desirable. Excellent communication skills

Where you will be working:

Location

Aberbeeg, Abertillery, NP13 2DA



You will be working at Aberbeeg, a 12 bedded low secure service for men, ensuring that each person in your care receives an individualised formulation of needs and that the treatment delivered is appropriate.




Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will devise a collaborative twelve week therapeutic timetable and smart goals for service users, which is then reviewed and changed to reflect the development and achievements made for the next period of care.




Aberbeeg is located within the boundaries of the county borough of Caerphilly, set in 11.5 acres of land with beautiful views of the Welsh countryside.

What you will get:

Annual salary of 8,148.56 plus benefits (Pro Rota) The equivalent of 33 days annual leave Pro Rata (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off! Free meals and parking ( this depends on site) Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance. 24 hour GP Service to ensure you are the best you can be Access to Wagestream, to help you manage your finances Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals. Pension contribution to secure your future. Life Assurance for added peace of mind. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.



Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.


Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.