Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Manager

We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Manager to lead and develop inclusive chaplaincy, spiritual, pastoral and religious care across CNWL. The role will provide Trust-wide leadership, ensuring accessible and responsive support for patients, carers, families, staff, students and volunteers of all faiths, beliefs and non-religious beliefs. Working with clinical teams, volunteers, faith and belief communities and external partners, the post holder will develop effective services, policies and governance arrangements that promote dignity, equality and person-centred care.

We are looking for someone with strong leadership and partnership-working skills who can provide compassionate support in complex and sensitive situations and help shape the future of chaplaincy and spiritual care across CNWL.,

• Lead the development and delivery of a Trust-wide, inclusive chaplaincy and spiritual care service. Provide professional leadership for high-quality pastoral, spiritual and religious care across Trust services. Ensure equitable access to appropriate support for people of all faiths, beliefs and non-religious beliefs. Support access to rites, rituals, observances and ceremonies where required. Develop and maintain policies, procedures and standards for assessing and responding to spiritual care needs.
  
  Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic patient care and complex pastoral or spiritual needs. Develop effective partnerships with Trust services, community organisations and faith and belief groups. Work with Volunteer Services to recruit, train, support and supervise Volunteer Support Chaplains. Develop and deliver training, awareness sessions, reflective practice and debriefing for staff, volunteers and students. Ensure the service operates in accordance.
• with relevant safeguarding, confidentiality, information governance, infection control and health and safety requirements. Monitor service activity, risks and developments, producing quarterly and annual reports. Provide professional input into service developments, business cases and funding opportunities. Ensure chaplaincy resources and charitable contributions are managed appropriately and in line with Trust policies.

At CNWL, our values of Compassion, Respect, Empowerment and Partnership guide how we work and how we care for those who use our services. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated with dignity, kindness and respect. Our SCARF Framework supports this by encouraging environments that are Safe, Compassionate, Accountable, Reflective and Fair.

The successful candidate will demonstrate these values and behaviours, promoting inclusion, cultural humility and respect for people of all faiths, beliefs and non-religious beliefs.