ABMU HEALTH BOARD

JOB DESCRIPTION CHAPLAIN

JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Healthcare Chaplain (Muslim)

Grade: Band 6

Base: Morriston Hospital

Directorate: Therapies and Health Sciences

Hours: 6.0 hours weekly

Department: Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care

Responsible to: Head of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care

Accountable to: Head of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care

Job Summary and Role Objectives

To support the Chaplaincy Team Manager as his/her chief advisor on Islamic

spiritual care
To contribute to the provision of a 24 hour spiritual and pastoral care service
to all patients, staff and carers in the ABM UHB
Being available for out of hours on-call chaplaincy service.
To be support to other members of the chaplaincy team and lay visitors based
in the Health Board area
Maintain and develop spiritual healthcare through support and training of
other chaplains and staff.
Specific Responsibilities.

Sharing in delivering and developing the chaplaincy and spiritual care service.

To embody the ideals and ethos of a faith lead, person centred, open,
inclusive and ecumenical chaplaincy service, and to maintain a mature and
professional attitude.
To participate in personal appraisal, and personal and team development.
To share in developing the vision for the chaplaincy service in line with the
Health Boards objectives and in accordance with Health and Care Standards
2015.
To share in the selection, training, co-ordination, supervision and support of
the work of chaplaincy volunteers.
To participate in the development and delivery of in-house training programs
for hospital staff of all grades and disciplines.
To participate in the chaplaincy role within the Health Boards Major Incident
plans and response.
To occasionally work at other sites to cover colleague absence as directed
and in negotiation with the Head of Chaplaincy
To practice and develop excellent communication and relational skills within
the department, across the hospital, and with its community partners.
To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide pastoral, spiritual and
religious care for patients, their relatives, staff, students and others, at times
dealing with complex situations and difficult issues.
To be visible within the hospital, to visit patients, visitors and staff in clinical
and other areas regularly and when requested, minister to the seriously ill and
dying, and accompany those in need.
To ensure that the pastoral and spiritual requirements of users and met
wherever possible are appropriate and sensitive to their needs, background
and tradition, basing provision of that need on knowledge and skills in
religious and cultural issues, including those with no specified faith.
To plan and share in the provision of opportunities for worship and religious
and spiritual expression, ensuring a safe environment in the Faith Centre, at
the bedside or other place of need.
To work sensitively and collaboratively with patients own parish
priests/ministers or other religious leaders to consult with them on the pastoral
care of their people when in hospital. To ensure that information exchanged
with those religious leaders follows the Boards policy on patient confidentiality
and consent.
To share in the provision of specific care that meets multi-faith religious needs
of the patient through working with the multidisciplinary team
Religious and Spiritual

Conduct services of public worship as appropriate and accepted by the

Muslim faith
Provide bedside prayers for those who request it
Support
Perform or facilitate all invocations and prayers pertaining to Islamic end of life
rituals
Remember individuals and the Hospital in prayer.
Prepare and conduct (or facilitate) Islamic services for specific occasions.
Help to provide and advise on a contract funeral service for Muslims.
Liaise with local clergy/faith leaders whilst maintaining boundaries of
confidentiality.
When requested pray with families in the mortuary chapel.
Pray with parents whose babies who have been stillborn.

Pastoral.
Visit patients and carers on wards both general visiting and responding to
particular requests as appropriate.
Minister to the dying and bereaved.
Minister to the psychiatrically ill.
Engage with individuals in their quest for meaning and wholeness.
Provide support or counselling for individual members of staff.
Provide support or facilitate debriefing sessions for groups of staff.
Welcome and offer support to new staff, particularly those from abroad who
have few support networks.

Teaching/training/providing information.
Contribute to the training of staff offered by chaplaincy.
Participate in specific training events for staff as agreed within chaplaincy.
Contribute to interdisciplinary debates within the Health Board.
Act as a resource for staff regarding good practice in addressing the spiritual
needs of patients.
Provide information/advice to local clergy.
Contribute to the induction programme.
Take responsibility for the recruitment, support and training of chaplaincy
volunteers.

Personal
Participate in and ensure an annual appraisal is completed supported with an
agreed personal development plan in consultation with the chaplaincy
manager.
Attend supervision on a frequent and regular basis.
Attend mandatory training sessions as necessary to keep compliance up to
date.
 Constantly update personal practice and knowledge base.
Maintain appropriate boundaries of confidentiality.