Bank Chaplain

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000

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Priory Hospital Bristol, Heath House Lane, Stapleton, BS16 1EQ

Priory Group Division

Hours: Bank

Vacancy Type: Bank

Job Advert Role Description

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promises a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world-class organisation willing to invest in your development.

The Priory purpose is to make a real and lasting difference for everyone we support through supporting our service users to ‘Live Your Life’. Our values are:

1. Striving for excellence
2. Putting people first
3. Acting with integrity

The Care Quality Commission rates our services as “good”.

Priory Hospital Bristol and Bristol Park Clinic are two sites offering high-quality outpatient treatment for individuals looking to improve their mental and emotional wellbeing. The clinic is easily accessible by car, bus, and train, making it a convenient location for both staff and clients.

Bristol Hospital (Stapleton, M32): Our Grade II listed hospital building is set in extensive grounds, just off the M32 and less than three miles from the centre of Bristol, with free on-site parking. We offer 77 beds over seven wards, providing a wide range of services, including Psychiatric Intensive Care (PICU), eating disorders, acute care, rehab and recovery. Our collaborative environment fosters opportunities to gain experience in various services.

This is an exciting bank post for an experienced practitioner who wants to take the next step in delivering spiritual, pastoral, and religious care in a hospital environment. We are looking for someone who is seeking to establish relationships of trust and support with all at the hospital.

The post holder will:

1. Provide safe, effective, compassionate and responsive care and interventions that address the identified holistic needs of people to support healing and wholeness.
2. Respond to people in spiritual distress including those who may show challenging behaviours or have complex needs by using professional and pastoral knowledge, skills and practice.
3. Provide or enable, within the limitations of the post-holder’s religion/belief and faith authority, religious rites as may be requested or required.

About us

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promises a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world-class organisation willing to invest in your development. Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes, and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your Pre-Employment checks. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements. We thank you for your understanding.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.