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The Role
An exciting new post has been developed within NHS Lanarkshire Spiritual Care and Wellbeing Service for Band 4 Assistant Practitioners. We are looking to appoint a number of candidates to this innovative role. These posts are based across NHS Lanarkshire and we would consider both full time and part time applications.
Initially these posts are being advertised on a fixed term basis of up to 18 months with the expectation that following a positive evaluation that the roles will become permanent within the team.
These innovative roles will contribute to the work of Spiritual Care and Wellbeing and will support patients, families and staff within NHS Lanarkshire. The Associate Practitioners will work as part of the team with Chaplains, Staff Care Specialists and volunteers. Support, education and development will be provided.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
- Formal qualification at relevant HNC Level or equivalent level of experience in a health/education/social care/counselling environment plus a good understanding of spiritual care and wellbeing.
- Awareness of relevant spiritual care and staff care guidance, standards and strategies
- Knowledge and understanding of bereavement support.
- Effective assessment skills.
- Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Time management, planning and organisational skills.
- Demonstrate effective presentation skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of reflective practice eg Values Based Reflective Practice (VBRP)
- Knowledge and understanding of self-care tools eg mindfulness
- Experience of working with individuals or groups eg as a facilitator, mentor or coach.
- Working knowledge of basic information technology and Microsoft office products.
It would be great if you also have
- Completed Essential Toolkit Values Based Reflective Practice (VBRP) training
- Listening skills / counselling skills training
- Experience of providing bereavement support to individuals or groups.
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Knowledge of NHS Scotland Code of Practice re Protecting Patient Confidentiality.
- Experience of maintaining client records
Contract type
- Fixed Term or Secondment for 12-18 months
- Full time or Part Time - Both Options Will Be Considered
- Various hours
Please note if part time post is accepted then the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 12-18 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in the Spiritual Care and Wellbeing Department within NHS Lanarkshire
The working pattern for this role will be 4 x 6 hour days - 9.00am-3.30pm - (Where part time 24 hours is accepted).
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you!
To discuss this exciting opportunity further, please contact: Lorraine Allan, Healthcare Chaplain, on spiritualcare@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Nicole McMillan, Recruitment Administrator on Nicole.McMillan@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee Counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
- For help to complete an application on JobTrain please follow this link: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/how-to-apply/application-process/
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk