Hospital Chaplain - Part Time 0.9Fte

OverviewNelson Hospital, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Nelson MarlboroughHospital Chaplain 0.9 FTEUnique opportunity to make a real difference in the provision of spiritual health care for individuals, families, whanau in our care.

Professional development provided.

Part time position.

Nelson Hospital based.Nelson HospitalYou will work as part of a team at Nelson Hospital.

Nelson Hospital has 140 beds and provides children's health, mental health, medical, surgical and maternity services.Hospital Chaplaincy AotearoaHospital Chaplaincy Aotearoa is a collaboration of a broad range of churches, committed to providing Christian chaplains within Aotearoa New Zealand's healthcare environment.

As a Chaplain you will be part of multidisciplinary healthcare teams, working with other Chaplains across the hospital to provide holistic care to all.

You will gain experience and provide spiritual care to patients from every culture, life stage, denomination, faith-orientation, belief, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation.Key responsibilitiesDelivering spiritual healthcare to patients suffering ill health or accident, to their whanau, and to staff within a public hospital.Responding to crisis calls from hospital staff, patients and whanau including on-call hours.Visiting wards and units to provide spiritual care and attend appropriate meetings within the hospital, on a regular basis or on request.Conducting spiritual and religious services and rituals in the hospital.Collaborating in multidisciplinary meetings, therapeutic groups and other processes as appropriate to the role.Teaming up and working positively as a unified Chaplaincy team in each hospital.Supporting colleagues within regional chaplaincy teams and across the motu.Training and supervision of Volunteer Chaplaincy Assistants.With empathy and compassion, excellent listening and pastoral skills, and a good level of religious, spiritual, and theological understanding, this is an exciting and rewarding time to join our team.

Your knowledge and experience in a ministry of pastoral care in health or faith community leadership will be key to your success.We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and the talent within our whanau.

All applications must be submitted through the SEEK website to ensure transparency.How to applyPlease combine your CV and Cover Letter into one PDF and submit this under CV, and the completed Application Form under Cover Letter.

Applications received via email will not be considered.

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