Chaplain based at Westbury Grange, Newport Pagnell

Available Hours:

Permanent - Part-time - 16 hours per week

Salary £27,440.00 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Please note we are only accepting candidates currently living within a 45-minute commute of the Care Home.

Are you passionate about helping people? Are you warm and compassionate? Are you looking to join a company who cares for their staff? If so, we want to hear from you!

Why join?

MHA is the UKs largest charity care provider; we are searching for empathetic and committed individuals with diverse skills and experience to uphold our mission of enabling older people to live later life well. Discover a career that combines passion and purpose. Be part of an organisation that celebrates diversity and stands at the forefront of care and compassion. Whatever your role with MHA, it is more than just a job.

In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a lot more:

• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) and an option to buy annual leave.
• Life assurance.
• A discount scheme which includes savings with retail stores and online purchases.
• Access to a number of nationally recognised training courses and qualifications.
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities.
• Employee assistance programme including free counselling and legal advice.
• Access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
• Access to wellbeing resources.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• Family friendly policies.
• Long service awards.
• DBS check.
• Healthcare scheme at competitive rates.

About the role

At MHA our Chaplains are the focus for the spiritual life of the Home and Scheme, ensuring that the spiritual needs of residents, staff and families are addressed, including visits to hospitals, attending staff meetings and residents/relatives meetings whilst ensuring that relationships are developed and maintained between MHA and the local churches and other faith communities.

Every day will be different, and you will have the opportunity to use your people skills to make a real difference!

For more information about the role please review the attached job description.

About the home/scheme

Westbury Grange care home in Newport Pagnell

Standing on the site of MHAs first ever care home, and nestled next to The Limes retirement living properties, You will find MHAs Westbury Grange care home.

It is not difficult to describe the feeling You will get when you walk into Westbury Grange, because we have heard it so many times before. People tell us it feels like a home, from minute one. They say they can sense the warmth. Feel the community. They can see the confidence and companionship as they are greeted by team and residents alike.

Nothing could make us prouder than that kind of first impression. And we hope You will sense it too.

For more information about the home, please click here

About you

• Would you like to make a positive contribution to benefit older people
• Spiritual wellbeing – rather than religious affiliation or belief – as a universal need is a cornerstone of MHA's positive approach to ageing and we aim to provide the highest quality care and support for older people of all faiths and beliefs.
  We are looking for a person to be responsible for the spiritual, religious and pastoral life of the home/scheme and who will build good working relationships with local faith communities.
• A significant proportion of our residents participate in the regular Christian worship that is part of the life of all our homes and schemes, so alongside an inclusive approach to spirituality, we need a Chaplain who is able to lead Christian worship. We are therefore looking for a person who is in good standing with their Christian community (a lay person or an ordained minister)..
• An empathetic understanding of spiritual aspects of ageing and dementia, demonstrated through experience of providing pastoral care and, ideally, leading services, is essential.

In accordance with the Equality Act 2010: Schedule 9, Part 1, there is an Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a practising Christian.

If you want to know more then please apply via our website mha.org.uk

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click here to read more about this.

Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early.

Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA's Talent Acquisition Team.