The UKBHC provides advice and support to help guide employers through the recruitment process. Chaplaincy appointments have certain distinctive features which need addressing in the recruitment and selection process such as the professional content of the job description and the endorsement that may be required of a faith community or belief group if a chaplain/spiritual care professional is to exercise a religious ministry within their role.
The UKBHC recommends that you seek the assistance of one of its Appointment Advisors at an early stage in the appointing process. This is supported by the 2023 NHS Chaplaincy Guidelines for NHS Managers on Pastoral, Spiritual, and Religious Care and the 2023 Scottish Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Framework
All the advisors are experienced working chaplains/spiritual care professionals who can offer practical support and information about job descriptions, person specifications, advertising, and the selection process. They can provide an impartial external assessment of the knowledge, training, experience and competencies of candidates in relation to a post, and they can provide an external professional opinion to an interview or selection panel.
For more information about who the Appointments Advisors are, or to request the support of a Appointments Advisor please contact the Lead Officer for the Professional Advisors by sending an e-mail to professionaladvisor@ukbhc.org.uk.
There are two feed-back forms which we would ask be completed following the recruitment interviews; one for the recruiting body and one by the Appointment Advisor. The links are below. We look forward to receiving your feed-back.
Recruiting Body Feed-back Form: https://forms.office.com/e/nLasrupKJU
For Appointments Advisors: https://forms.office.com/e/53XgqHbBYC
