The UKBHC has a number of exciting opportunities for four volunteer Directors to join our Board.   

The primary aim of the Board is the safety and wellbeing of the public, which it achieves by setting high standards for the professional practice of healthcare chaplains as a Professional Standards Authority accredited register. UKBHC holds a register of healthcare chaplains who have fulfilled its criteria for admission as registrants, as well as members who do not yet meet these criteria and who are committed to a high professional standard for healthcare chaplaincy working within the code of conduct. 

Chaplains and Spiritual Care professionals come from many different traditions and belief groups, including non-religious beliefs, and are united by their common focus on the individual and their own values, beliefs and ways of making meaning during the challenges life can throw our way.   

The work Chaplains and Spiritual Care professionals do is very important to patients, family members and to healthcare staff.  The Board is proud to support these dedicated professionals.  One of our outgoing Directors said recently ”I’ve found it very rewarding to work with such a diverse, dedicated and caring group of people who all share a commitment to raising the profile of Chaplaincy in healthcare and sustaining standards.” 

To reflect this diversity, we are actively seeking to recruit Directors from as wide a variety of cultural backgrounds and faith traditions as possible.  We welcome and encourage applications from all faith traditions, including those from people with a non-religious worldview. 

You will be required to attend to Directors duties which currently include full day meetings 4 times per year – 3 times online and once face to face.  Between these meetings, Directors undertake a range of creative and administrative tasks vital to fulfilling our mission of maintaining standards.  The usual commitment is around 8 hours per month. 

We are seeking to recruit: 

2 Professional Directors & 2 Lay Directors. 

Professional Directors are required to be Registered Chaplains. Our current vacancies for Professional Directors are for an Academic Standards Lead and a Board Secretary*. You will need to be knowledgeable about the role and experiences of Chaplains/Spiritual Care Professionals across the UK and will need to demonstrate to us that you have the professional knowledge and skills to help us maintain the effective running of our organisation.  

Lay Directors cannot be Chaplains/Spiritual Care professionals. Lay Directors contribute by facilitating and challenging the wider Board of Directors to be rigorous and evidence-based in decision-making, problem solving and planning. Lay Directors often have a career background that brings useful skills and knowledge to the Board. We are particularly keen to hear from those who have business management, regulatory, or legal experience.  

You can contact our Chair, Sarah Crane chair@ukbhc.org.uk if you would like to have a conversation regarding these roles prior to making an application. Please apply by completing our application form (Lay Director, Board Secretary, Academic Standards Lead) and emailing it to the above email address. Interviews will take place during November and be held on Microsoft Teams. All appointments will be ratified by our December Board meeting and candidates will be informed after this point.  

These are unpaid, volunteer posts but we cover out of pocket expenses. 

 

*Company Secretarial services are provided by Wilson Partners