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To register your interest in becoming a Sikh volunteer chaplain, please download this form and return it to us. In 2003, the Department of Health set out new guidelines which will help to foster the relationship between improving health care in terms of spiritual and religious needs for differing faith communities. As part of this, we are now looking for individuals who would like to become Chaplains from the Sikh faith to work in hospitals as volunteers; (with some re-imbursement for time spent working) The role would involve the following: - Responding to the spiritual and religious needs of patients ensuring in association with the health authority that adequate arrangements are made for Sikh patients with regards to their spiritual, religious and cultural requirements. The appropriate needs, background and traditions of patients will need to be taken into account when supporting this care. - Duties will include visiting patients and providing guidance and support to those with illness. Working and helping families with understanding and coping with long and short term illness, bereavement. Providing advice on religious protocol and ceremonies taking into account the families needs, background and traditions. - You will retain the responsibility for what is the most appropriate way to meet the need of your patients in your chosen area, thus, you will be required to work with existing chaplaincy teams on delivering service, undertaking training to ensure the highest standards are met. - To support the development of Chaplaincy services within the Sikh community and to contribute to forming a working group that will provide support and materials to the development of the chaplaincy services in the Sikh faith. Across all times, support will be provided and training will be provided to those who choose to undertake this role. The role is one that requires someone with dedication, someone with patience to provide the gift of giving support to those in need. The role provides to the right person a huge amount of fulfilment in knowing they are helping people at their time of need. We are asking that Gurdwaras/Faith Community Leaders nominate people forward in their local areas, and ensure that on a local level standards are kept high. They should be responsible for ensuring that those nominated are performing a service that is within the standards of what is required. Each candidate will also have to provide • Two
independent references regarding their suitability for the position
and their character Of course, this is a very brief introduction into what the role entails, should you be interested please e-mail us at sikhchaplaincy@gmail.com Job
description Entering into hospital, the experience of serious illness has a profound impact upon us all. It provides an opportunity for many to reassess our spiritual attitudes to life, to reassess our values, relationships, morals and beliefs. Because of their independence, their ability to be able to say and support those in their time of need, Sikh hospital chaplains will be required to be responsible individuals, able to volunteer and work alongside existing chaplaincy staff in trying to ensure the highest standards of chaplaincy care are delivered. The key is to be able to listen, to be trustworthy and to be able to provide some spiritual guidance and support. Description of work, responsibilities, and inter-relationships 1. The Chaplaincy visitor will be expected to make a minimum weekly commitment of approximately two/three hours at regular times each week, alongside which, they will also be expected to undertake training days as they arise. 2. Chaplaincy visitors will be allocated to those patients requesting the visit of a Sikh chaplain. 3. The chaplaincy visitor will at all times observe the trust rules of confidentiality and will never abuse the privileged position in which they work, in particular with regard to their relationship with patients and their relatives in matters concerned with privacy, faith and freedom of religions or philosophy. If someone is found to be in breach of these rules they will be asked to withdraw their help. 4. The chaplaincy visitor will be expected to act under the direction and in consultation with the other chaplains, they will be responsible to those who have nominated them and will be directly answerable to the officials working with the Multi-Faith chaplaincy group. 5. Volunteers will be free to withdraw their support and help as any time after mutual discussion. Training will be given both on general chaplaincy issues along with training examining the specific elements of the Sikh faith and chaplaincy care. Person Specific Criteria 1. Be aged between 18-75 2. Be sufficiently fit to meet the physical and emotional demands of hospital visiting and be able to satisfy occupational health screening.
4. Have intellectual ability, sufficient for the candidate to be able to relate the story of visiting someone. e.g. a bereaved friend or a hospital patient, so as to enable supervision. 5. Be able to relate warmly and simply in a relaxed manner. 6. Have self Knowledge. i.e. able to talk about own disappointments and life lost, able to admit mistakes. Has awareness of own motivations and feelings underlying their desire to work as a lay visitor. Able to achieve insights into the needs and feelings of others. Can discern how renewal might come out if disaster. 7. Have awareness of the likely effect of becoming a lay visitor on their own partner and family. 8. Have a lively Sikh faith with habits of prayer and public worship. Able to speak of their own faith, however simply. 9. Be open minded. Not shockable on hearing the life situation of others. Able to be non-judgemental. 10. Be able to be aware that it is not their purpose to: a. evangelize so as to persuade patients or staff of the truth of our beliefs in order to gain converts. b. Be able to accept people as they are c. Be able
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