CHAPLAINCY DEPARTMENT SUPPORT FOR STAFF DURING COVID 19

 

In accordance with the Spiritual Care Policy of NHS Grampian the Chaplaincy department has always offered staff support to NHS Grampian and its partners at any time. This support is especially available during the current Pandemic.

Spiritual Care is part of the holistic care which should be offered to patients, their relatives and carers and staff. This care is offered and available to those with or without specified religious beliefs. The Spiritual Care/Chaplaincy department will provide spiritual support to staff that they might better manage their own wellbeing and resilience. Chaplains are available across all the main hospital sites and can be contacted via the main office at ARI.

The support is confidential and independent of line management structures. Chaplains are skilled listeners who can assist you in reflecting on the circumstances you have found yourself in, change how you see things and help you with coping strategies.

Religion will not be spoken about, unless raised by you.

 

Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Department offer:

 

• Community Chaplaincy Listening (CCL) - available at a number of hospitals and community sites across Grampian. Staff, patients’ relatives and carers can self refer. CCL offers a confidential space allowing those who access it to reflect on their situation, talk about what troubles them whilst building resilience and improving wellbeing. Further information can be found at:www.nhsgrampian.org/commchaplist

• Staff support is also available in all hospitals as follows:
• 1-2-1 - formal and informal, drop in, ad hoc support and listening ear
• Values Based Reflective Practice (VBRP) - offers opportunities for groups of staff to meet and reflect on their practice. Sessions are led by a trained and registered facilitator
• Managers can access debrief support following adverse events

 

Contact Us

 

If you want to see a Chaplain in Office hours ,8.30am-4.30pm, Monday – Friday , at one of the main sites ( ARI, RACH , AMH , Woodend , Roxburgh House , RCH  and Dr Grays ) phone 53316 or 01224 553316

If you are not based in these sites you can  still phone 53316 or 01224 553316 and we will try to assist you by way of arranging a phone call , Microsoft Teams Call or other virtual means of support.

Out of hours get the switchboard to page the on-call Chaplain on 880349. The On call Chaplain can certainly take a phone call in the first instance and if necessary arrange for some other way to offer you support.

For an appointment with the Community Chaplaincy Listening service phone either 53316 or 01224 553316 or Aberdeen Community Health and Care Village on 01224 655555.

As well as one to one support the Chaplaincy Department can assist with  group support by means of Values Based Reflective Practice , again 53316 or 01224 553316 .

 

Workplace Chaplaincy Scotland

 

Work Place Chaplaincy aims to offer relevant pastoral & spiritual support to people where they are – in the setting of their daily work and individual lives. The chaplain is available to all of all denominations or none, from the managing director to the new-start apprentice.