Spiritual Wellbeing

The Trust’s Chaplains have extensive training in spirituality, religion and mental health. They also have a wide experience of counselling. The Chaplains are supported by a dedicated team of volunteers and inter-faith partners.

Spirituality recognises that the journey of making sense of our experiences embraces soul and spirit, as well as mind and body. This may, or may not, be expressed through religious practices. The Chaplains can accompany service users and/or their carers on this journey or simply provide an opportunity to discuss how the experience of an illness impacts on their lives.

The Chaplains can also help people of all faith traditions to find worship resources, either in the hospital chapel, through their Community Team, or by contact with their faith community. The Chaplains are committed to working in the hospitals and in the community. They seek to encourage faith groups in their support for service users, and work in partnership with other healthcare professionals. 

Spiritual Wellbeing - poster 

Spiritual Wellbeing for patients and carers - leaflet[pdf] 286KB

Spiritual Wellbeing support - Coronavirus

The spiritual wellbeing team will continue to offer spiritual care to our patients, staff and carers. This support will now be via digital communication using telephone and email.

We offer 1 to 1 telephone support for all and advice on spiritual care matters including religious practices. In addition we provide email contact for spiritual care, pastoral support and faith based information sharing.

We are at present keeping open the Sacred Place at St. Mary’s Hospital and the Inter faith Chapel at Berrywood. There are handwashing facilities in both areas and social distancing measures are in place. These areas have now got a limited capacity of maximum 3 people at any one time.

We can be contacted during our usual working hours. Please see contact numbers below for north and south contacts.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for personal support and any advice you think we might be able to give. We want to offer support and a listening ear to all in our hospital communities as we face this challenging time.

Peace be with you.

Contact details

Odette Douglas Trust Chaplain Spiritual Wellbeing Dept: Oakwood Centre St Mary's Hospital Kettering Tel: 01536 452290 Mob: 07860593519 Mon,Tue,Thur, Fri  8-4pm

Rev’d Nikki Jenkins Trust Chaplain Spiritual Wellbeing Dept: Berrywood Hospital Northampton Tel: 01604 685420 Mob: 07590625841 Sun Mon, Tue, Wed Thur 8am-4pm

Who we are here for

We are here for anyone who has a spiritual need, whether or not they belong to a faith group.

What we do

• We provide support both in hospitals, care centres and in the community, for you, your carers and family
• We offer encouragement, comfort, prayer and support as you explore life issues. These may include loss and bereavement
• We work alongside the teams of healthcare staff as they work with you towards your recovery and as they support your religious or spiritual needs. This may be while you are in hospital or if your care is focused within Community Teams
• We work in partnership with local representatives of many world faiths and may be able to contact them on your behalf
• We seek to provide an opportunity to discuss with you how your experiences make an impact on your life, by providing a safe and compassionate space where difficult things can be shared
• We listen.

 

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