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• Carry out devotions/prayers for MUg staff
  as a way of nourishing their spirituality and motivating them for better
  service delivery
• To conduct health spiritual morning talks
  and motivational devotions to clients and care takers at the reception
  area, In patient unit( IPU) and other service points for spiritual
  encouragement to enhance positive living
• Identify and assess clients, families and
  staff for spiritual/ pastoral needs so as to appropriately offer spiritual
  interventions and also as part of a holistic approach for palliative care
  provision
• Work closely with counseling teams support
  palliative care needs for breaking bad news, grief, loss and bereavement
  to terminally ill patients and their families cope with the circumstances
  and affirm their hope in the meaning of life as relevant to their own
  beliefs
• Working together with Counselling teams,
  participate in development and implementation of appropriate interventions
  for general counseling(encouragement, behavioral change , life skills and
  family support) as per personal competence and preference to improve
  psychosocial outcomes
• To conduct religious services relevant to
  the needs of the client and family for spiritual encouragement and ability
  to cope with prevailing situations
• Conduct regular home visits so as to
  facilitate holistic care (identify gaps, spirituality issues, support
  systems) so as to set sustainable interventions tailored to the home and
  community environment
• Actively refer client to the relevant
  services points in MUg and religious communities for further management
  and holistic spiritual care
• Work closely with line manager and senior
  manager Behavioural Change and Psychosocial support services organize and
  facilitate pastoral care workshops for clients, FBOs and communities so as
  to equip them with the right and relevant health information for improved
  spiritual wellbeing

• Make sure that there are good working
  relationship with the spiritual, clinical teams and the entire
  organization for effective service delivery
• Take part in departmental,
  Interdisciplinary team, and staff meetings in order to give and receive
  feedback
• Actively participate in the appraisal
  process in liaison with the Behavioural and Psychosocial Services Manager
  so as to give and receive feedback on performance
• Participate in the development of work
  schedules for proper manpower planning and continuity of service delivery
• Regularly participate in the review and
  monitoring of performance of the pastoral team activities, compile and
  submit progressive reports to the Behavioural and Psychosocial Services
  Manager for to ensure achievement of departmental targets
• Accurately document client¡¦s records and
  ensure timely data entry as a way of contributing to the MUg database
• Actively participate in regular outreaches
  so as to increase demand for religious leaders training, BCC activities,
  and other prevention services as a way of enabling the organization to
  achieve its overall goals

• Strictly adhere to the stipulated
  theological guidelines/standards so as to contribute to quality
  pastoral/spiritual care services
• Ensure a favorable environment for both
  the client and the health care worker during service delivery to promote
  comfort and enable clients to freely open up
• Actively contribute to the development and
  review of pastoral/spiritual care tools and Standard Operating Procedures
  for improved service delivery
• Participate in the departmental quality
  improvement projects for quality assurance

• Participate in pastoral/spiritual care
  needs assessment of health facilities and health workers to identify gaps
  in service delivery
• Mentor and orient new staff, locums and
  volunteers on activities in the pastoral care department so that they
  become accustomed to the services offered at MUg
• Train, mentor and coach health workers and
  religious leaders in the provision of quality pastoral/spiritual care
  services so as to increase proficiency
• Actively participate in continuous medical
  education for chaplains for improved knowledge and skills
• Mentor and support health workers and
  religious leaders in the creation and facilitation of peer support groups
  for improved spiritual and social support
• Actively contribute to the development and
  dissemination of IEC materials and guidelines for pastoral/spiritual care
  services in liaison with the Behavioral and Psychosocial Services Manager
  in order to ensure proficient and standard delivery of services
• Work in consultation with HSS/ Training
  and Education teams participate in offering technical support on HIV
  health education and promotion issues to religious leaders, FBOs and other
  community health workers and groups so as to strengthen the integration of
  spiritual care in holistic health care delivery, increasing awareness and
  correct health information giving using spiritual leaders

• Participate in the identification of
  vulnerable communities including their key stakeholders, in need of
  pastoral and spiritual care services as part organizational strategic plan
  to undertake stakeholder and community identification for specific
  interventions
• Maintain linkages with local and religious
  communities and other stakeholders as part of the organisational
  partnership working, for and referral linkages for appropriate management
  of clients
• Work closely with other faith based
  organizations as part of combined partnership effort to conduct community
  outreaches so as to extend prevention, care and treatment services closer
  to the people

• Participate in the budgeting process as a
  way of ensuring allocation of resources for departmental activities
• Responsible for the requisition,
  effectively utilize and account for assigned funds in order to contribute
  towards the achievement of departmental goals
• Carry out regular inventories to ensure
  safety and security of equipment used in pastoral and spiritual work
• Actively contribute to the MUg income
  generation activities within the pastoral/spiritual care department by
  offering pastoral/spiritual care services to private individuals and
  organizations to ensure organizational sustainability

• Accurately document client¡¦s information
  for future reference, evaluation and research
• Document success stories and develop
  research ideas needed for improvement of service delivery
• Write abstracts and research proposals so
  as to disseminate research findings, share lessons learnt and contribute
  to new knowledge and best practices
• Represent MUg at conferences, institutions
  and meetings so as to increase the publicity and credibility of MUg in the
  area of research at both national and international forums

• The candidate must hold a Diploma in
  Theology/Ministry
• Additional Certificate in Counselling
• Detailed working knowledge in HIV/AIDS
• Working knowledge in palliative care
• Past exposure and experience in working
  with different communities
• Ability to work under pressure: and in
  sympathy with the Christian values of Miidmay Uganda.

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