Healthcare Chaplaincy

Programme Background

Introduction

The Nursing & Health Care School offers a comprehensive range of educational opportunities for healthcare chaplains and other health professionals to develop knowledge and skills in spiritual and religious care in healthcare. The aim is to prepare practitioners to various levels of clinical expertise and academic ability to meet their specific needs for professional development.

Background

Healthcare chaplaincy in the UK is working towards registration as a healthcare profession. The publication of standards for NHS Scotland Chaplaincy Service and Spiritual and Religious Care Capabilities and Competencies for Healthcare Chaplains together with the creation of the Uk Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC) are building blocks in the process. In supporting the journey towards professional registration NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has been working to promote chaplaincy education and safe practice which will be key components for registration.

The University of Glasgow Healthcare Chaplaincy Programme has been developed with the support of NES and is a recognised qualification for professional registration with the UKBHC. The programme enables students to evidence the NES/UKBHC Spiritual and Religious Care Capabilities and Competencies for Healthcare Chaplains and demonstrate safe practice. The Programme has been awarded the maximum 45 CPD points by the UKBHC.

Located in the Nursing & Health Care School the programme offers prospective and existing healthcare chaplains the opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary education to develop their academic ability, reflective practice and clinical expertise to meet their needs for continuing professional development.