Chaplain
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
As a Band 6 Chaplain, you will provide compassionate, person-centred spiritual, pastoral, religious, and emotional support to patients, relatives, carers, volunteers, and staff within a multidisciplinary environment. You will contribute to holistic care, ensuring the spiritual and pastoral needs of people from all faiths, beliefs, and none are recognised and supported across various clinical areas. The role involves supporting individuals during times of illness, crisis, loss, and bereavement, while promoting dignity, inclusion, and wellbeing. You will also collaborate with healthcare professionals and faith community representatives to deliver high-quality spiritual care and contribute to staff wellbeing, education, and service development.
Essential criteria
- Bachelor's Degree or religious equivalent work
- Ordained Anglican minister in good standing.
- Comprehensive knowledge of faith & belief systems to work in multi-faith context
Desirable criteria
- Experience in delivering pastoral, spiritual and religious care in healthcare setting
- Other
- Experience of supervising volunteers
- Evidence of ability to manage time prioritising workload
- Demonstrate compassion and empathy
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in responding to service needs.
- Knowlege & Skills
- Theological knowledge on ethical issues related to healthcare
- IT skills
- Demonstrate compassion and empathy
- Bachelor's Degree or religious equivalent work
- Ordained Anglican minister in good standing.
- Comprehensive knowledge of faith & belief systems to work in multi-faith context
- Experience in delivering pastoral, spiritual and religious care in healthcare setting
- Other
- Experience of supervising volunteers
- Evidence of ability to manage time prioritising workload
- Demonstrate compassion and empathy
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in responding to service needs.
- Knowlege & Skills
- Theological knowledge on ethical issues related to healthcare
- IT skills
- Demonstrate compassion and empathy
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
As a Band 6 Chaplain, you will be part of the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Team, providing compassionate, person-centred spiritual, pastoral, religious, and emotional support to patients, relatives, carers, volunteers, and staff. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will contribute to the delivery of holistic care, ensuring that the spiritual and pastoral needs of people from all faiths, beliefs, and none are recognised and supported.You will provide timely chaplaincy support across a range of clinical areas, including acute wards, critical care, emergency departments, end-of-life care settings, and outpatient services. The role involves supporting individuals during times of illness, crisis, loss, bereavement, and major life transitions, while promoting dignity, inclusion, and wellbeing.The post holder will work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, faith community representatives, and external organisations to ensure high-quality spiritual care is delivered in accordance with Trust values and professional chaplaincy standards. You will also contribute to staff wellbeing initiatives, education and training programmes, service development, and quality improvement activities.
Main duties of the job
Provide spiritual, pastoral, and religious care to patients, families, carers, and staff.Support people of all faiths, beliefs, and none in
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