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Chaplain

On-site in Newcastle·Part-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 a year
About £2,690 - £3,180 a month after tax.
Contract: Part-time
Closing date: Apply by Thursday 12 November

The role

Job summary

The Chaplain is a member of a team which meets the spiritual, religious and pastoral needs of the Trust's patients, carers and staff, within a framework of user choice, appropriate to their cultural and religious background and within resources available.

The chaplain works with service users, staff, volunteers and carers, their associated community-based services and faith/belief communities.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialised advice in relation to spiritual careTo visit allocated hospital wards and departments on a regular basis and be available to provide spiritual and/or pastoral support to patients, families, carers and staff, both on a one-to-one basis and in group settings.To visit service users in their own homes and other community settings.To identify and address complex spiritual and religious needs in pastoral encounters.To assess the spiritual and religious needs of service users and seek to meet those needs or refer on.To provide counsel to service users, families and carers in difficult circumstances, e.g. following unexpected serious incident and bereavement.To take funeral services for service users or their families where appropriate.To support staff in breaking bad news to service users, and supporting the aftermath of this.To contribute to service development and research.To build effective working relationships with the multi-disciplinary teams within Trust and with partner organisations, including Recovery Colleges, and to work with those teams when invited to offer specialised skills and advice to other clinicians to meet patient and service needs.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 29th October 2026

Closing date : 12th November 2026

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

Degree-level qualification or equivalent
Accreditation by a faith or belief community

Desirable

Degree in theology or chaplaincy studies
Relevant professional qualification
Counselling qualification European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Demonstrable committed practice within his or her own faith/belief system
Facilitating of formal and informal group sessions
Professional experience of working in co-operation with others
Inter-faith team work
Broad experience of offering pastoral care in a voluntary or paid capacity
A general understanding of the National Health Service.
A general understanding of community care issues
A good understanding of the teaching and practice of own faith / belief system.
Knowledge of a range of approaches to prayer and spirituality.
Understanding of the interrelationship between and role of religion, spirituality and culture.
Understanding of the role and ethos of chaplaincy in the public sector

Desirable

Worked as a chaplain in the NHS for two years
Care of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities, or of elderly people
An understanding of learning disabilities the care of elderly people rehabilitation services
Working knowledge of a range of faiths other than own faith or belief system

Skills and Competencies

Essential

Listening and counselling skills
Proven analytical and decisionmaking skills
Ability to work in an inter-faith team A proven ability to develop and manage own workload
A proven ability to reflect theologically and/or ethically
Ability to handle difficult situations in a safe way
Ability to travel between sites and venues
Training and teaching skills
Competency in leading discussions
Competency in leading a wide range of acts of worship/ceremonies, according to faith tradition or belief system
IT literacy for email and documents

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).