Generic Chaplain: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 41,957 to 50,387 £ / Year

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The post holder will act as a generic chaplain within the spiritual care team for 15 hours a week.

Working alongside the current chaplains and the spiritual care service manager, the chaplain will have primary responsibility for the delivery of pastoral and spiritual care to service users, families & carers, and staff attached to a number of community teams and at several Trust inpatient units across the trust footprint.

All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity

Main duties of the job

contribute to the provision of generic pastoral and spiritual care on agreed inpatient units via a structured, flexible weekly or fortnightly timetable of visits

establish and develop relationships with community teams at the base(s) relating to this post, take referrals and establish pastoral and spiritual care as a component within the care of community service users

manage an extensive case load sometimes involving complex psychological and spiritual needs

lone work where required in accordance with Trust protocols

where requested, offer confidential pastoral care to staff on an individual basis

participate fully in the planning, development and evaluation of the spiritual care service

work collaboratively alongside the Trust chaplains in ensuring the effective and comprehensive provision of pastoral and spiritual care across Hertfordshire

where appropriate for the ongoing care of patients/service users and families/carers, develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with local third sector organisations that provide related pastoral support within the community

conduct themselves in accordance with the principles of the national standards and code of conduct relating to The Council of Professional Chaplains and Pastoral Carers (formally UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy)

continue maintain up to date mandatory and other training requirements associated with both your substantive role and that of the secondment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Appropriate registration, or eligible for registration
  • Experience of generic chaplaincy
  • Educated to degree level in a health care, theological, ministry or allied discipline
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • Experience of mental health or learning disability services

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Broad based clinical experience across a range of settings.
  • Post -qualification experience working in a mental health and/or learning disability care environment
  • Evidence of effective listening skills

Desirable

  • Proven pastoral counselling skills
  • Experience of developing and facilitating staff training courses

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Experience of providing support to people using healthcare services both on an individual and group basis.
  • Experience of using Microsoft Office programmes – e.g. word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Email and Callender functions – for regular and real-time communication
  • Report writing

Desirable

  • Experience of working with a range of professionals to find solutions to complex problems.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

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