Anglican Chaplain

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for Anglican Chaplain. The post focuses on providing spiritual, emotional and religious care to patients, families, staff and visitors across faiths.

The role includes participating in an out-of-hours on-call rota and supporting bereavement and ethical matters within the Trust. The closing date is 23 November 2026 and the start date will be on or after 1st April 2027.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level or have demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Completed ordination training or faith/belief community equivalent that is relevant to spiritual care.
• Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Chaplaincy (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake.
• Registered, or willing to register, with Council of Professional Chaplains and Pastoral Carers (formerly UKBHC).
• Authorised by and in good standing with own faith or belief community.
• Additional counselling or pastoral training.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral, spiritual and emotional care to patients, their families, visitors and staff of all faiths and none.
• Assess emotional and spiritual needs and arrange appropriate responses with available resources.
• Facilitate rituals and interventions in crisis in line with faith and permission.
• Advise the Trust on spiritual matters and provide care to staff and students.
• Plan, conduct religious services in designated spaces and wards; arrange worship times with the Head of Chaplaincy; pursue external funding if needed.
• Ensure spiritual needs of those unable to contact their regular faith community are met.

Skills

Pastoral care

Leadership

Education

Degree level or equivalent

Ordination training

Healthcare Chaplaincy qualification

Council of Professional Chaplains registration

Faith community authorisation

Counselling/pastoral training

Job description

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Anglican Chaplain

The closing date is 23 November 2026

The Chaplaincy service at King's College Hospital provides support for matters relating to spiritual, religious and emotional care to patients, their families, visitors, and staff of all faiths and none.

Please note that the start date for this vacancy will be on or after the 1st April 2027.

The post holder will participate fully in the provision of spiritual, emotional, and religious care to our stakeholders ensuring that the service meets professional standards and best current practice. They will be a point of reference for the religious and spiritual issues associated with death and bereavement and ethical matters in the Trust, providing specialist knowledge and advice on request. The post holder is also required to participate in the out-of-hours on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

• (1) To provide pastoral, spiritual and emotional care to patients, their families, visitors, and staffof all faiths and none
• 1.1 To make assessment of the emotional and spiritual needs of patients, their families, visitors and staff and arrange the appropriate response with available resources; providing on-going support while a patient is receiving treatment at the Trust
• 1.2 To provide spiritual and pastoral care that is sensitive to multi-cultural and multi-faith/belief realities for the diversity of patients, their carers, staff and students.
• 1.3 To facilitate rituals and interventions connected with crisis, according to the needs of users, and consistent with the permissions and practice of the relevant faith community
• 1.4 To give advice to the Trust, as requested, and provide spiritual care to staff and students individually.
• 1.5 To plan and conduct religious services in designated prayer spaces in the Trust or on the wards as required, according to the rites of the post holders own faith as required, publicising and arranging times of worship in consultation with the Head of Chaplaincy. Where required, to actively pursue external funding to enhance these.
• 1.6 To provide for the spiritual and religious needs of patients, their families and carers who are unable to be in contact with their regular faith community.

About us

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values - Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Job responsibilities

For detailed information about the role, please refer to the job description and person specification document attached.

Education and Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level or have demonstrable equivalent experience
• Completed ordination training or faith/belief community equivalent that is relevant to spiritual care
• Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Chaplaincy (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake
• Registered, or willing to register, with Council of Professional Chaplains and Pastoral Carers (formerly UKBHC)
• Authorised by and in good standing with own faith or belief community
• Additional counselling or pastoral training

Knowledge and Experience

• Substantial experience of providing pastoral, spiritual and religious care
• Substantial leadership experience following becoming recognised or accredited within a faith or belief community
• Experience of supporting people through difficult and/or distressing circumstances
• Experience of working with multi-faith or belief groups and ecumenical teams
• In depth knowledge of own faith or belief group teaching, tradition and practices, and an ability to apply this knowledge in a health care context - particularly in relation to birth, death and illness
• Working knowledge of faith and belief systems other than one's own, and the ability to apply this knowledge working in a secular multi-cultural, multi-faith and belief context
• Knowledge and understanding of national policies and procedures relevant to healthcare Chaplaincy
• Experience of delivering pastoral, spiritual and religious care in a healthcare setting
• Theoretical knowledge of ethical issues relating to health care

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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£47,951 to £56,863 a yearper annum, including high cost allowance