Bereavement Care Lead Chaplain (On-Call)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

On-site leisure facilities

Free Park and Ride between Babraham Rd

Subsidised staff parking

Reduced-cost hot food 24/7

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Specialist Chaplain to lead the Bereavement Care Follow-Up service within the Chaplaincy Department. You will provide professional and operational leadership, drive standards, and collaborate with clinical teams to support bereaved families with compassionate, consistent care.

You will develop service protocols, train fellow chaplains, and contribute to governance and audits while participating in the on-call rota and wider chaplaincy

Qualifications

• Experience supporting families in grief within a structured pastoral care framework.
• Significant experience of pastoral, spiritual and religious care in a diverse population.
• Leading pastoral, spiritual and religious care in an NHS setting.
• Writing and leading funeral services for various ages.
• Leading NHS service through governance, policies and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for the Bereavement Care Follow-Up service.
• Provide operational leadership for compassionate family support.
• Oversee delivery through guidance, training and standards.
• Develop and implement service standards, protocols and audits.
• Support and equip chaplains in bereavement care.
• Promote integration of the service within CUH and with colleagues.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for coordinated care.
• Advocate for voices of bereaved families within the organisation.
• Participate in reflective practice and on-call rota.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Advanced communication

Policy and governance

Liturgy leadership

Reflective practice

Education

Ordained or accredited lay minister

Degree-level theology

Post-graduate qualification

CPCPC registration

Job description

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Specialist Chaplain to lead the Bereavement Care Follow-Up service within the Chaplaincy Department. You will provide professional and operational leadership, drive standards, and collaborate with clinical teams to support bereaved families with compassionate, consistent care.

You will develop service protocols, train fellow chaplains, and contribute to governance and audits while participating in the on-call rota and wider chaplaincy