Healthcare Chaplain

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham seeks a Chaplain to provide 24-hour pastoral, spiritual, and religious care. The role includes training volunteers and collaborating with healthcare professionals. Ideal candidates are accredited religious leaders with strong interpersonal and listening skills, committed to supporting patients and staff alike.

Qualifications

• Accredited or Licensed religious leader/representative.
• Experienced spiritual care practitioner with active listening skills.
• High-level interpersonal skills in support of patients, visitors, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral, spiritual, and religious care as part of 24-hour on-call cover.
• Deliver training and supervise volunteers for healthcare chaplaincy.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to deliver integrated care.

Job description

Overview

Chaplains share in the provision of 24-hour on-call cover; assessing and providing pastoral, spiritual, and religious care at the point of need. This includes scheduled interactions, crisis situations, and responding to emergency calls as part of this role. It also includes delivering training, supervising volunteers, supporting the professional development of Healthcare Chaplaincy at NUH and working collaboratively with the wider team of healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral, spiritual, and religious care at the point of need for patients, visitors, and staff as part of 24-hour on-call cover.
• Deliver training and supervise volunteers; support the professional development of Healthcare Chaplaincy at NUH.
• Collaborate with the wider team of healthcare professionals to deliver integrated care.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Accredited or Licensed with authority to practice as a religion or belief leader/representative and/or pastoral worker in line with NHS chaplaincy guidelines for NHS managers on pastoral, spiritual and religious care.
• Experienced and proficient spiritual care practitioner with a person-centred approach, active listening, and high-level interpersonal skills in support of patients, visitors, and staff.

About NUH

With over 19,000 staff, NUH is one of the largest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of the local population. The trust plays a leading role in research, education and innovation. NUH values diversity and welcomes new ideas to develop the team to deliver world-class healthcare to the patient populations served.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we strive to be better represented at NUH.