Healthcare Chaplain

Integrated Care System; Salford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Healthcare Chaplain to join the multi-faith team within the Northern Care Alliance in Salford. This part-time role involves providing spiritual and pastoral care primarily to those of the Roman Catholic faith, responding to the diverse needs of patients and supporting the hospital's spiritual care objectives. Applicants should be ordained ministers in good standing with the Roman Catholic Church, with relevant healthcare experience valued but not mandatory.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Ordained Minister endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church.
• Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
• Experience in pastoral care for patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral and sacramental care primarily to Roman Catholic patients.
• Respond to spiritual needs of patients, visitors, and staff.
• Share in training and supervising volunteers.

Skills

Good communication

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Education

Degree in Theology or equivalent

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Chaplain

The closing date is 20 July 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established multi-faith/ belief team in Salford Care Organisation, part of the Northern Care Alliance. As a member of the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care team, you will be working in a diverse setting and will be required to respond to the spiritual, religious, cultural and pastoral needs of patients, visitors and staff.

The part time position is an ideal job share and will involve working set hours/ days and participating in a shared on-call rota (out of hours, weekends and bank holidays) with other chaplains. This would require you to live within a reasonable distance of the hospitals and have an ability to travel to the hospitals when needed.

Main duties of the job

The Chaplain will primarily work with and support those of a Roman Catholic faith providing pastoral and sacramental care. This will involve responding to specific referrals and visiting wards to provide pastoral/ emotional care; sacramental care and rituals, as well as sharing in the training and supervision of volunteers as is appropriate.

We are looking for an ordained minister in good standing with the Roman Catholic Church Previous experience of healthcare chaplaincy and the NHS is desirable but it is not essential. You will be eligible to work towards UKBHC registration.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

Due to identified occupational requirements this post holder will need to be of a Roman Catholic Faith, as is Permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Ordained Minister endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church.
• Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. E.g. Theology.

Experience

• Ministerial experience of working with Roman Catholic Church community.
• Experience of working with others and independently, including with colleagues of other faiths / traditions and none.
• Experience of caring for the sick or bereaved.
• oBasic knowledge and experience of NHS care strategy and policy.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of and ability to provide rites of passage and rituals etc, particularly with the regard to the dying and for those seriously ill.
• Knowledge of multi-faith/ belief needs and cultural requirements.
• An understanding and respect for diversity.
• Understanding of Trust Values and relation to role.
• Knowledge of Ethical issues.

Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to listen, be open minded and respond with empathy compassion and with a tolerant attitude.
• Ability to demonstrate self- awareness.
• Ability to balance care, confidentiality and accountability within reporting structures.

Other

• Evidence of continued Professional Development.
• Willing to receive supervision and leadership of the chaplaincy manager.
• To be in good standing with the Roman Catholic Church and the Bishop of Salford.
• Able to share in weekend provision and participate in an on-call rota to respond to urgent calls out of contracted hours.
• To be able to travel to the hospital within 1 hour at any time of the day/ night when working or on call.

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal Hospital