Jewish Chaplain

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital in London seeks a Jewish Chaplain to provide spiritual care for patients, staff, and visitors, focusing on the needs of the Jewish community. This part-time position requires a degree-level education and relevant experience in a healthcare setting. The role involves supporting a diverse workforce and contributing to an inclusive environment, ensuring that spiritual care is accessible to all individuals, regardless of their beliefs. Competitive salary offered in a flexible fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Experience providing chaplaincy in a healthcare setting for a minimum of 2 years.
• Specialised experience in providing own faith community rites, particularly regarding the seriously ill, dying, and death.
• Knowledge of ethical issues relating to healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral, spiritual, and ethical care to patients and staff.
• Support various faith and belief traditions within the Trust.
• Work as part of a team providing spiritual care to everyone.

Skills

Relevant technological and office skills

Ability to establish relationships in challenging environments

Ability to bring out the best in colleagues

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Chaplaincy or equivalent

Job description

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Jewish Chaplain

The closing date is 26 January 2026

Main duties of the job

To be a Senior Chaplain in the department of spiritual care which provides for the pastoral, spiritual, ethical and religious needs of patients, staff and visitors and, where applicable, students within the Trust with a particular focus on caring for and advising on the needs of our Jewish community. To have appropriate faith/belief training and a specialised knowledge of own faith/belief traditions and to be willing to support other faith/belief traditions and religions and spiritual, cultural and ethical issues relating to healthcare. To be a member of a team which endeavours to work within a model whereby spiritual care is available to everyone. Therefore, whilst we expect you to have a deep rootedness in a faith or belief tradition, you may be required to deliver spiritual care to people who do not share your own faith/belief.

About us

We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we'll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.

Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women's networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.

We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

• Educated to Degree level or have demonstrable equivalent experience
• Appropriate faith/belief community training or being in process of completing
• Authorised by and in good standing with their faith/belief community
• Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Chaplaincy (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake

GOSH Culture and Values

• Our Always values
• Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Experience/Knowledge

• A minimum of 2 years' experience of providing chaplaincy in a healthcare setting
• Specialised experience of providing own faith community rites and rituals, particularly with regard to, the seriously ill, dying and death
• Experience of facilitating reflective practice
• To have an in-depth knowledge of own faith/belief community religious traditions
• To have knowledge and experience of other traditions and faith/belief communities
• To have knowledge and understanding of confidentiality issues within the workplace
• To have some knowledge of ethical issues relating to healthcare
• Experience of training others

Skills/Abilities

• Relevant technological and office skills
• Ability to bring out the best in colleagues and contribute to an environment where every team member can flourish.
• To be able to establish and maintain relationships sometimes in pastorally challenging, unpleasant and hostile environments.

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.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust

£46,419 to £55,046 a yearpro rata per annum inclusive

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

271-NPE-7618856

Job locations

Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust