Kings College Hospital - Anglican Chaplain

Church of England; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Chaplaincy role providing spiritual, emotional, and religious care to patients, families, visitors and staff of all faiths and none. The post holder will ensure service meets professional standards, serve as a reference on death, bereavement and ethics, and participate in out-of-hours on-call duties.

The Diocese of Southwark may offer a house for duty in conjunction with this role at St Matthew’s Camberwell; interested

Job description

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.

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.

Further details, including the application process can be found via this link on the NHS Jobs Website,

https://www.nhsjobs.com/job/UK/London/London/Kings_College_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Chaplaincy_spiritual_care/Chaplaincy_spiritual_care-v8366430

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

The Diocese of Southwark is willing to offer a house for duty post combined with this role, at St Matthew’s Camberwell with a vicarage near to the hospital. If you are interested in exploring this option, then please contact Jonathan Sedgwick, Archdeacon of Southwark, [e-mail]

The application process is via Kings College Hospital, and not through the Pathways process.