Job summary
- Main area
- Chaplaincy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Applicant wil be required to take part in the teams weekly on-call rota including weekend duties)
- Job ref
- 156-7382019
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Chaplain (Maternity Cover)
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Chaplain to join the Chaplaincy Team on a fixed term (twelve months) maternity cover..
The chaplain will have an open approach and will work collaboratively to provide a flexible, responsive service of spiritual, pastoral, and religious care to patients, visitors, and staff, whatever their beliefs, culture, or lifestyle.
Main duties of the job
Conducting relevant religious/non-religious rites of passage as required.
Having the emotional strength to cope with challenging pastoral situations.
Offering staff support as a vital component of chaplaincy, both on an individual basis and to teams/groups.
Collaborating in an interdisciplinary health setting with other healthcare professionals to provide an available, accessible service based on choice.
Cooperating and working with medical, nursing and management staff
Liaising with leaders of local faith communities, fostering and maintaining effective links
Organising and participating in acts of worship/study days, etc, when required.
Promoting and modelling good working practices and relationships
Being available to offer pastoral care to staff individually or in groups as requested by the Lead Chaplain
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
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https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate certificate or diploma in healthcare chaplaincy, or comprehensive theological education to at least diploma level, or evidence of an equivalent accredited faith qualification.
- Endorsed by an appropriate faith or belief group willing to formally endorse your role, or able to provide robust references from UKBHC Registered Chaplains.
- Eligible to be registered with UKBHC.
Desirable criteria
- Board Registered Chaplain with UKBHC.
Knowledge/Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to lead services or rites of passage in differing situations
- Ability to work collaboratively across faith and belief boundaries
- Pastoral/Counselling skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to face up to the challenges that mental health presents
- Understanding of contemporary health care philosophy and environment
- Presentation and teaching skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Pastoral experience in a variety of settings including healthcare
- Working with a variety of disciplines
- Working as part of a team
- Pastoral care of bereaved people
- Care of terminally ill people
Desirable criteria
- Good working knowledge of acute healthcare
- Experience of hospital chaplaincy or in a related healthcare setting
- Care of people bereaved of children and experience of dealing with death through miscarriage, still birth and neo-natal death
- Care and support of staff under pressure
- Able to lead relevant rituals/sacraments of your tradition
Personal
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel between hospital sites
- Full UK driving license required
- Non-judgmental
- Good organiser of time and of others
- Calm under pressure
- Enthusiastic, motivational and able to work as a member of a team
- Ability to be at ease with those whose beliefs, values or lifestyle differ from one’s own
Professional development and training
Essential criteria
- Desire to continue in- service training
- Committed to ongoing professional review and appraisal
Desirable criteria
- Member of College of Healthcare Chaplains (CHCC)
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to take part in a 24 on-call rota, seven days a week
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Revd Dom Whitting
- Job title
- Lead for Chaplaincy and Voluntary Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 252899
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