Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (On call working required)
- Job ref
- 388-7730884-CORP
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Torbay Hospital
- Town
- Torquay
- Salary
- £31,049 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Chaplain
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We are thrilled to offer you the chance to become a part of the Chaplaincy team at Torbay Hospital. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and cater to the spiritual, religious, cultural, and pastoral requirements of patients, visitors, and staff.
Join us and become vital member of our organisation in providing compassionate multi faith care to patients, their families, and our dedicated Trust staff.
As a Healthcare Chaplain your primary responsibility will be ensuring individuals are met with the utmost compassion and understanding.
In this patient facing role, you will need to be an authorised minister of one of the members of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or an authorised minister in your own faith community or be registered with The UK Board of Healthcare Chaplains. You will need to participate in our out of hours service on an on call basis. You will need to have an inclusive outlook, respecting all faith and belief traditions
Main duties of the job
Your main responsibility will be to provide pastoral and spiritual care to patients, families, visitors, staff and students within our hospitals.
You will work collaboratively within the Chaplaincy Team, contributing to appropriate religious rites and worship in the hospital setting. You will be able to respond effectively to people's needs at challenging and distressing moments, including care at the end of life.
Working for our organisation
You will work in a non-judgmental and positive environment, and be part of an inclusive outlook, respecting all faith and belief traditions.
Your own personal and professional development will be encouraged, and your own faith or belief will be valued as part of a multi faith team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will
- Be available to people of all faiths or no faith
- Offer sensitive pastoral care to patients, their families and carers
- Ensure that patients at the end of their life receive the care and support that is right for them
- Offer sensitive support to those in bereavement, including pregnancy loss
- Provide spiritual and religious care to those who require it
- Offer sensitive pastoral care to Trust staff
- Participate in the Department’s 24 hour on-call rota on a weekly basis.
- Participate in the Trust’s response in the event of a Major Incident
- Be prepared to attend multidisciplinary team meetings and liaise with other healthcare professionals as appropriate.
- Support volunteers working with the Chaplaincy Team, as appropriate, and as part of the Chaplaincy Team
- Contribute, as agreed with the Co-ordinating Chaplain, to ongoing programmes of education and awareness for Trust staff, particularly in areas relating to spirituality, faith, and belief.
- Conduct, as part of the Chaplaincy Team, funerals on behalf of the Trust
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Ordained/authorised minister of member church of CTBI or registered chaplain with UKBHC
- Degree or equivalent occupational qualification
Desirable criteria
- Degree in relevant subject e.g. Theology or Religious Studies
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years experience in pastoral care
Desirable criteria
- Healthcare Chaplaincy experience
- Experience of multi faith working
- Experience in bereavement support
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess and meet spiritual needs of clients
- Ability to work within a team
- Effective time management
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of different faiths and cultures
- Teaching or presentation skills
Personal Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to recognise and manage personal stress
- Ability to meet on call requirements
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
- Martin Manley
- Job title
- Co-ordinating Chaplain
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01803 656406
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