Job summary
- Main area
- Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 1 year (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (Plus participation in out-of-hours on-call provision (overnight, weekends & bank holidays))
- Job ref
- 271-NPE-7185738
- Employer
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 pro rata, per annum, inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Chaplain
Band 5
Job overview
1. To be a Band 5 chaplain in the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Team who provide for the pastoral, spiritual, pastoral and religious needs of patients, families and staff within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Under authority of the Lead Chaplain and Head of Spiritual Care, and directly managed by a Senior Chaplain, to work as part of the chaplaincy team, comprising multi-faith chaplains, bank chaplains, community faith/belief visitors, placement students and chaplaincy volunteers to offer appropriate, person-centred, timely spiritual care to patients, families and staff. In particular, the role will require the postholder:
1. To learn and develop in the skills necessary in order to maintain the highest quality of service required in a paediatric context though the agreed national, Trust and Team standards, and the Trust and Team objectives. To gain understanding of Spiritual Care policies and be competent and confident in working within them.
2. To be authorised and/or in good standing with an appropriate faith or belief group willing to formally endorse your role.
3. To have appropriate faith/belief community training and a specialised knowledge of own faith/belief community traditions, especially around illness, death and dying, in order to be able to offer appropriate and timely spiritual, religious or pastoral support to our patients, families and staff.
Working for our organisation
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Detailed job description and main 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
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential criteria
- Our Always values
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent level
- Authorised by, and in good standing with faith/belief community and have appropriate endorsement
- Appropriate faith/belief community training or in process of completing
- Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Chaplaincy or willingness to undertake
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture.
- To be able to manage the practicalities of the emergency on-call requirement of this role, and to attend the Trust in a timely manner out-of-hours (overnight, weekends and bank holidays) as required
- To have knowledge and experience of other faiths and beliefs
- To have knowledge and understanding of confidentiality issues within the workplace
- Relevant technological and office skills
- To be able to establish and maintain relationships sometimes in pastorally challenging, unpleasant and hostile environments.
Desirable criteria
- Some experience of providing chaplaincy in healthcare settings
- To have some knowledge of ethical issues relating to healthcar
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
- Dorothy Moore Brooks
- Job title
- Acting Lead Chaplain & Head of Spiritual Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02078138232
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