Anglican Chaplain

Main area Chaplaincy and spiritual care Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share

37.5 hours per week (including participation in 24/7 on-call rota) Job ref 213-CORP- Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Denmark Hill Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 per annum, including high cost allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/:59

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

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.

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

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.

Main duties of the job

• (1) To provide pastoral, spiritual and emotional care to patients, their families, visitors, and staff of all faiths and none
• 1.1 To make assessment of the emotional and spiritual needs of patients, their families, visitors and staff and arrange the appropriate response with available resources; providing on-going support while a patient is receiving treatment at the Trust
• 1.2 To provide spiritual and pastoral care that is sensitive to multi-cultural and multi-faith/belief realities for the diversity of patients, their carers, staff and students.
• 1.3 To facilitate rituals and interventions connected with crisis, according to the needs of users, and consistent with the permissions and practice of the relevant faith community
• 1.4 To give advice to the Trust, as requested, and provide spiritual care to staff and students individually.
• 1.5 To plan and conduct religious services in designated prayer spaces in the Trust or on the wards as required, according to the rites of the post holder's own faith as required, publicising and arranging times of worship in consultation with the Head of Chaplaincy. Where required, to actively pursue external funding to enhance these.
• 1.6 To provide for the spiritual and religious needs of patients, their families and carers who are unable to be in contact with their regular faith community.

Working for our organisation The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values - Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative - and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities For detailed information about the role, please refer to the job description and person specification document attached.

Person specification Education and Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level or have demonstrable equivalent experience
• Completed ordination training or faith/belief community equivalent that is relevant to spiritual care
• Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Chaplaincy (or equivalent) or willingness to undertake
• Registered, or willing to register, with Council of Professional Chaplains and Pastoral Carers (formerly UKBHC)
• Authorised by and in good standing with own faith or belief community
• Additional counselling or pastoral training

Knowledge and Experience

• Substantial experience of providing pastoral, spiritual and religious care
• Substantial leadership experience following becoming recognised or accredited within a faith or belief community
• Experience of supporting people through difficult and/or distressing circumstances
• Experience of working with multi-faith or belief groups and ecumenical teams
• In depth knowledge of own faith or belief group teaching, tradition and practices, and an ability to apply this knowledge in a health care context - particularly in relation to birth, death and illness
• Working knowledge of faith and belief systems other than one's own, and the ability to apply this knowledge working in a secular multi-cultural, multi-faith and belief context
• Knowledge and understanding of national policies and procedures relevant to healthcare Chaplaincy
• Experience of delivering pastoral, spiritual and religious care in a healthcare setting
• Theoretical knowledge of ethical issues relating to health care

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• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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