Bank Chaplain

Bank Chaplain

The closing date is 17 March 2026

To facilitate safe and appropriate confidential service of spiritual and religious care

Assist patients and families and members of staff

To cover on call 1:4 out of hours service for chaplaincy team

To work as a key member of the chaplaincy team

Provide spiritual care irrespective of religion

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the chaplaincy department is to facilitate a safe, appropriate and confidential service of spiritual and religious care that enables patients, their families and friends and members of staff to explore their experience of life, death, illness, injury, change, loss or stress so that they can begin to find strength, support and meaning within it.

The post holder will be a key member of the chaplaincy team striving to fulfil this aim of providing spiritual care to patients, visitors and staff, irrespective of their religion or belief. The post holder will be responsible for patients and staff within LTHTR, and for generic spiritual care support in clinical areas under the direction of the head of service. The post holder will facilitate & deliver spiritual care to patients, carers and staff within LTHTR, as appropriate and in line with national and local best practice guidance.

The post holder will also deliver and contribute to the development of the Chaplaincy services.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever the role, you help to look after 370,000 people in our local area and give specialised care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients and staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare across our local towns.

We have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done.

Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something to be really proud of.

Job responsibilities

To visit patients and their loved ones in LTHTR, responding to referrals for spiritual, religious and pastoral care in a timely and appropriate manner.

To facilitate & deliver pastoral and religious care to all staff patients/visitors, as appropriate. This includes providing religious care for others according to the wishes of the person e.g. referring to the appropriate faith chaplain when need be.

Person Specification

• Accredited as leader in a recognised faith community
• Expert knowledge and understanding of the spiritual/religious needs of people of all faiths.
• Ability to listen and provide pastoral support in difficult situations/experiences
• Ability to work flexibly and provide an on-call service and be part of an on call rota system.
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
• Voluntary Member of healthcare chaplains in the UK - Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust