The Spiritual and pastoral care team currently has a vacancy for a Band 6 Chaplain.
Applicants will need to demonstrate either healthcare chaplaincy experience, or equivalent pastoral experience, with an aptitude for sensitive pastoral working in this context.
Applicants will have accreditation/ licensing with authority to practice as a religion or belief (including non-religious beliefs) leader/ representative and/or pastoral worker.
Role based at Queen’s Hospital, Burton the Chaplain must be prepared to work at any of the 5 sites across the Trust.
Availability for weekend working and overnight 'on-call' is required. (able to be on-site within 60 minutes).
As a member of the Spiritual and Pastoral Care team you will assist in the delivery of appropriate and sensitive spiritual, pastoral and religious care. Provision is for patients, staff and visitors across the Trust and offered equally for those of any particular faith/belief and those who do not identify with any.
The role requires a person-centred approach with active listening skills, from an experienced and proficient pastoral practitioner. It requires an ability to facilitate religious rites and sacraments. Chaplains practice in accordance with the Guidelines and Code of conduct of the UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy.
Chaplains share in the provision of 24-hour on-call cover; assessing and providing pastoral, spiritual, and religious care needs. Scheduled interactions, crisis situations; and responding to emergency calls are part of the role. It also includes delivering training, supervising students, developing the chaplaincy service within the Trust and working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals. Frequent involvement in end-of-life care is to be expected, including peri-natal loss and conducting baby funerals.
Closing Date of Applications: 1 July 2025
Interview Date: 15 July 2025
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrew Keith Job title: Chaplaincy Service Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 07385 141595
For further details or to arrange an informal visit please contact
Andrew Keith (Chaplaincy Service Manager) 8am-4pm Monday to Friday, contact details as above
