Trainee Chaplain

Job overview

A Trainee chaplain is required to join a multi-faith Chaplaincy Team serving this prestigious group of specialist teaching hospitals in the centre of London.

You will be in good standing with your own faith or belief community. This will be affirmed by the leadership of any of the twelve faith/belief groups who are members of the Network for Pastoral, Spiritual & Religious Care in Health (NPSRCH), formerly the Healthcare Chaplaincy Faith & Belief Group (HCFBG).

Main duties of the job

You will have some experience of delivering pastoral, spiritual and religious care, part of which may have been gained whilst providing ministry within an Acute Hospital environment.

A committed team member, you will work with other chaplains to provide pastoral and spiritual care to a culturally diverse community. A vital faith, together with a sensitivity that accepts people with beliefs that may be radically different from your own, is essential.

The post offers excellent opportunities of developing a wide range of chaplaincy skills within a challenging and demanding environment. It is a fixed-term post and previous post-holders have moved on to more responsible chaplaincy posts with other Trusts.

Accommodation is not provided.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425