Chaplain (Bank)
| Posting date: | 27 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2025 |
| Location: | Stockton-on Tees, TS19 8PE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9345-25-0490 |
Summary
To respond to out-of-hours referrals and providing spiritual care across the Trust in clinical and non-clinical area to patients, carers, staff. To be prepared to respond appropriately when referred to patients who are approaching the end of their life and to offer pastoral, spiritual and sacramental support to them and their families at this difficult time. To respond, when referred, to support families and staff at times of baby loss with the provision of sensitive pastoral care and conducting services of blessing as appropriate. To share in the spiritual and pastoral care of patients, staff and visitors in the hospitals and departments of the Trust, whether or not they uphold a particular faith tradition or not, by visiting patients and staff in the wards and departments regularly and thereby maintaining high visibility and availability, as directed by the Lead Chaplain. To meet any particular denominational responsibilities whilst also respecting and honouring the requirements and traditions of those of different denominations or faiths. To share in the services of public worship in the Chapel/Oasis spiritual centre and in other suitable places and to administer the sacraments as appropriate. This may on occasion include the administration of infant Baptism. To work at all times within the standards set by the Chaplaincy Team. To work cross-site as required. To ensure appropriate electronic and paper records are maintained about the work of Chaplaincy in accordance with patient confidentiality. To share in the communication to patients, staff and visitors about the work of Chaplaincy. Demonstrate commitment to IWI- principles and flexible working patterns, to meet the needs of the service and staff. Tackle discrimination and harassment, and promote equality and diversity in the workplace. Reduce sickness absence; work place accidents; and promote zero tolerance on violence against staff. Take responsibility for personal, education and spiritual development. Control of Infection Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene. To undertake annual training/updates in infection prevention and control. Safeguarding Be aware of and comply with all Trust Safeguarding policies and procedures and undertake safeguarding training as required according to your training needs analysis. The most challenging part of the job Managing emotional and spiritual intensity. Chaplains are regularly exposed to intense suffering and are required to provide complex and sensitive support in a context of highly charged and sometimes competing emotions. Ethical Dilemmas. Chaplains are required to hold space for conflicting views in sensitive and emotive topics. Limited Resources. Seeking to address the ever-growing and complex spiritual and pastoral demands of a busy acute hospital with limited resources. Challenging Misconceptions: Chaplains only deal with prayer and death Yes, chaplains deal with prayer and death, but not exclusively. Gently educating and reassuring a constantly changing workforce and patient population about the holistic, inclusive, non-judgmental nature of pastoral and spiritual care is a constant challenge.