Band 5 - Roman Catholic Chaplain, Chaplaincy
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £32,602.00 to £39,686.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £32602.00 - £39686.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 March 2026 |
| Location: | Watford, WD18 0HB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9360-26-0106 |
Summary
To provide holistic support by offering comprehensive, pastoral, religious, spiritual, and emotional support to patients, their relatives/ carers, staff, volunteers, respecting diverse spiritual and cultural backgrounds. To communicate clearly and empathetically with patients, relatives, and staff always. To use effective communication and inter-personal skills to provide and receive complex information in particularly sensitive circumstances, such as following the receipt of bad news where there may be barriers to understanding or acceptance. To document chaplaincy records in accordance with information governance policies. To positively cultivate and maintain good relationship with local faith and belief communities /spiritual groups to enhance the support network available to our service users. To cooperate with staff at all levels of the Trust. To offer advice on all aspects of bereavement both before and after death particularly per Roman Catholic Faith tradition in supporting patients, relatives, and staff.