Healthcare Chaplain

Main area Chaplaincy Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: Part time. Hours Part time – 15 hours per week (15 hours to be worked over 3 days and participation in the on call rota.) Job ref 262-A-25-6979231

Employer North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site West Cumberland Hospital Town Whitehaven Salary £38,682 – £46,580 Per Annum Pro Rata. On call payments as per Trust policy Salary period Yearly Closing 11/08/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit a healthcare chaplain to join the chaplaincy team in promoting pastoral, emotional, spiritual and religious wellbeing. The chaplains provide pastorally sensitive, s killed, compassionate person-centred care for patients, families, carers, NHS staff, volunteers and students – for all faiths and none.

The post is based in the West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven. The chaplain must be prepared to work across the Trust. Applicants must have recognised authority/permissions from their relevant faith, denomination or belief group.

Main duties of the job

Under the guidance of the lead chaplain, to provide spiritual, pastoral and religious care of patients, relatives, carers and staff within the Trust.

to minister to patients, staff, carers and families regardless of denomination, faith or belief within the hospital environment as requested;

to work collaboratively alongside colleagues (internal and external to the Trust) and with members of all local faith communities in respect of the spiritual, pastoral and religious care of patients, families, carers and staff;

to actively participate in service improvement that promotes the spiritual, pastoral and religious care needs of patients, carers and staff.

to participate in on-call cover;

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

· Being a clinically led organisation

· Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

· A positive patient experience every time

· A great place to work

· Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

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Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Please note the cost of the DBS check has increased from 2 nd December 2024

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person specification

Qualifications

• Recognised authority from relevant faith, denomination or belief group.
• Counselling /coaching certificate or equivalent.

Knowledge and Experience

• Continuing professional development with portfolio.
• Hospital Chaplaincy
• NHS and community care issues.
• Own faith’s teaching and practice. Work in ecumenical and multi-faith settings.
• Current safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Basic tenets, beliefs and policies in a healthcare setting.
• Health related work.
• Equality legislation and best practice.
• Associate or member of UKBHC

Skills and Aptitudes

• Developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload.
• Ability to reflect upon and learn from experience.
• Acknowledge own limitations seeking guidance in timely way
• Ability to handle difficult situations safely.
• Able to use initiative appropriately.
• Teamwork abilities.
• Counselling skills.

Other Requirements

• Good standing within own approving religious/belief body.
• Ability to travel between sites as required.
• Able to participate in on-call rota.
• Experience can be considered as comparable to qualifications quoted but should be clearly detailed on the application in order to demonstrate equivalence
• Act in ways that support equality and value diversity
• Support equality and value diversity.
• Promote equality and value diversity.
• Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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