Trust Chaplain | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Chaplain – Part Time post (1 day per week) based at York Hospital – Band 6 + unsocial hours and on call payments

Main area: Chaplain

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time – 7.5hours per week (working 1 day a week on a flexible rota, including out-of-hours on call and weekend cover)

Site: The base location is the York Hospital

A chaplain is needed to support the work of the Pastoral, Spiritual and Religious Care Team at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

You will be based at the York Hospital site but be part of the Trust wide team, working 1 day a week (0.2wte) on a flexible rota.

As an autonomous, qualified practitioner the role is to seek out and respond to the pastoral, spiritual and religious needs of individuals, their carers and staff. In addition, the chaplain will also be expected to contribute to the out-of-hours on call rota including weekend cover.

The Pastoral, Spiritual and Religious Care Team, of which the Chaplain will be a member, provides for the spiritual, religious and pastoral needs of patients, staff and visitors within the Trust.

The team’s aim is to offer support which is sensitive, appropriate to individual need and which upholds our Trust Values and Behaviours.

Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent work or life experience) with demonstrable learning in a relevant field such as counselling, pastoral care, psychology, psychotherapy, religious studies or theology.

Endorsement to practice as a healthcare chaplain by a recognized/established sponsoring faith community or belief group.

Substantial, recent pastoral experience in a local faith/belief community setting or equivalent is essential together with chaplaincy experience within the NHS or within a related acute healthcare setting.

Based at York hospital you will work on a flexible rota within the Chaplaincy team across all Trust sites and will receive full support, training and supervision.

You will be working across the Trust so the successful applicant will be required to regularly travel to our different sites. You will have access to a Trust pool car to travel away from your base location, however there may be times one is not available so you will need to be a car owner/driver or have access to a motor vehicle as the role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

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Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension fordependants

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

• Agenerous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k)to support with relocation expensesfor hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/managerat interview stage.

• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

• Confidential advice and support on personal, work,familyand relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Workscheme

• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring,cinemaand financefrom a rangeof providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust\’s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You areadvised to submityour application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks – including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks – to increase the number of applications we receive fromdifferent backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part ofseekingto become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promoteSaBRE- Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr