Full job descriptionGeneric ChaplainNHS AfC: Band 6Main area

Chaplaincy
Grade

NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract

Permanent
Hours

Part time - 15 hours per week (Days negotiable, but wednesdays and/or thursdays preferred as one of the working days.)
Job ref

367-CORP-101494
Site

First floor, Forest House Annexe
Town

Radlet
Salary

£41,957 - £50,387 per annum, pro rata (5% HCAS Included)
Salary period

Yearly
Closing

16/08/2026 23:59
Values Based ScreenerAt Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a ’completion code’ by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.


Job overviewThe post holder will act as a generic chaplain within the spiritual care team for 15 hours a week.
Working alongside the current chaplains and the spiritual care service manager, the chaplain will have primary responsibility for the delivery of pastoral and spiritual care to service users, families & carers, and staff attached to a number of community teams and at several Trust inpatient units across the trust footprint.
All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity
Main duties of the job· contribute to the provision of generic pastoral and spiritual care on agreed inpatient units via a structured, flexible weekly or fortnightly timetable of visits
· establish and develop relationships with community teams at the base(s) relating to this post, take referrals and establish pastoral and spiritual care as a component within the care of community service users
· manage an extensive case load sometimes involving complex psychological and spiritual needs
· lone work where required in accordance with Trust protocols
· where requested, offer confidential pastoral care to staff on an individual basis
· participate fully in the planning, development and evaluation of the spiritual care service
· work collaboratively alongside the Trust chaplains in ensuring the effective and comprehensive provision of pastoral and spiritual care across Hertfordshire
· where appropriate for the ongoing care of patients/service users and families/carers, develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with local third sector organisations that provide related pastoral support within the community
· conduct themselves in accordance with the principles of the national standards and code of conduct relating to The Council of Professional Chaplains and Pastoral Carers (formally UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy)
· continue maintain up to date mandatory and other training requirements associated with both your substantive role and that of the secondment
Working for our organisationHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ’Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesIn order to meet the needs of staff, service users, carers and relatives the post holder will:
· contribute to the provision of generic pastoral and spiritual care on agreed inpatient units via a structured, flexible weekly or fortnightly timetable of visits
· establish and develop relationships with community teams at the base(s) relating to this post, take referrals from them and establish pastoral and spiritual care as a component within the care of community service users
· manage an extensive case load sometimes involving complex psychological and spiritual needs
· lone work where required in accordance with Trust protocols
· where requested, offer confidential pastoral care to staff on an individual basis
· participate fully in the planning, development and evaluation of the spiritual care service
· work collaboratively alongside the Trust chaplains in ensuring the effective and comprehensive provision of pastoral and spiritual care across Hertfordshire
· where appropriate for the ongoing care of patients/service users and families/carers, develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with local third sector organisations that provide related pastoral support within the community
· conduct themselves in accordance with the principles of the national standards and code of conduct relating to healthcare chaplaincy
· continue to meet and maintain up to date mandatory and other training requirements associated with both your substantive role and that of the secondment
Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria*Appropriate registration, or eligible for registration
*Experience of generic chaplaincy
*Educated to degree level in a health care, theological, ministry or allied discipline
*Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria*Experience of mental health or learning disability services
Previous ExperienceEssential criteria*Broad based clinical experience across a range of settings.
*Post -qualification experience working in a mental health and/or learning disability care environment
*Evidence of effective listening skills
Desirable criteria*Proven pastoral counselling skills
*Experience of developing and facilitating staff training courses
Communication SkillsEssential criteria*Experience of providing support to people using healthcare services both on an individual and group basis.
*Experience of using Microsoft Office programmes - e.g. word, excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Email and Callender functions - for regular and real-time communication
*Report writing
Desirable criteria*Experience of working with a range of professionals to find solutions to complex problems.
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