Catholic Chaplain

Catholic Chaplain

The closing date is 02 March 2026.

Are you passionate about bringing hope, compassion, and spiritual support to those in need? We are looking for a dedicated Catholic Chaplain to join our Chaplaincy team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDASH), where your presence and care will make a real difference every day.

At RDASH, you will be part of a supportive, multi-faith chaplaincy team committed to excellence in spiritual care. You will work in a diverse and inclusive environment where your voice and expertise are valued.

If you are ready to bring your gifts and calling into a role that could contribute to the spiritual care of many lives, we would love to hear from you.

• Provide and facilitate spiritual, pastoral, and religious care for patients, families, staff, students, and visitors.
• Manage your own caseload, supporting individuals with diverse and complex needs across our Trust and the services it delivers.
• Contribute to the growth and development of the Chaplaincy Department, working collaboratively with colleagues of all faiths and beliefs.
• Take part in projects directed by the Lead Chaplain, helping shape how chaplaincy responds to the challenges of modern healthcare.
• Serve as a specialist resource for the Trust on spiritual, ethical, and religious matters, offering guidance and insight where it is most needed.
• Provide one-to-one and group pastoral support, prayer, and sacramental ministry for patients, staff, and families.
• Respond sensitively to people in crisis, offering reassurance, listening, and comfort in often complex and emotionally demanding situations.
• Work with patients who present with diverse and sometimes challenging mental health or learning disability needs, adapting your approach to meet them where they are.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4,000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on You Tube to find out more:

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./tchandbook

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

• Accreditation/ licensing with authority to practice as a religion or belief (including non-religious beliefs) leader/representative and/or pastoral worker. EITHER Anglican, eligible to be authorised by the relevant Bishop. OR:
  Free Church (Member of Churches Together in England), eligible for authorisation by appropriate Church authority. OR:
  Roman Catholic, in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church and suitable for nomination and mandating by local faith establishment /Bishop of South Yorkshire. OR: A Faith/Belief Leader and/or pastoral worker authorised by their Faith/Belief community (Recognised by Network for Pastoral, Spiritual, and Religious Care. Accredited training/qualification (normally degree level or higher) in Chaplaincy related subject.
• Further counselling skills supported by appropriate training.

• Substantial, recent pastoral experience in local faith/belief community setting or equivalent.
• Significant experience of healthcare chaplaincy OR of providing spiritual and pastoral care in a nonreligious setting.
• Sufficient experience and understanding of spiritual, religious and pastoral care in the healthcare chaplaincy setting to advise colleagues on spiritual and religious care, and ethical and care issues.
• Experience of reflection on professional and pastoral practice both individually and within a team.
• Experience of working within data protection and information governance policies.
• Experience of providing education, training and supervision in a workplace setting.
• Experience of collaborative working in a multi-faith/belief setting.

• Awareness of professional and legal requirements relating to safe and effective practice working with service users and colleagues eg. Safeguarding.
• Understanding of current issues in NHS.

• Able to support and facilitate sacraments/rites and spiritual needs…