Chaplain | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

As a Band 6 Chaplain, you will be part of the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Team, providing compassionate, person-centred spiritual, pastoral, religious, and emotional support to patients, relatives, carers, volunteers, and staff. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will contribute to the delivery of holistic care, ensuring that the spiritual and pastoral needs of people from all faiths, beliefs, and none are recognised and supported.

You will provide timely chaplaincy support across a range of clinical areas, including acute wards, critical care, emergency departments, end-of-life care settings, and outpatient services. The role involves supporting individuals during times of illness, crisis, loss, bereavement, and major life transitions, while promoting dignity, inclusion, and wellbeing.

The post holder will work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, faith community representatives, and external organisations to ensure high-quality spiritual care is delivered in accordance with Trust values and professional chaplaincy standards. You will also contribute to staff wellbeing initiatives, education and training programmes, service development, and quality improvement activities.

Provide spiritual, pastoral, and religious care to patients, families, carers, and staff.

Support people of all faiths, beliefs, and none in a respectful and inclusive manner.

Respond to urgent referrals, including end-of-life situations, critical illness, and bereavement.

Facilitate prayer, worship, sacraments, blessings, and religious observances as appropriate.

Support families during periods of distress, uncertainty, and grief.

Work as an active member of multidisciplinary teams.

Provide pastoral support and wellbeing interventions for staff.

Contribute to safeguarding, dignity, equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives.

Maintain accurate records and comply with Trust policies and professional guidelines.

Participate in the on-call chaplaincy rota where required.

Support service development, audits, training, and quality improvement projects.

Outstanding reputation as one of the UK's leading NHS Foundation Trusts, known for excellence in patient care, education, research, and innovation.

Commitment to staff wellbeing, with one of the most comprehensive health and wellbeing programmes in the NHS, supported by Guy's & St Thomas' Charity.

Excellent training and development opportunities, enabling staff to learn, progress, and grow throughout their careers.

Inclusive and diverse workforce, with a strong commitment to equality, accessibility, and ensuring every member of staff feels valued.

Health and wellbeing support, including occupational health services, physiotherapy, wellbeing initiatives, fitness facilities, and staff support programmes

NHS pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement, alongside a range of family-friendly policies.

Flexible working opportunities, supporting work-life balance where service needs allow. []

The opportunity to work within a Trust that values the contribution of chaplaincy and holistic care as part of supporting patients, families, and staff from diverse faiths and beliefs.

To provide high-quality spiritual, pastoral, religious, and emotional care to patients, relatives, carers, volunteers, and staff of all faiths, beliefs, and none. The Chaplain contributes to holistic patient care, supporting wellbeing, dignity, compassion, and person-centred care within the healthcare environment.

Spiritual and Pastoral Care

Provide spiritual, religious, and pastoral support to patients and those important to them, irrespective of faith, belief, culture, or background.

Offer compassionate listening and emotional support during times of illness, crisis, distress, loss, and bereavement.

Respond promptly to urgent referrals, including end-of-life situations, critical care admissions, trauma incidents, and safeguarding concerns.

Facilitate opportunities for reflection, hope, meaning, and resilience during periods of uncertainty and anxiety.

Support patients in exploring spiritual and existential concerns arising from illness, treatment, disability, or life-changing diagnoses.

Provide faith-specific support, prayer, sacramental ministry, blessings, and religious rites as appropriate.

Liaise with local faith leaders and community faith representatives to ensure patients can access support according to their beliefs and traditions.

Facilitate worship services, religious observances, and faith celebrations within the hospital.

Ensure patients' religious and cultural needs are recognised and respected within their care plans.

Support staff in understanding the religious and cultural needs of patients.

Support to Families and Carers

Provide support to relatives and carers during periods of critical illness, uncertainty, and bereavement.

Accompany families through difficult conversations and significant clinical events.

Offer practical guidance and advocacy where…