Trust
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Position
Trust Chaplain
Closing date
17 June 2026
Role Overview
The role of the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care department is to facilitate a safe, person-centred and confidential service of spiritual and religious care that enables patients, their families and friends and members of staff to explore and negotiate their experience of life, illness, injury, loss or stress so that they can begin to find strength, support and meaning within it.
Key Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the spiritual, pastoral and faith care needs of patients and staff within Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, and be a collaborative member of the chaplaincy team in delivering person-centred spiritual and pastoral care to all patients, visitors and staff, irrespective of their religion or belief.
They will significantly contribute collaboratively to an effective Chaplaincy department, including education and training within the hospital.
Other duties include:
- Participate in the provision of the 24-hour on-call service, providing emergency pastoral and spiritual care and facilitating religious care.
- Provide and/or facilitate religious care.
- Attendance at either hospital within the one-hour on-call standard.
- Demonstrate flexibility with the out-of-hours rota.
- Have own transport and be prepared and able to travel trust wide.
Qualifications and Training
- Recognised (Ordained/licensed) and in current good standing with own Faith, Belief or Community.
- Educated to university degree level – or equivalent experience that embraces theological or philosophical understanding or equivalent.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Faith and Belief systems to work in a multi-cultural/multi-faith context.
- Further studies relating to chaplaincy/counselling/pastoral care.
- Current membership in UKBHC.
Experience
- Substantial experience of providing pastoral/spiritual care within your own belief group or faith community.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering effective training and education relating to pastoral and spiritual care.
- Substantial ministerial/faith or belief group leadership experience following training and subsequent ordination (if ordination is applicable), or equivalent.
- Experience of delivering pastoral, spiritual and religious care in a health care setting.
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary groups.
- Experience of working with people following trauma, life-changing injury, illness and end of life.
- Experience of supporting bereaved parents and arranging/conducting funerals.
Knowledge and Skills
- Theoretical knowledge on ethical issues relating to healthcare.
- Good IT skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and ability to learn patient management systems quickly.
Personal Attributes
- Demonstrable compassion and empathy.
- Proactive in collaboration and team working.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About us
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, St Helier Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, and Epsom Hospital. The Trusts joined forces in 2021 to collaborate on research, education, and training for our 17,000‑strong workforce.
We are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
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