The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Chaplain

The closing date is 11 January 2026

Job summary

The Chaplaincy team help to provide support across the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; this is delivered in a multitude of ways including but not exclusively: Pastoral, Spiritual, Religious and practical ways.

The person appointed will work cross sites with other team members from the chaplaincy team to provide 24/7 365 cover to patients, staff and relatives both in the hospital settings and community services. This will include the leading and delivery of Christian acts of worship and sacramental provision across the Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Healthcare Chaplain to join our established, collaborative and supportive Chaplaincy Team, which is committed to providing high quality Spiritual and Religious Care to patients, visitors and staff in an ecumenical and multi-faith context.

As an experienced healthcare chaplain you will be able to demonstrate significant experience of working as a chaplain within a healthcare context.

Interview Date Monday 19 January 2026
Salary: Agenda for Change Band 6 plus On-call and Local Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RR&P is reviewed annually) Hours: Full Time + On-Call (Currently 1:5 rota)
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Main duties of the job

The role includes:

working as part of Multi-disciplinary Teams across the breadth of specialist services delivered by the Trust in order to deliver gold standard patient centred care
offering Pastoral. Spiritual and Religious Care to patients, carers and staff on wards and in departments across the Trust including community services; must be authorised to lead Christian worship and administer the sacraments according to the rites of the Anglican or Free Church tradition (Member Churches of Churches Together)
working as part of the End of Life Team in providing gold standard end of life and bereavement care including facilitating chapel of rest appointments
involvement in teaching and research
delivery of the Helping Hands Stable of Care for Trust Staff

You will need:

excellent communication skills to easily engage with people from all kinds of backgrounds, including those of different religious traditions and those of no faith
to be pastorally sensitive and able to work within very distressing situations
to be able to work as part of a team
a deep personal spirituality and have the necessary resilience to work in a sometime stressful and distressing environment

All Chaplains work across the Trust with a base at either the Freeman Hospital or the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

Informal visits / telephone conversations are welcomed and encouraged.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Date posted

29 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2025-51-007

Job locations

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP

Job description

Job responsibilities

A Chaplain is responsible for sharing in the provision of a comprehensive Chaplaincy Service within the Trust that seeks to meet the Spiritual and Religious needs of Patients, Carers and Staff.
A Chaplain will be a reference point for Spiritual/Religious matters within the organisation and a link with Religious/Community agencies outside the organisation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A Chaplain is responsible for sharing in the provision of a comprehensive Chaplaincy Service within the Trust that seeks to meet the Spiritual and Religious needs of Patients, Carers and Staff.
A Chaplain will be a reference point for Spiritual/Religious matters within the organisation and a link with Religious/Community agencies outside the organisation.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Comprehensive knowledge of Faith and Belief systems to be able to work in a multi-cultural/multi-faith context
Knowledge and understanding of workings of the NHS to enable the post holder to work as part of a Chaplaincy Team and play an active part in the life of the Trust in a multi-disciplinary context
Knowledge and understanding of national policies and procedures relevant to the provision of a Chaplaincy Service/Bereavement Care
Theoretical knowledge on ethical issues relating to health care

SKILLS

Essential

Highly developed Communication skills including an ability to teach and share ideas and work as a part of a team
Computer Literate

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Previous Chaplaincy experience

Desirable

Management Qualification/experience
Experience of working in a multi-faith context

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

Recognised (Ordained/licensed/authorised) and in current good standing with Faith/Belief Community (specific to job advert)
Educated to degree level - or equivalent experience

Desirable

Counselling Qualification - or equivalent experience

OTHER

Essential

Current driving licence

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Comprehensive knowledge of Faith and Belief systems to be able to work in a multi-cultural/multi-faith context
Knowledge and understanding of workings of the NHS to enable the post holder to work as part of a Chaplaincy Team and play an active part in the life of the Trust in a multi-disciplinary context
Knowledge and understanding of national policies and procedures relevant to the provision of a Chaplaincy Service/Bereavement Care
Theoretical knowledge on ethical issues relating to health care

SKILLS

Essential

Highly developed Communication skills including an ability to teach and share ideas and work as a part of a team
Computer Literate

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Previous Chaplaincy experience

Desirable

Management Qualification/experience
Experience of working in a multi-faith context

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

Recognised (Ordained/licensed/authorised) and in current good standing with Faith/Belief Community (specific to job advert)
Educated to degree level - or equivalent experience

Desirable

Counselling Qualification - or equivalent experience

OTHER

Essential

Current driving licence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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