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Job summary

Main area
Chaplaincy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
222-SF-620
Employer
West London NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bernards
Town
Ealing
Salary
£42,939 - £50,697 per annum incl. HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/06/2025 23:59

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Chaplin

Band 6

West London NHS Trust  provides a full range of mental health, community  and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced and suitably qualified person to join us as a Team Chaplain in the Department of Spiritual and Pastoral Care at West London NHS Trust.  We are looking for a healthcare chaplain, preferably with mental health or forensic experience, to join a multi-faith and ecumenical team.  Based at Ealing, West London, the post holder will provide spiritual, religious and pastoral care to a wide variety of service users, carers and staff.

 

Educated to degree level, you will have a theological or religious studies training leading to accreditation as a leader within a recognised faith community and you will have significant experience of spiritual and pastoral care.  Previous practice in healthcare is a requirement for this post and a willingness to work respectfully with people of all faiths and none is essential.

 

You will report to the Spiritual and Pastoral Care Team Leader in London and will receive full support, training and supervision.

 

Informal enquiries can be made to The Revd Mike Deacon, Spiritual and Pastoral Care Team Leader on  07710144398 or e-mail at [email protected]  

Main duties of the job

For a detailed breakdown of Main Duties for this vacancy, they are available for comprehensive viewing via the attached Candidate Pack.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.  

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives.  We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.  

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units. 

We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 

Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a further breakdown on the vacancy, a detailed job description and main responsibilities section are available for comprehensive viewing via the attached Candidate Pack.

Person specification

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michael Deacon
Job title
Chaplaincy
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