Job summary
- Main area
- Chaplaincy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7441025
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/10/2025
Employer heading
Free Church or Anglican Chaplain
Band 5
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The Christian Chaplain will work as part of the chaplaincy team to deliver a high standard of care. The cultural, spiritually and religiously diverse
patient and staff community within the hospital means that the team are required to respond to the pastoral needs of all those who may wish to access the service.
Main duties of the job
Previous experience as a hospital chaplain is desirable but not essential, as the role will include ward visitation to deliver general and specific
emotional /pastoral care depending on the request made. Are you a highly motivated, knowledgeable, compassionate, diplomatic and adaptable
individual who would like to be part of a dynamic team? Candidates must be able to demonstrate that they uphold the trust core values of CARE ( Compassionate, Accountability, respect & Excellence)
The chaplaincy service is 7 days a week 365 days a year and is covered both within contracted hours and an on call rota for the full 24 hour period. An emergency call out needs to be addressed straight away by the Chaplain on-call and the patient should get the visit within one hour from the phone call. As such we would be extremely appreciative if the successful candidate would be available to cover the service as required.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Chaplain is a member of the Chaplaincy team who provides pastoral, spiritual and religious support for staff, patients and visitors across a range of belief groups. The chaplain will provide and develop a service of religious, spiritual and pastoral care throughout the Trust by working with part-time chaplains, volunteers and other members of staff. The service covers Stepping Hill Hospital and offsite at the Devonshire and The Meadows units.
Chaplains deliver a high standard of care in line with the National Chaplaincy Guidelines. The culturally, spiritually and religiously diverse community within the hospital means that the team must be able to respond to the pastoral needs of all those who may wish to access the service.
The purpose of Chaplaincy Service is to:
• Respond to the spiritual, religious and pastoral needs of the staff, patients and visitors as part of the Trust’s commitment to holistic care
• Encourage understanding and learning about spirituality and the role the trust has to ensure the needs of the communities it serves are met
• Affirm and nurture each individual’s spirituality in response to ill health
• Sustain and support those with religious practices to maintain observance as part of their daily lives
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Accreditation / licencing with authority to practice as a religious / belief leader / representative / pastoral worker
- • Accredited training / qualification in theology / pastoral care or other appropriate course (degree or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- • All other training pertinent to post i.e. counselling skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of the ethos of healthcare in the NHS
- • Familiarity of the beliefs and practices of various faith traditions
- • Understanding of current complex issues in health care
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of UKBHC Standards
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of providing pastoral care
- • Able to provide high quality Pastoral & Spiritual care to any religion / belief
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in healthcare chaplaincy
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Display an ability & enthusiasm to work ecumenically and in a multi faith / belief setting
- • Effective communication, listening & negotiation skills
- • To have an approachable & friendly demeanour
- • To provide non-judgemental, sensitive support at all times
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracy Ward
- Job title
- Lead Chaplain
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 4195889
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