Roman Catholic Chaplain- Bank

Roman Catholic Chaplain – Bank

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is currently seeking applications to join its highly valued Hospital Chaplaincy Team.

Closing date: 09 February 2026

The jobholder's primary responsibility is to be available to visit patients/carers/relatives/staff in wards and departments as requested and when required to offer the appropriate care. The jobholder will work as part of the chaplaincy team ensuring that pastoral, spiritual and religious needs are met.

Chaplains and chaplaincy volunteers deliver person-centred pastoral, spiritual and religious care for patients, relatives, friends, carers and members of staff, regardless of whether these be persons of faith or not.

It is essential that you are a team player and enjoy working collaboratively.

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals – Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary – as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards.

• Respond to urgent and non-urgent referrals for patients and their families requesting religious care and support.
• Arrange Roman Catholic services and be involved in corporate or public services as the Trust requires and participate in multi-faith services and events under the guidance of the Lead Chaplain.
• Provide prayers, sacraments and rituals for End-of-Life Care patients and families and parents who have a pregnancy loss or still birth.
• Support ward staff in the provision of health care by providing information, advice and support regarding pastoral, spiritual and religious care.
• Provide support to relatives of patients, including those who are bereaved.
• On occasion share in the provision of prayer and worship for patients, families and staff.
• Make specialist independent judgements and provide support regarding religious and spiritual care, dependent upon the situation including End of Life Care and other issues as they arise.

Carries out Chaplaincy duties within the Chaplaincy Policy and the SOP (standard operational procedure) under the direction of the Lead Chaplain. Adheres to agreed procedures and promotes by example a high standard of pastoral, spiritual and religious care. Works closely with and under the guidance of the Lead Chaplain. Collaborates and liaises with other members of the multi-faith/cross cultural chaplaincy team.

Fosters good relationships with patients, families, carers and other members of staff. To be a skilled communicator and be able to establish and maintain relationships sometimes in a pastorally challenging environment. To be able to work effectively in highly stressful situations such as where there is distress or verbal abuse. Maintains a personal and professional profile. Develops within the scope of professional practice.

Available during hours of duty, to support relatives of patients, particularly those who are bereaved. To attend the quarterly chaplaincy team meetings and participate in reflective practice and supervision. Keeps records of the service provided including records of patient visits on EPR (Electronic Patient Record) and when required contributing to the writing of reports e.g. Quarterly End of Life Strategy group Report and the Chaplaincy Annual Report.

• Degree level training…