Head of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care

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The closing date is 25 January 2026

As an organisation we aspire to provide high quality, safe services which improve the health, well-being and independence of our service users. There are many challenges and opportunities that come with being such a large provider, not least of these is to ensure we continue to strive to provide the best evidenced based care possible while ensuring that the health and well-being of our workforce is supported during times of change and increased demand throughout the NHS.

Our chaplaincy service has a key role in achieving these aims. Our chaplaincy team has limited resource and has to work flexibly to provide support Trust wide across a large geographical area. The Lead Chaplain will have the strategic vision and drive to build and develop a chaplaincy service attaining high standards and positive health outcomes for all. The post holder will need to review the current chaplaincy provision across the organisation developing a service that enables a visible chaplaincy/pastoral care provision across all teams and services.

The post holder will work in conjunction with the local diocese and faith communities to expand the opportunities available to pastoral care volunteers.

Please refer to the main task and duties that are detailed on the attached Job description included with this advert.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert.

The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

• Ordained priest, licensed by Bishop, OR authorised within an appropriate ecclesiastical authority
  
  Recognised qualification in pastoral, spiritual and religious care Educated to degree level or beyond in an area appropriate to healthcare chaplaincy
  
  Full driving licence and access to a carTo be a member of, and adhere to the Code of Conduct of, the College of Health Care Chaplains
• Educated to masters level or beyond in an area appropriate to healthcare chaplaincy
  
  Training in counselling or psychotherapy

• Please refer to your Person Specification
• Please refer to your Person Specification

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Based on full time hours