NHS
Head of Chaplaincy
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Job Description
- Req#: C9437-25-0342?language=en&page=685&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Pay Enhancements:
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
- Pay Enhancements:
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
- Endorsement to practice as a healthcare chaplain by a recognized/established sponsoring faith community or belief group.
- Registration with the UK Board of Healthcare Chaplains (UKBHC)
- Experienced in managing a healthcare chaplaincy service and chaplaincy teams
- oExperienced in working in mental health services and an understanding of this context
- Endorsement to practice as a healthcare chaplain by a recognized/established sponsoring faith community or belief group.
- Registration with the UK Board of Healthcare Chaplains (UKBHC)
- Experienced in managing a healthcare chaplaincy service and chaplaincy teams
- oExperienced in working in mental health services and an understanding of this context
Job summary
This is a wonderful opportunity for an experienced healthcare chaplaincy lead to join a talented and cohesive chaplaincy team in delivering an inclusive and strategically timed spiritual care vision to GMMH services. This vision is for services, carers and staff.
The postholder will manage and professionally lead a Spiritual Care Service including a diverse team of chaplains in its work across the organisation. This includes responsibility for the formation, development and delivery of a spiritual care strategy. Additionally, contributing to the inclusion of spirituality within the trust clinical strategy. And inclusive 'spirituality' workstreams across care groups incorporating pastoral, spiritual and religious care for all service users. The post holder will be responsible for managing the service, supervising the chaplains, all spiritual care staff and volunteers. The post holder will have the responsibility for developing the service in accordance with the standards and governance requirements for health care chaplains set out by the United Kingdom Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC).
This role requires a self-motivated, autonomous and engaging individual who excels in creative solutions, and is skilled in compassionate and inspirational leadership. It is a pivotal role in the trust's development of holistic mental health care, incorporating the multi faith, belief and cultural dimensions in healing, health and mental health recovery.
Main duties of the job
Spiritual Care at Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust exists to meet service user spiritual care need. It exists to enhance recovery from mental ill health as part of a holistic and person-centred treatment package approach and in compliance with the protected characteristics of religion and belief (Equality Act 2010). Chaplaincy and spiritual care is primarily a service for service users, though at GMMH, this service also provides a diverse programme for supporting the spiritual needs and wellbeing of staff. The service is committed to enabling staff to 'bring their whole and authentic self' to work. This is delivered via a series of faith specific staff networks and a programme of activities in our Spiritual Care Hubs, including meditation and yoga
About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Date posted
24 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
437-7140330
Job locations
Prestwich
Prestwich
M25 3BL
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will manage and professionally lead a Spiritual Care Service including a diverse team of chaplains in its work across the organisation. This includes responsibility for the formation, development and delivery of a spiritual care strategy. Additionally, contributing to the inclusion of spirituality within the trust clinical strategy. And inclusive spirituality workstreams across care groups incorporating pastoral, spiritual and religious care for all service users. The post holder will be responsible for managing the service, supervising the chaplains, all spiritual care staff and volunteers. The post holder will also have responsibility for the professional development of the service including all spiritual care service staff, in accordance with the standards and governance requirements for health care chaplains set out by the United Kingdom Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC).
This role requires a self-motivated, autonomous and engaging individual who excels in creative solutions, and is skilled in compassionate and inspirational leadership. It is a pivotal role in the trusts development of holistic mental health care, incorporating the multi faith, belief and cultural dimensions in healing, health and mental health recovery.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
Job responsibilities
The postholder will manage and professionally lead a Spiritual Care Service including a diverse team of chaplains in its work across the organisation. This includes responsibility for the formation, development and delivery of a spiritual care strategy. Additionally, contributing to the inclusion of spirituality within the trust clinical strategy. And inclusive spirituality workstreams across care groups incorporating pastoral, spiritual and religious care for all service users. The post holder will be responsible for managing the service, supervising the chaplains, all spiritual care staff and volunteers. The post holder will also have responsibility for the professional development of the service including all spiritual care service staff, in accordance with the standards and governance requirements for health care chaplains set out by the United Kingdom Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy (UKBHC).
This role requires a self-motivated, autonomous and engaging individual who excels in creative solutions, and is skilled in compassionate and inspirational leadership. It is a pivotal role in the trusts development of holistic mental health care, incorporating the multi faith, belief and cultural dimensions in healing, health and mental health recovery.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
Desirable
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Essential
Desirable
Shortlisting
Essential
Desirable
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Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Prestwich
Prestwich
M25 3BL
Employer's website
https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT
Address
Prestwich
Prestwich
M25 3BL
Employer's website
https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.