Catholic Assistant Chaplain

5 months ago


London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be an Assistant Chaplain looking after Catholic patients in London, working mainly at Guy's but also at St Thomas', the London Bridge and Evelina London Children's Hospitals.

Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest trusts in the country and is highly diverse. This role is to be part of the team looking after Catholic patients from all over the world, and their families, and to support Catholic staff.

It is expected the postholder would be trained in the Spiritual Health Care Academy in healthcare chaplaincy and would be willing to do further training.

To be an Assistant Chaplain or a senior assistant Chaplain in the department of spiritual health care which provides for the pastoral, spiritual, ethical, cultural and religious needs of patients, staff and visitors and, where applicable, students within the Trust. Under authority of the Team Leaders, to work as part of the chaplaincy team as an assistant chaplain (trainee) or senior assistant chaplain. The team includes asst chaplains, chaplains, multi-faith/belief chaplains, bank chaplains, honorary chaplains, religious visitors, students and chaplaincy volunteers. To be the religious/belief site lead of their Catholic chaplaincy, if required.

Discern emotional and spiritual needs

Arrange appropriate response with available resources

Provide continuing support and strength

To be a spiritual, pastoral, cultural and ethical religious resource

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the biggest and most successful hospital trusts in the country, with a staff of around 23,000, an annual turnover of over £2.1 billion and over 2.9 million patient contacts a year.

The Trust provides a full range of hospital services for local communities in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, as well as specialist services for those who come from further afield, including cancer, cardiothoracic, women’s and children’s services, kidney care and orthopaedics. The trust covers the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s Hospital, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, and St. Thomas’ Hospital. Both Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals have a long history, one dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. Both hospitals have built on these traditions and continue to have a reputation for excellence and innovation. We are part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world’s leading research-led universities and three of London’s most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK. It consists of King’s College London, and Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

1. To conduct services for the Catholic community in the hospitals

2. To offer funeral cover for both generic and faith specific. To arrange and lead memorial services particularly for Catholic patients and Catholic staff

3. To visit patients, offering 24 hour cover (as part of a team) for religious and spiritual needs generically and specifically for Catholic patients. To offer rites for the seriously ill, and to train trust staff in care of the Catholic patients.



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