Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Manager

Lead Chaplain – Multi-Faith Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care

Leads the strategic and daily operations of the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Team across the Northern Care Alliance, ensuring inclusive, compassionate support, and highly-quality spiritual and religious care for patients, families, and staff.

The Lead Chaplain Will

• Provide expert guidance on spiritual and religious matters.
• Lead a diverse team of Chaplains across faiths and beliefs systems represented in the in-patient population for the Northern Care Alliance Trust.
• Manage staff and oversee daily service operations.
• Integrate spiritual care into holistic healthcare.
• Offer direct support in complex emotional and spiritual situations.
• Participate in on-call and holiday cover, with emphasis on Christian (Church of England/Free Church) needs.
• Champion equality, equity, and inclusion
• Ensure adherence with national standards, NHS guidelines, Trust policies and UKBHC code of conduct.

Occupational Requirement

Due to identified service needs, the post holder must be of Christian faith (Church of England or Free Church), as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Professional Duties

• Deliver spiritual, pastoral, and religious care—including rites—to patients, families, staff, and students.
• Serve as lead contact for spiritual, ethical, and interfaith matters across the Northern Care Alliance.
• Manage a personal caseload with diverse and complex care needs.
• Participate actively in care delivery, including on-call cover.
• Manage referrals across disciplines, offering expert support in sensitive situations.
• Uphold UKBHC professional standards and registration requirements.

Responsibilities for Patient Care

• Respond to referrals with empathetic spiritual assessments and support.
• Provide tailored care for Anglican and Free Church patients.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to deliver integrated spiritual care.
• Ensure regular ward visits and consistent pastoral presence.
• Lead care in complex settings (e.g. ICU, trauma, palliative care).
• Continuously evaluate and adapt to spiritual needs of patients, families, and staff.
• Lead Christian services and inclusive gatherings (e.g. memorials).
• Conduct Trust funerals and remembrance events across age groups.
• Advocate for patients, relatives, and staff in spiritual matters.
• Coordinate Chaplaincy response during Major Incidents per Trust proto

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn More About Us In Our Candidate Information Pack.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Rathmill Job title: ADNS for Palliative Care, Bereavement & Chaplaincy Email address: Telephone number:

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