Chaplain for Wellbeing, Karis Neighbour Scheme (KNS)
Working hours: 16 hours per week
Salary: £31,327.77 FTE (£13,366.52 pro rata)
Primarily based in GP Practices in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham.
Karis Neighbour Scheme (KNS) is seeking to appoint a Chaplain for Wellbeing as part of our Listening and Guidance Service.
The Listening and Guidance service is looking for an experienced pastoral person to join our team.
The Listening and Guidance service sits within the ‘Talking Therapies’ provided by the NHS. This professional listening support service is offered within Primary Care settings (GP surgeries and telephone), based on an approach to health and wellbeing which addresses the emotional, psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients.
The service is available for all patients irrespective of their faith, beliefs or cultural background.
Listening and Guidance has been found to be particularly effective for patients experiencing loss or change in their lives, e.g. in relationships, work, health, bereavement, confidence, purpose, lifestyle, self-efficacy, relocation, crisis, trauma or mental health.
The role involves delivering personalised care through listening sessions, addressing patients’ emotional, pastoral and spiritual needs.
Training and supervision will be provided.
Please use this link to access an application pack, including job description, person specification and an application form
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/15jI5D4hZ1gax6GpTU6XEzo0KD4iKe67YjcnwaJJtzUk/edit?usp=sharing
Or alternatively please contact
admin@karisneighbourscheme.org
Deadline for Applications: Thursday, 2nd April 2026
Lead Chaplain - Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, The Diocese of Bath and Wells
Would you like to part of a successful and expanding Chaplaincy in a distinctive and front-line environment, serving over 10,000 workers? The Diocese of Bath and Wells in partnership with Churches Together in Somerset and EDF Energy seeks a new Lead Chaplain. You will offer spiritual and pastoral care and articulate a contemporary vision for faith and spirituality within a rapidly growing community on what is the largest construction site in Europe.
We are seeking someone experienced in chaplaincy or church leadership with an understanding of the demands of a modern industrial environment.
Applications are open to lay or ordained candidates. A Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) exists that the postholder is a practising Christian in good standing with a denomination recognised by Churches Together in England/Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Previous applicants need not apply.
For an informal discussion about the role, please email Richard Kelley, Chaplaincy Adviser. To apply please submit your CV via our online recruitment platform.
Notable dates
Closing date: Weds 15 April 2026
Interviews: Tues 28 April 2026
Download the application pack HERE.
Chaplaincy Support & Communications Worker, The Chaplaincy360
Chaplaincy Support & Communications Worker
Location: Treforest Campus (with travel across sites) Hours: Full-time (including occasional evenings and weekends)
The Chaplaincy360 is currently seeking to appoint a full-time Chaplaincy Support and Communications Worker.
Expressions of Interest and for Further information:
Rev Michelle Romaniw michelle.Romaniw@southwales.ac.uk
Tel: 01443 654060
About Chaplaincy 360: Chaplaincy 360 is a values-led chaplaincy offering holistic pastoral, spiritual, and community support across the University of South Wales. Rooted in inclusive, multi-faith engagement, it fosters belonging, supports wellbeing, and encourages respectful dialogue across cultures, faiths, and worldviews.
About the Role: This is a varied and rewarding role combining administration, communications, and digital engagement. You will support the Chaplaincy’s mission by ensuring its work is well-coordinated, visible, and impactful across both physical and digital spaces.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide administrative support to Chaplaincy leadership
• Coordinate meetings, events, and chaplaincy activities
• Create and manage engaging digital content (website and social media)
• Support student engagement, wellbeing initiatives, and community-building
• Assist in the day-to-day running of the Chaplaincy centre (Meeting House)
• Work collaboratively with staff, students, and volunteers
About You - You will be:
• Committed to pastoral care and faith-based values
• Highly organised with strong communication skills
• Confident working in a multi-faith, multicultural environment
• Digitally capable, including social media and content creation
• Empathetic, discreet, and collaborative in your approach
Desirable: Experience in social media management, video editing, or pastoral/community work.
Why Join Chaplaincy 360?
You will be part of a welcoming, inclusive, and values-driven community, contributing to the wellbeing and spiritual life of students and staff across the university.
Development Opportunity: This role offers the opportunity to develop pastoral skills further, including supervised pastoral experience as part of your professional development.
Free Church Chaplain, HMP Five Wells, External, Closing date: 27/03/2026
Free Church Chaplain, HMP Five Wells, Wellingborough, NN8 2NG
Job ID: 18329
External Part-time vacancy
Closing date: 27/03/2026
Salary £15,285.20 per annum
Permanent - Part Time (16 hours per week)
Benefits: Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts.
HMP Five Wells is the UK’s first purpose-built, resettlement and fully integrated Prison.
G4S Care & Rehabilitation Services (CaRS) successfully manages three prisons, one secure training centre and a number of community contracts in England and Wales. The philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe.</p>
We are looking for a Free Church chaplain to join our multi-faith team as we aim to inspire, educate and equip our prisoners and staff through faith, belief and pastoral care.
To succeed in this role, you will be a dynamic and engaging individual, who shares our ethics and values. You must deliver an exceptional service and can be flexible in working within a fast paced environment. You will also need to have excellent communication skills.
The successful candidate will be involved in providing Faith and Pastoral Care services for all who live and work in HMP Five Wells, irrespective of faith or tradition. You will be expected to take a lead on Faith issues relating to the needs of those from the Free Church faith tradition and will be involved in facilitating and leading the Christian faith service. You will be expected to maintain and develop strong links with the local faith community in order to facilitate good resettlement outcomes for prisoners upon their release.
Some of the key responsibilities of this role are:
Act as faith advisor in the establishment providing advice, pastoral care and spiritual welfare to prisoners, staff and their families as requested
Facilitate and deliver opportunities for worship study and religious programmes
Contribute towards the development of local policy, procedures and practice
Provide mentoring and personal support for other chaplains and volunteers including following incidents
Be part of the provision of available and accessible chaplaincy care at all times
Plan and lead worship and prayer / faith specific meetings
Provide pastoral care to prisoners and help to provide support and bring resolution to crisis situations where required
Nurture Chaplaincy volunteers in their contribution
Facilitate services provided by contractors and volunteers
Work collaboratively with other Chaplains on the maintenance and provision of facilities for worship and prayer
Ensure your prison community is aware of relevant religious events and coordinate establishment support for these
Acquire and distribute appropriate religious literature, supplies and materials
Contribute to training programmes and materials for staff and volunteers
Be proactive in forging links with the local faith communities and other agencies as relevant and consider ways in which these communities / agencies may become involved in mentoring prisoners on release.
Take responsibility for your own spiritual health and development, allowing time for private prayer, study and retreat.
Faith eligibility requirements:
“Formal Endorsement from the HMPPS Free Churches Faith / Belief advisor will be required for this post (see full endorsement criteria here). This requires all candidates to demonstrate before appointment that they have a formal theological or biblical qualification to at least UK university DipHE standard (or equivalent) and have the accreditation to serve as a minister / chaplain (ordained or non-ordained minister / chaplain)issued by one of the 35 eligible denominations (listed here)”
For more information and to apply for the post, please visit HERE.
For eligibility to become a Free Church Chaplain, please visit HERE.
NHS Hospital Chaplain Vacancies
Chaplain for Wellbeing, Karis Neighbour Scheme, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, £31,327.77 a year Pro rata £13,366.52
Closing date: 02/04/2026
We try to keep the above list as up-to-date as possible, however, you can check vacancies yourself via NHS Jobsand search for Chaplain and/or Spiritual Care
MHA Chaplain Vacancies
MHA Chaplain based at Stanton Lodge, Swindon, 7 hours per week, £27,440.00 per annum - 28,538.00 per annum from April 2026
Closing date: 02/04/2026
Chaplain based at Stanton Lodge, Swindon
We try to keep the above list as up-to-date as possible, however, you can check vacancies yourself via MHA Vacanciesand searching for Chaplaincy.