Registration Criteria

Transitional Criteria that apply now

The register is currently operating under transitional arrangements .

Full Registration will be available to chaplains subject to the following criteria:

1. complete, accurate and contemporary personal record;
2. declaration of compliance with Code of Conduct and CPD requirements;
3. evidence of employment (honorary or salaried) in a healthcare chaplaincy post : this would normally be at a minimum of AfC5 or equivalent and for a period of at least 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time;
4. no known existing professional conduct issues.

Provisional Registration will be available to chaplains subject to the following criteria:

1. complete, accurate and contemporary personal record;
2. declaration of compliance with Code of Conduct and CPD requirements;
3. a recognised reflective practice/CPE module in healthcare chaplaincy or evidence of employment (honorary or salaried) in a healthcare chaplaincy post: this would normally be at a minimum of AfC5 or equivalent and for a period of at least 25 days;
4. no known existing professional conduct issues.

Standard Criteria that will apply in the future.

Following the transitional period there will be standard route for registration.

Full Registration will be available to chaplains subject to the following criteria:

1. complete, accurate and contemporary personal record
2. declaration of compliance with Code of Conduct and CPD requirements
3. evidence of relevant qualifications and training: this would normally be a relevant degree or equivalent qualification. In the future it is expected this criteria will be a chaplaincy qualification PGDip.;
4. evidence of competent supervised practice to the level of an autonomous practitioner   developed over 400  days experience and training as a healthcare chaplain and certified by a senior healthcare chaplain;
5. endorsement of ministerial body (if applicable): where the post includes a function associated with a minister of religion and there is a recognised body to endorse this ministry then UKBHC would normally expect the applicant to provide evidence of this;
6. no known existing professional conduct issues.

Provisional Registration will be available to chaplains subject to the following criteria:

1. complete, accurate and contemporary personal record;
2. declaration of compliance with Code of Conduct and CPD requirements;
3. evidence of relevant qualifications and training: this would normally be a relevant degree or equivalent qualification;
4. evidence of competent supervised practice to the level of a practitioner  developed over 25 days experience and training as a healthcare chaplain and certified by a senior healthcare chaplain;
5. endorsement of ministerial body (if applicable): where the post includes a function associated with a minister of religion and there is a recognised body to endorse this ministry then UKBHC would normally expect the applicant to provide evidence of this;
6. no known existing professional conduct issues.

UKBHC recommends that applicants are members of a professional association of healthcare chaplains (AHPCC, CHCC, NIHCA, SACH) but this is not a requirement to register. When the transitional arrangements have ended applicants who do not hold membership with a professional association of healthcare chaplains will be charged a registration fee which would otherwise be covered by a membership fee with one of the professional associations.