Hindu Chaplain

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Hindu Chaplain to provide compassionate and faith-sensitive pastoral care to patients, families, and staff. The role involves ward visits, providing religious rites, and supporting service development within a multi-faith setting. Candidates should be a practising Hindu with appropriate experience in healthcare chaplaincy. The position offers a part-time, fixed-term contract with an annual salary ranging from £44,485 to £52,521.

Qualifications

• Understanding of NHS policies and spiritual care standards.
• Proven ability to provide one-to-one support.
• Knowledge of other major faith traditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate pastoral and spiritual care.
• Conduct ward visits and religious rites.
• Support service development and continuity of care.

Skills

Pastoral care

Religious rites

Support for families

Collaboration with clinical teams

Education

Practising Hindu with endorsement from a recognised faith body

Minimum 2 years working in healthcare

5+ years in healthcare chaplaincy

Job description

Hindu Chaplain

The closing date is 06 October 2025

The Hindu Chaplain will provide compassionate, faith-sensitive pastoral and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff across the Trust. Responsibilities include ward visits, religious rites, bereavement support, and collaboration with clinical teams. The role also involves ad hoc on-call cover, maintaining sacred spaces, and supporting service development. The postholder will ensure continuity of care during the current Chaplain's career break, contributing to holistic healthcare and staff wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

The Hindu Chaplain is required:

• To be a member of the multi-faith hospital chaplaincy team offering pastoral, spiritual and religious care to all patients, visitors and staff.
• To provide specialist pastoral, spiritual and religious advice and care for Hindu patients, families and staff.
• Offer ecumenical support to individuals from other faith communities.
• Maintain, participate in and develop pastoral, spiritual and religious care in the Trust through providing support, training and facilitation of reflective practice, including ethical considerations for all staff under the guidance of the Lead Chaplain.
• To assist with the supervision and direction of chaplaincy support for all, including recruitment, training, and support of chaplaincy volunteers.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country\'s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark\'s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

• Practising Hindu with endorsement from a recognised Hindu faith body
• Minimum 2 years working in a healthcare setting
• Understanding of NHS policies, procedures, and spiritual care standards
• Proven ability to provide one-to-one support and conduct religious rites
• Knowledge of other major faith traditions and ability to refer appropriately
• Experience working with local faith/community organisations
• 5+ years in healthcare chaplaincy

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.

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Based at Northwick Park Hospital, with appropriate cross-site cover as required across the Trust.

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearPro rota salary between £16,598 - £19,603

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

337-NP-9061LD

Job locations

Based at Northwick Park Hospital, with appropriate cross-site cover as required across the Trust.