Hindu Chaplain | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Hindu Chaplain to offer compassionate pastoral and spiritual care to patients, families, and staff. In this role, you will conduct ward visits, provide bereavement support, and collaborate with clinical teams. The ideal candidate will have experience in delivering specialist advice to Hindu patients and maintaining sacred spaces. This position is critical for ensuring continuity of care during the current Chaplain's absence.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and faith-sensitive approach to pastoral care.
• Ability to provide specialist advice to Hindu patients and families.
• Experience in multi-faith settings and training volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate pastoral and spiritual care to patients and families.
• Conduct ward visits and support bereavement care.
• Collaborate with clinical teams and offer religious rites.

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• 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.
• 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.
• We run major acute services at:
• 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.
• To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
• This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025.