Posted 04 June, 2026
Trust Chaplain
St. George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, Greater London EC1A, United Kingdom
Full Time
Reference: 531794857
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Details about the main duties of the role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification included in the advert.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Knowledge And Skills
Essential criteria
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
Other
Essential criteria
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: [email protected]
Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.
Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.
References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Details about the main duties of the role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification included in the advert.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Recognised (Ordained/ licensed) and in current good standing with own Faith, Belief or Community.
- Educated to university degree level - or equivalent experience, that embraces theological or philosophical understanding or equivalent.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Faith and Belief systems to be able to work in a multi-cultural/multi-faith context.
- Further studies relating to chaplaincy/counselling/ pastoral care
Desirable criteria
- Current membership in UKBHC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of providing pastoral/spiritual care within your own belief group or faith community
- Demonstrable experience of delivering effective training and education relating to pastoral and spiritual care.
- Substantial ministerial/faith or belief group leadership experience following training and subsequent ordination (if ordination is applicable), or equivalent.
- Experience of delivering pastoral, spiritual and religious care in a health care setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with multi- disciplinary groups.
- 'Experience of working with people following trauma/life changing injury/ illness and end of life.
- Experience of supporting bereaved parents and arranging/conducting funerals.
Knowledge And Skills
Essential criteria
- Theoretical knowledge on ethical issues relating to healthcare.
- To have good IT skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and to quickly learn patient management systems.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable compassion and empathy
- To be proactive in collaboration and team working.
- To be able to work under pressure.
- To be self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
Other
Essential criteria
- To participate in the provision of the 24- hour on-call service, to provide emergency pastoral and spiritual care and to provide and/or facilitate religious care.
- Have the ability to attend either hospital within the 1 hour on-call standard.
- To demonstrate flexibility with the out of hours rota.
- To have own transport and be prepared and able to travel trust wide.
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: [email protected]
Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.
Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.
Use of Artificial Intelligence
We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.
References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
