Pastoral Care Practitioner Grade 1 or 2

Pastoral Practitioner (Grade 1 or 2)
Permanent Part Time (22.8 hours per week)
Cabrini Malvern VIC

Were building for the better!
By 2036 more than 150000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.

At Cabrini Health we champion community compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional patient-centred care in well- resourced world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.

About Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a leading Catholic not-for-profit healthcare provider committed to delivering exceptional holistic patient-centred care. If youre passionate about holistic care and want to be part of a supportive and mission-driven organisation wed love to hear from you.

About the Role
We are seeking a Pastoral Care Practitioner (Grade 1 or 2) to provide high-quality emotional and spiritual support to patients families and staff.

Working as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team you will deliver meaningful person-centred support that responds to diverse spiritual cultural and emotional needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist pastoral care across allocated wards in collaboration with clinical teams
• Assess spiritual emotional and religious needs and tailor care accordingly.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation within patient records.
• Participate in an on-call weekend roster

About You

• Demonstrated experience in pastoral spiritual and bereavement care in a healthcare or similar setting
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work within multidisciplinary teams
• Commitment to person-centred culturally safe inclusive care
• At least two units of Clinical Pastoral Education (essential)
• Relevant qualifications in theology pastoral care or a related field (desirable)

Why Join Cabrini

• Work in a mission inspired organisation with a strong focus on compassion where youll make a meaningful difference in peoples lives every day
• Opportunities for professional growth and development in a supportive team environment
• Salary Packaging up to $18550 tax free annually
• Access to a range of staff benefits including retail offers discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services

Interested To learn more view the full position descriptions here: Pastoral Practitioner Grade 1 / Pastoral Practitioner Grade 2 or reach out directly to Michael Taylor Pastoral and Bereavement Services Manager on

Does this sound like your new role Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.

Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.

As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic private for-purpose health service located in Melbournes southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters providing quality compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn grow and realise potential.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references National Police Check vaccinations for annual Influenza and COVID-19 (recommended) plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.