Spiritual Care Practitioner

• Permanent Part-Time Position at Caulfield Hospital

• 37 hours per fortnight

• Managers and Administrative Worker Grade 2

• Great staff benefits!

The Department

The Spiritual Care Department sits within the Allied Health directorate. Spiritual Care is offered at The Alfred Hospital Caulfield Hospital and Sandringham hospital. The Spiritual Care department provides support to patients families and carers inclusive of all spiritual religious and existential beliefs. Alfred Health Spiritual Care Services contribute to a holistic model of care by offering patients their family and carers a compassionate open- hearted listening presence. Patients do not need to be affiliated with a faith community to access Spiritual Care.

Position Summary

Caulfield Hospital is looking for an experienced Spiritual Care Practitioner to work 2 days a week as a sole practitioner. Your day-to-day team will be the Caulfield Allied Health and medical team. To bring you a sense of belonging to the Spiritual Care team there will be daily on-line handovers and monthly in-person team meetings.

Caulfield Hospital specialises in community services rehabilitation and aged care and plays a statewide role in rehabilitation services which includes the Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre neurological rehabilitation spinal rehabilitation and care for amputee patients.

As a sole practitioner you will work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams across all wards and certain out-patient settings. You will be attending relevant Allied Health and patient meetings.

Thorough knowledge of spiritual assessment and a broad range of interventions will be integral to your ability to establish connections with patients families carers and staff effectively. Strong interpersonal and organisational skills will support your ability to work independently and contribute to a supportive team environment. Regular team meetings as well as clinical supervision will contribute to your commitment to high-quality and professional spiritual care practices.

If you are an interfaith Spiritual Care Practitioner who is self-motivated reliable punctual and able to solve and overcome problems please apply for this role by addressing the key duties and responsibilities in a cover letter.

Skills and Qualifications Required

• 2 Units of Clinical Pastoral Education preferably an Advanced Certificate of CPE demonstrated in an acute clinical healthcare setting

• Demonstrated work experience in counselling aged care and palliative healthcare settings

• Bachelors degree in Theology Counselling Social Sciences or equivalent

• Thorough organisational prioritisation and decision-making skills

• Eligible for certified membership of Spiritual Care Australia

• Grief loss and bereavement training

Staff Benefits

• Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing

• Discounted Health Insurance

• Staff Car Parking

• Eligibility for Fitness Passport

• Close to public transport

For further enquiries please contact Reineke Ryan Manager of Spiritual Care at

Applications close at 11.00 pm on Tuesday 02nd of December 2025