The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia’s leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Spiritual Care Practitioner 

• Part Time position available
• City locations
• Be an integral part of the Royal Melbourne Hospital Spiritual and Pastoral care team.

An exciting opportunity exists for enthusiastic and motivated Spiritual Care Practitioners to join our team at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Your new role:

• Provide Spiritual/Pastoral care to a wide range of inpatients, including palliative care, and their families and carers, at Royal Melbourne main campus.
• assessing and prioritising Pastoral/Spiritual needs and developing appropriate care plans
• responding to specific referrals in a timely manner and documenting appropriately
• assisting with the provision of religious and spiritual resources, including Memorial services
• Be involved in organisational education, professional development and research.

About you:

• You have acute hospital experience with a collaborative working style
• Qualifications in Pastoral/Spiritual Care or equivalent
• Advanced Certificate Clinical Pastoral Education (or equivalent)
• Membership of Spiritual Care Australia at advanced level (or eligibility), with an ability to function at Level 3 of the Credentialing Framework.
• Multi-faith and multicultural sensitivity
• Computer literacy (you will be trained to use EPIC Electronic Medical Record)

Benefit of working with The Royal Melbourne Hospital:

• Melbourne Health is a leading health care provider in our state.  We provide acute, sub-acute, general, specialist medical and mental health services.  We are a proud member of Melbourne’s world leading Parkville Precinct, which includes co-location with The Royal Women’s Hospital, and development of integrated cancer services.
• Royal Melbourne’s people centred values make it a great place to work
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Salary packaging, onsite car parking and, close to public transport.

Our Values: People First. Lead with Kindness. Excellence Together.

Our Purpose: Advancing health, for everyone, every day.

Community Promise: Always there when it matters most.

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Interested?

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us.

For a confidential discussion please connect via the details below.

David Glenister, Manager of Spiritual and Pastoral Care: David.glenister2@mh.org.au.  

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.

All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment including evidence of vaccine (mandatory for all clinical and or patient facing roles) prior to commencement.    

Don’t delay, apply now! 

Recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable candidates are received.

Please click here for the Position Description 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment and COVID-19 Vaccination (3 x doses) prior to commencement.

Please note: This position is for applicants only. We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies or third-party representatives.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.