Spiritual Care Practitioner

Spiritual Care Practitioner (

Job Number

02REB)

Description

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Classification: Administrative Service Officer Level 4 (PN 63685)

Salary: $86,750 - $93,416 (Plus 12.5% Super)

Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT

Section: Division of Allied Health

Closing Date: 26th August 2026

What Can We Offer You

Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.

Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

Flexible working conditions.

Access to Employee Assistance Program.

Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About The Role

Make a meaningful difference where it matters most.

Canberra Health Services is seeking an experienced and professionally grounded Spiritual Care Practitioner to join our Spiritual Support Services team. We are a contemporary, demographic-led service that delivers inclusive, person-centred spiritual care to people of all faiths, beliefs, cultures, and worldviews. Our team is integrated within the health service and is committed to providing equitable, responsive, and evidence-informed spiritual care that reflects the diversity of our community.

Working across acute, sub-acute, and critical care settings, you will support patients, families, carers, and staff through some of life's most significant experiences, including trauma, serious illness, grief, loss, recovery, and end-of-life care.

We are looking for someone who is emotionally mature, resilient, and adaptable, with a strong pastoral identity, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. You will be confident engaging with people from diverse backgrounds and able to provide compassionate, professional support in a fast-paced and often high-pressure healthcare environment.

This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a progressive Spiritual Support Service that values innovation, inclusion, clinical excellence, and holistic healthcare. If you are passionate about supporting the wellbeing of body, mind, and spirit, and want to make a genuine difference in people's lives, we encourage you to apply.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011.

To Apply

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page Response to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Chris Dudfield at (02) 5124 3743 or at Chris.Dudfield@act.gov.au.

Job

: General/Administrative

Salary Range

: 86,750.00 - 93,416.00

Closing Date

: 26/Aug/2026, 1:59:00 PM