Date: 13 Jul 2026
Location: 50 Flemington Rd, AU
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Company: theroyalch
The Hospital:
The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.
RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
For further Information on RCH is available here.
About the Role:
Casual Spiritual Care Services Practitioner for After hours on call shifts
We are seeking a Casual Spiritual Care Practitioner to support our on-site team through contribution to the After Hours On-Call Roster. This role provides direct spiritual and emotional support to patients and families in an acute healthcare setting, responding to urgent requests for Spiritual Care outside standard working hours. After-hours coverage includes Monday to Friday from 4:30pm to 8:00am, and weekends delivered as 24-hour on-call shifts from 8:00am to 8:00am (Saturday and Sunday)
What you'll achieve:
Facilitate the provision of high quality spiritual care services (which may include religious and or sacramental care, spiritual care practice for individuals' spirituality) to meet the needs of patients, their families and staff
Participation in ongoing excellence in service delivery and teamwork
Classification for this position will be AO41-AO45 ($87,003.8 - $96,181.28 Per Hour plus superannuation).
Your skills and experience:
Qualifications that meet the Spiritual Health Association Capabilities framework to Level 2 or above
Studies in theology/spiritual care or other relevant program
Demonstrated ability to provide high quality, responsive Spiritual Care to people of all faith traditions and cultural backgrounds
Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplinary acute healthcare settings
About the Department:
Spiritual Care Services is an Allied Health discipline that sits under the Allied and Digital Health Directorate. The Spiritual Care Practitioner reports to the Coordinator of Spiritual Care Services and is a member of the Spiritual Care Services team. The Spiritual Care Program aims to enable individuals and groups to respond to spiritual and emotional needs and the experience of life and death, illness and injury, in the context of a faith or spiritual belief system and/or a unique spirituality in the Acute Care Paediatric Healthcare setting.
What we offer:
Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay by up to $11,500 per annum!
Looking for a new set of wheels to get you to the office? We offer Novated Leases through our partnership with SmartSalary
Support for working mothers including dedicated feeding facilities and access to 2x onsite childcare centres
Retail discounts & more – ask your manager for a breakdown of our Staff Wellbeing Benefits!
Discounted Private Health Insurance
Help when you need it most! Staff Counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support, specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge
A commitment to workplace health, safety and wellbeing with our internal wellbeing calendar of events and services.
Newly introduced Occupational Violence and Aggression training for all staff in line with our OVA Strategy – because your safety at work is our priority!
Other requirements:
Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
Valid Working with Children Check
Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
Application process:
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
For more information about this position please contact Spiritual Care via email:
[email protected]
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.
Are you ready to join our team?
Applications close 27 July 2026
