SA Health
Job reference: 947291
Location: 5112 - ELIZABETH VALE
Job status: Casual
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin Hospital - ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112

At Lyell McEwin Hospital, people face some of life's most profound moments — and you can be present for them. The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is seeking a Casual Spiritual Care Chaplain to provide compassionate, non-judgmental support to patients, families, and staff across the Adelaide Metro Northern region.

What You'll Be Doing

Working within a multidisciplinary care team at Lyell McEwin Health Service, you will offer spiritual and emotional care that honours the diverse backgrounds and beliefs of every person you meet. Your key responsibilities will include:

- Providing individualised spiritual care to patients and their families during admission, crisis, end-of-life, and other significant moments
- Collaborating with clinical and allied health teams to integrate spiritual care into holistic patient management
- Supporting staff wellbeing through pastoral presence and referral pathways
- Maintaining accurate documentation in line with SA Health standards and NALHN policies

What You'll Bring

- A qualification in Theology, Chaplaincy, Pastoral Care, or a related discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience
- Endorsement or accreditation with a recognised professional chaplaincy body (such as ACPE or Spiritual Care Australia)
- Experience providing care across diverse faith traditions and to people with no religious affiliation
- A sound understanding of SA Health's commitment to culturally safe and person-centred care
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to hold space in emotionally complex situations
- Current National Police Clearance and Working with Children Check (or willingness to obtain)

To be eligible for this position, you must have:

- One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education or the equivalent
- Meets requirements for Membership with Spiritual Care Australia (Member)





You will be joining a agile and expanding Local Health Network that is committed to delivering contemporary, innovative and high‑quality health services within modern facilities.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.

With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.

With over 7,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services

NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide's north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.

Lyell McEwin Hospital - the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital - a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Mental Health Services - adult and older persons mental health services and statewide f

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