Spiritual Health Practitioner I

Your Opportunity:

The South Health Campus is more than just a hospital. It’s a campus environment that includes inpatient, outpatient, & wellness services, as well as prevention & public health learning opportunities for the community. The SHC has 4 key pillars of service: Collaborative Practice, Wellness, Innovation, Patient & Family Centered Care. These pillars guide the development & delivery of service to all patients & families at SHC. As a Spiritual Health Practitioner (SHP) with the Allied Health team, the incumbent will support the spiritual and emotional health of patients and families across diverse beliefs, cultural perspectives, and practices. The incumbent will support a dynamic interfaith community that embodies AHS’ patient-first approach. The SHP responds with compassion and inclusiveness to the spiritual health needs identified by patients, families and staff. Reflecting a holistic, compassionate methodology to care, the SHP advances an evidence-based spiritual health care approach. The successful candidate will rely on excellent interpersonal communication, prioritization, and self-awareness skills to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with interdisciplinary team members, community faith leaders and volunteers as well as navigate a constantly changing caseload. They will show proficiency in self-direction and independent decision making, sound clinical judgement and critical thinking skills.

Description:

As a Spiritual Health Practitioner, you will provide patient-centered, strength-based spiritual care to patients and their families. Your role involves responding to emotional and psychospiritual needs across diverse spiritual, existential and religious beliefs, cultural perspectives, and practices. You will employ a range of spiritual care interventions appropriate to the practice setting, including screening, assessments, spiritually integrated counselling, psychospiritual therapy, end-of-life spiritual care, religious and non-religious rituals, and professional consultations. In addition, you will facilitate spiritual group therapy sessions to address spiritual distress and promote spiritual well-being. You will also provide spiritual care to staff, physicians and volunteers, individually or in groups, to foster resilience and support overall well-being within the organization.

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in Theology, Spirituality, Religious Studies, or a clinically related field. Completion of Advanced Level II Clinical Psychospiritual Education.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Demonstrated skills in reflective and collaborative practice, active listening, negotiation, advocacy, and conflict resolution. Knowledge of and skills to address the needs of people encountering crisis, disability, loss, bereavement, and end-of-life care. Experience facilitating education in spiritually-informed care. Demonstrated autonomy, problem-solving, and change management skills. Engages in self-reflective practice, and assesses the impact of one’s own spirituality, beliefs, values, assumptions, and power dynamics in relationship with clients. Time management and prioritization skills, with a demonstrated ability to function effectively within a dynamic and challenging environment. Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills: demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with various spiritual, religious, cultural groups and all levels of staff. Sound clinical judgment and critical thinking including ability to apply principles of evidence-based practice. Ability to promote a holistic perspective to care.

Preferred Qualifications:

Two years of relevant spiritual health care experience as a certified spiritual care practitioner. Previous experience in a large urban acute care centre is preferred. Demonstrated ability to function effectively within an inter-professional team environment. Computer knowledge MS Office, Connect Care. Enhanced leadership skills to foster interdisciplinary capacity for spiritual care screening, history taking and support.