Spiritual Health Practitioner - Repost

Requisition : 394293

Position Number:

Posting End Date: 01/18/2026

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: Victoria General Hospital

Department / Unit: Pastoral Care

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated

Start Date:

ASAP

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days;
Evenings;
Weekends

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base

Hours:

2015

Salary: $37,685; $38,957; $40,427; $41,855; $43,388; $45,020; $46,624; $48,552; $50,332

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Spirituality is a core dimension of our personhood. It is foundational in providing a framework for understanding human experience, including the health care journey. Spiritual health care practitioners are specially trained to be fluent in the language of suffering and vulnerability, death and dying, and of hope, compassion and resilience. Spiritual health care practitioners are skilled in assessing the key role of spirituality, cultural and religious practices in wellness, human coping, resilience and recovery.

The qualifications for a spiritual health practitioner include the following:

The incumbent is responsible for upholding dignity in person‑centred care by seeking out, assessing and responding to the unique spiritual and religious needs of patients, families and staff in an open, compassionate and culturally safe manner; working as a member of the interprofessional health care team.

• Spiritual Health Assessments and Interventions
• Communication
• Collaboration and Partnerships
• Inclusivity, Diversity and Cultural Safety
• Personal, Spiritual and Professional Development
• Leadership
• Ethical Behaviour and Practice
• Research

• Previous experience in a related field is an asset.
• Experience working in an interspiritual, multi-faith and culturally diverse environment is an asset.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from an accredited Canadian university or the approved equivalent, if internationally educated, is required. Course work must include psychology, sociology, philosophy/ethics, spirituality/religious studies, counseling, grief and loss, mental health & addictions and cultural safety. Master’s degree related to spirituality and health is preferred.
• Supervised clinical experience in a healthcare environment (at least 2 units of CPE is required, Advanced CPE preferred). May consider a combination or accreditation of equivalent courses (Spiritual Diversity, spiritual direction, counseling, etc.).
• In the case of faith‑based facilities, there may also be a requirement that religious and spiritual education and practice is consistent with their mission, vision and values, i.e. preference may be given to a candidate who is a graduate of an affiliated faith‑based university or seminary having achieved a Master’s of Divinity or Theology.
• Additional training in Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Safety, WRHA Health Ethics‑Equity, Dignity Therapy, Advance Care Planning, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) conversations and palliative care is an asset.
• Completes mandated education according to WRHA policy.

• Active member of a professional organization with a Code of Ethics.
• Maintains professional competence through a planned program of continuing education as specified by the professional association.
• This position is subject to a Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search, Child Abuse Registry Check and an Adult Abuse Registry Check. Candidate is responsible for any service charges incurred.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
• At sites where staff is required to do on‑call, staff must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a reliable motor vehicle.

• Strong and demonstrated skills in active listening, compassionate presence, cultural safety, grief work, end of life conversations, crisis…