Senior Pastoral Carer

ABOUT THE ROLE:This Senior Pastoral Care role provides clinical leadership for the team practising spiritual care. The position requires leadership of spiritual care provision in a healthcare context - that is -able to function as a Senior Practitioner. This role reports to the Pastoral Care Manager, Mercy Hospitals Victoria Ltd. You will be part of a dynamic team in a tertiary healthcare context with a diverse patient population, to ensure holistic care.

• Part Time, Permanent, .8EFT/ 60.5 hours/fortnight
• Provides clinical leadership and expertise in the provision of spiritual care at Mercy Hospital for Women
• Skilled and flexible in responding to complex patient situations, including loss and bereavement
• Strong emphasis on leading and conducting quality activities in a tertiary healthcare context
• Facilitation of supervision, clinical education and support of the Pastoral Care team
• Collaborative engagement with Pastoral Care Manager and the interdisciplinary team, to ensure best practice in spiritual care

About the department - The Mercy Hospital for Women Pastoral Care service ensures holistic care by collaborating with the multidisciplinary team to address the spiritual dimension of patient care. The Senior Pastoral Carer leads a small team of clinicians to respond to the diverse pastoral and spiritual needs of patients and families within a complex tertiary health context.ABOUT YOU:

• Spiritual Care Australia (SCA) Certified Advanced Level Membership or eligible
• Capacity to function as a Senior Practitioner (SCA) - across all five domains of practice.
• Willingness to lead a small team and ensure effective response to pastoral care needs
• Comprehensive understanding of grief and bereavement
• Demonstrated time management and organisational skills in a complex healthcare context, with at least 5 years' experience
• Enthusiastic and motivated to lead change and quality projects
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and written skills, with a strong focus on collaboration with Interdisciplinary Teams

ABOUT US:Mercy Hospital for Women is a fully accredited Level 6 Public Specialist Teaching Hospital providing both public and private patient care through maternity services, neonatology and paediatrics, perioperative services, gynaecology, women's health and associated health, support and diagnostic services. We are a major teaching hospital and specialist referral centre with the medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health expertise to treat the most complex obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological cases.Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.WHAT WE OFFER:Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

• caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
• encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and supporting all staff to be their authentic selves at work through our network group for LGBTIQ+ staff and allies
• protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
• taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable

• offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Candidates are required to meet the position and qualification requirements.
• Provide a current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check (Mercy Health may conduct additional background checks subject to current legislation).
• Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).

If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.Contact Details

• Mary Klasen
• mklasen@mercy.com.au

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