Pastoral & Spiritual Care Practitioner - Melbourne, Australia - Western Health

Western Health

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Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type:
Part time

Organisation:
Western Health

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Health and Allied Health

Reference: 50054

An exciting opportunity for a skilled Pastoral Care Practitioner to join Western Health's Pastoral & Spiritual Care Department on a permanent, part time basis, working at our Sunshine site.

The successful applicant will provide high quality spiritual care to Western Health's patients, their families, and staff.

To be successful in this role you:

Will have a
_tertiary qualification in Pastoral Care, Counselling, or other related discipline_, from a recognised training authority
Will have successfully completed at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education or equivalent
Have demonstrated experience of providing high quality pastoral/spiritual support in the healthcare environment, to people from all walks of life.
Display an appropriate level of capability, as outlined in Level 2 of Spiritual Health Association's _Capabilities Framework for Spiritual Care Practitioners in Healthcare 2020._
Have demonstrated experience working in the acute and subacute environment, caring for patients of all ages and backgrounds.

About Us
Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of 'Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety' (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth.

Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals:
Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital.

We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services.

We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as: