Pastoral Care Practitioner

Pastoral Care Practitioner

Casual position

Cabrini Malvern, Brighton

Cabrini offers:
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits- Rewarding career growth opportunities- Attractive hourly rates + 12% Super + 17.5% leave loading- Located close to public transport with discounted Myki Commuter fares available

How you will make an impact

We are seeking a Pastoral Practitioner to join our Pastoral Services team to provide spiritual and emotional support to patients, families, residents and staff. This is a casual role with possibility of becoming permanent part time and operates across all campuses.

You will participate in the planning, delivery and management of evidence-based spiritual and/or emotional care by:
- Working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, person-centred spiritual and emotional care that addresses the needs of patients and provides anticipatory grief and bereavement support to families- Collaborating with other health professionals to establish goals that are clear and measurable- Undertaking spiritual assessment and planning, delivering, documenting and monitoring the response to spiritual interventions for patients with more complex needs- Reflecting with the patient on their experience and evaluating whether the intervention has met their spiritual need- Adhering to the Cabrini codes of professional conduct, code of ethics, standards of practice and competencies, Mission, Values and Vision and Behaviours that Matter

What you will need to be successful in the role

Along with your warmth, empathy and excellent listening skills, you will also have:
- Completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)- Experience in clinical pastoral practice area- Have a passion for providing excellent, holistic and person-centred pastoral care in a multi-faith setting- Enjoy working as a member of an interdisciplinary care team and also working autonomously- Be approachable, confident in your knowledge and skills and open to further learning and professional development- Ability to reflect on self and pastoral practice- Must have intermediate computer skills and be competent in documentation and reporting requirements

Contact: Michael Taylor, Pastoral and Bereavement Services Manager - 9508 1878

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community. You will have opportunities to learn new skills and give back to your community.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s south east. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, we have been providing quality, compassionate care to our community for 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini. Wherever we work, we are compassionate, connected people transforming lives together. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Cabrini is an equitable and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a safe environment for children and vulnerable people.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for Influenza and COVID-19 (including boosters), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.