Pastoral Care Practitioner

**Position Title**: Pastoral Care Practitioner
**Employment Type**: Permanent - Part Time
**Hours per week**: 32
**Position Grade**: General Administration Staff - Grade 08
**Salary**: $72,955.08 base salary (pro rata) per annum
**Enterprise Agreement**:
The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Health Employees Agreement 2019
**Department Name**: Pastoral Care Department

**Position Summary**:
A vacancy exists in the above unit for a highly motivated experienced Pastoral Practitioner with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive team. Our progressive and innovative team offers development opportunities for our staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high quality patient centred care. The successful applicant(s) will be expected to be able to:

- Assess, plan and provide spiritual and emotional support and pastoral counselling to patients, families, and significant others
- Ensure that patient’s religious needs are addressed with particular attention to sacramental needs, referring to other spiritual/religious representatives when and where appropriate
- Document pastoral/spiritual care, maintain records and statistics
- Work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure compassionate, patient centred care
- Advocate for vulnerable people
- Provide education and information to staff to assist them in providing care that is culturally and spiritually appropriate
- Accompany family and significant others through hospital procedures following the death of a patient.
- Provide pastoral care and support to staff
- Provide expertise in a specialised area of Pastoral Care, such as Mental Health, Heart/Lung, Cancer Care
- Mentor Pastoral Education students and junior Pastoral Care staff
- Create and lead liturgy, e.g., Memorial Services, Feast Day Celebrations, Funeral Services
- Participate in the development and promotion of best practice in pastoral/spiritual care

The team works on rostered shifts 8.30-17.00, 11.30-20.00 and weekend shifts 10.00-18.00

The vacancy is open to Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens who hold a valid New Zealand passport, Australian permanent residents and those non-residents deemed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to be eligible to work in Australia only.

**About St Vincent's Health Network Sydney**:
St Vincent's Health Network Sydney is made up of three public hospitals, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sacred Heart Health Service and St Joseph's Hospital at Auburn. We are part of St Vincent's Health Australia, the largest diversified health care organisation within Australia's not for profit Catholic health care sector. As a Catholic health and aged care service provider, our mission is to bring God's love to those in need through the healing ministry of Jesus, with a commitment to those who are poor and vulnerable.

**In line with the Public Health Order, all NSW Health Workers are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In order to be eligible for consideration for employment with St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, all recruits must provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19, or alternatively provide a Medical Contraindication in the approved form which complies with the requirements of the Public Health Order, prior to appointment.**

**What we offer**:

- Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Opportunity to access a large range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
- Careers development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life balance

**Application Instructions**:
**Selection Criteria**:

- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.
- Emotional and Spiritual maturity including an ability to appreciate differing value systems, beliefs and practices
- A graduate qualification in religious studies, theology, or psychology/counselling and at least two 400 hour Units of Clinical Pastoral Education.
- Ability to assess, develop, document and administer a patient centred spiritual care plan
- Demonstrated capacity for effective teamwork with the ability to motivate self and others
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and relationship building capabilities, including oral and written communication skills.
- Innovative thinker, ability to analyse and solve problems
- Ability to prepare and lead liturgy/worship