Bereavement Counsellor Level 3

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time

**Facility**: Ambulatory & Primary Health Care
**Position Classification**: Counsellor Level 3, Psychologist, Social Worker Level 3
**Remuneration**: $37.69 - $56.54 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 24
**Requisition ID**: REQ518225

**Applications Close**:25th September 2024

Be a part of a compassionate community by providing specialist bereavement counselling services to people living in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven region, who have experienced the death of someone close to them.


**Where you'll be working**

As a new service, the Bereavement Service values creativity and innovation in regards to the delivery of specialist counselling. Individual and group approaches to grief counselling are encouraged, while pursuing quality improvements and research opportunities informed by evidence-based practice. Bring your passion to the delivery of bereavement care. Team members are well supported through professional development and clinical supervision.


**What you'll be doing**

The Bereavement Counsellor is responsible to the Co-Director, Palliative Care and works with the Bereavement Coordinator/Counsellor and other counselling team members. The position sits within the Palliative Care Division to deliver specialist bereavement counselling and support across the ISLHD.

The Bereavement Counsellor is responsible for the delivery of specialist bereavement counselling and support to bereaved persons within the ISLHD. The Bereavement Counsellor will provide patient centred, evidence based therapeutic interventions and will work in collaboration with the Bereavement Coordinator/Counsellor to support the implementation of the Bereavement Model of Care, deliver broader activities within the bereavement program and participate in service planning, policy and service development. As a senior clinician, the Bereavement Counsellor will offer consultation and education to multidisciplinary staff within the ISLHD, as well as to the wider community.


**What we can offer you**

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) provides you with an excellent career choice with many rewarding experiences. At ISLHD we are not just offering jobs, we are offering you the opportunity to excel in your chosen field and to experience a work life balance.

Work flexibility is very important at ISLHD and we provide our people with a range of benefits and conditions to assist with balancing the demands of work and personal life where possible. We offer:

- ADOs each month (for eligible full time employees)
- Study and development leave
- Access to in-house training, learning and educational opportunities
- Discounted parking
- Salary packaging options to reduce your tax and increase your take home pay (for eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - counselling for you and your family


Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.


**Talent Pool**



Applicants holding temporary visas with working rights may be considered for a temporary appointment up to the expiry date of their visa. However, this option is only available when no suitable applicant for a permanent appointment is identified.


A National Police Check (criminal history record check) is a requirement for all new appointments to NSW Health and will be undertaken on preferred applicants, with the informed consent of the applicant.



This role is a **Category A **role. Preferred applicants will be reviewed for compliance and required to maintain compliance with the screening, assessment and vaccination requirements, relevant to your position, as outlined in NSW Health policy directive on Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases.


Selection Criteria
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Counselling or Psychology and eligible for, or membership with, relevant professional body. For Psychologist, current registration to practice from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Extensive experience as a counselling clinician in bereavement, palliative care or end of life contexts with specialist knowledge of bereavement, loss and grief processes and relevant post-graduate qualification, or working towards same.
- Experience in developing and delivering education and training programs in the areas of grief, loss and bereavement and the ability to support, supervise and mentor other health professionals.
- High level interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and communicate with a diverse range of clients and others, including people internal a