Coronial Counsellor

Provide sensitive, professional coronial counselling and support to families of persons whose deaths have been reported to the Queensland Coroner, through the provision of information and support about Coronial Processes and through grief, loss and bereavement support, crisis intervention and short-term counselling services as appropriate.

Seeking to appoint the best suited applicant who can genuinely connect with bereaved individuals while maintaining professional boundaries and showing emotional resilience.

Please note: this position involves regular exposure to the bodies and explicit material of deceased persons of all ages, often in states of disfigurement, decomposition and/or disruption.

Key competencies (role specific criteria)

You will be assessed on your ability to demonstrate the following:

•    High level of clinical knowledge and expertise in the areas of contemporary grief, loss and bereavement, trauma and crisis intervention.

•    Proven ability to manage, prioritise and triage a complex caseload with minimal direct supervision

•    Proven high-level skills in the provision of crisis intervention support.

•    Proven leadership and training abilities in relevant clinical theory and practice to support colleagues and other relevant professionals.

•    Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with professional and senior stakeholders 

•    Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills in working with distressed clients from a range of diverse socio economic and cultural backgrounds at times of crisis.

•    Proven ability to work effectively and collegially within an emotionally challenging and high-pressure environment.

•    Proven ability to manage your own emotional responses to work which involves regular exposure to confronting crisis situations

•    Excellent computer and word-processing skills

•    Advanced research and/or analytical skills

•    Excellent written communication skills including the ability to prepare reports which incorporate clinical recommendations and advice within the legislative framework of the Coroners Act 2003

Professional development:

•    Career progression with more than 300 diverse career pathways and career support to take you further 

•    Access to a variety of programs and initiatives to support training and career growth. 

•    Grow your skills through hands-on experience and access to internal training opportunities and additional financial and leave benefits for approved external training and development.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion:

At Queensland Health, our work environment is inclusive and supportive, and we value our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all cultures, abilities and backgrounds.

Our commitment to cultural safety, equity, diversity and inclusion means we understand some people may need changes to the recruitment process. If you need support during the recruitment process, such as meeting with the panel virtually instead of in person, please reach out to the hiring manager. We value diverse candidates and your need for adjustments will not affect our hiring decisions.