ABOUT THE ROLE:

This exciting new Senior Pastoral Care role provides clinical leadership and person centred spiritual care. The position reports to the Pastoral Care Manager, Mercy Hospitals Victoria Ltd. and you will be part of a dynamic team in a diverse healthcare context .

• Part Time, Permanent, .9EFT/ 68.4 hours/fortnight
• Provides clinical leadership and expertise in the provision of spiritual care at Werribee Mercy Hospital
• Strong emphasis on leading and conducting quality activities in a tertiary healthcare conext
• Facilitation of supervision, clinical education and support of the Pastoral Care team
• Collaborative engagement with Pastoral Care Manager to ensure best practice in spiritual care

About the department - The Werribee Mercy Hospital Pastoral Care service ensures holistic care by addressing the spiritual dimension of patient care. The Senior Pastoral Carer leads a small team of clinicians to respond to the diverse pastoral and spiritual needs of patients and families within an expanding healthcare context.

ABOUT YOU:

• Spiritual Care Australia Advanced Level Membership or eligible
• Willingness to lead a small team and ensure effective response to pastoral care needs
• Demonstrated time management and organisational skills in a complex healthcare context
• Enthusiastic and motivated to lead change and quality projects

ABOUT US:

Werribee Mercy Hospital is a General Public Hospital located in the rapidly growing Western suburbs of Melbourne. Our services include surgical, medical, maternity, newborn, renal dialysis, emergency, mental health, rehabilitation, aged and palliative care. The hospital has recently undergone significant expansion with the opening or our new intensive care unit, additional operating theatres and the opening of two new wards, taking the total number of beds to 298. Join us now and be part of our team as we expand to serve our community.

Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.

Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Mercy Health recognises that many people want to work somewhere that is more than ‘just a job.’ With a values based culture, Mercy Health offer a generous range of benefits to support you to maintain a healthy work/life balance. These include:

• Salary packaging benefits
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Health and Wellbeing programs
• Camp Australia School Holiday Program
• Career progression and development opportunities
• A range of discounts available across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services

We focus on caring for our staff members and those important to them. We support all staff to be their authentic selves at work through Whole Self @ Mercy Health - our network group for LGBTIQ staff and allies.

At Mercy Health we pride ourselves on embracing diversity and foster an inclusive culture where individual differences are respected and celebrated. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Mercy Health is committed to the safety of all children and vulnerable people across our services. We recognise the importance of listening to the voice of children and vulnerable people and have a zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect.

To be the successful candidate you must meet the position requirements as well as provide a current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check. Mercy Health may conduct additional background checks subject to current legislation.

If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

CONTACT DETAILS:

• Mary Therese Klasen, Pastoral Care Manager
• [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Pastoral Carer enquiry via EthicalJobs
• 8458 4689

You are welcome to apply via the Mercy Health website through the link provided.