• Spiritual Care Practitioner – Level 3
• Permanent Part-time (3 days a week)
• Frankston, Mornington Peninsula and surrounding suburbs
• Generous salary packaging and novated leasing available
• Low-cost parking on all sites
Peninsula Health is currently offering a $1,500 sign on bonus for eligible applicants in this role! (conditions apply)
Who We Are and What We Stand For
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.
Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula region are stunning beachside locations with a great sense of community. As a gateway to the many social and tourist attractions, Frankston offers public transport, educational, sporting, recreational and retail facilities, whilst our more regional sites offer boutique shops, cafes and spectacular beaches. Peninsula Health is committed to creating a diverse and safe environment for employees and our community. We are a growing healthcare service with exciting new opportunities, with Frankston Hospital currently undergoing a $1.1 billion redevelopment project. Be surrounded by engaged teams, community minded people, restaurants & cafes, beautiful parks & beaches and endless opportunities!
What You Will Be Doing
Peninsula Health currently has an opportunity for an experienced Spiritual Care Practitioner able to function autonomously and as part of an enthusiastic and motivated team, providing spiritual care support across all of our Peninsula Health sites to consumers, families and carers.
Our Spiritual Care team is supportive of all cultures, faiths and expressions of spirituality.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide a safe and highly competent spiritual care service.
• Promote values of cooperation, teamwork, openness, collaboration, honesty and respect for others in all professional relationships.
• Offer timely, appropriate and confidential emotional and spiritual support to patients, families and carers related to a patient’s current admission.
• Refer to appropriate interdisciplinary services to meet needs identified by patient/family/carer during encounters that fall outside Spiritual Care’s scope of practice.
• Develop and facilitate professional development and education programs relating to spiritual care within the organisation.
• Respect the dignity, culture, values and beliefs of patients, families and carers.
What You Will Need
We anticipate you will have:
• Spiritual care experience within a health service.
• Demonstrated consistent, highly attuned self-awareness.
• Eligibility to become an advanced, waged member of Spiritual Care Australia, with an ability to function at Level 3 of the Spiritual Health Australia Capability Framework.
• Adherence to the Spiritual Care Australia Code of ethics.
• A minimum of two units of Clinical Pastoral Education (or equivalent)
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Theology/Pastoral Counselling/Social Sciences or equivalent.
• Awareness and understanding of diverse cultures, beliefs, practices and traditions.
• Professional behaviour and conduct which reflects self-initiative, confidentiality, self-evaluation and commitment to professional development.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and written skills.
• Well-developed skills in Microsoft Office.
• Current driver’s licence.
• Willingness to work autonomously, as well as part of a cohesive and supportive team.
What We Can Offer You
• An inclusive, diverse and supportive workplace
• The choice to work on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula – only 45 minutes from the Melbourne CBD with great access to public transport
• A fantastic lifestyle location, a safe friendly environment to live and work with excellent education opportunities
• Low-cost parking across all Peninsula Health sites
• Access to generous Salary Packaging (currently up to $11,660) meaning you pay less tax and have more take home pay!
• Access to Novating Leasing on top of Salary Packing Benefits, meaning you get to drive a new car while saving on tax!
• Employee Assistance Programs to support optimal mental health and physical health including free confidential counselling
• Access to our extensive Workplace Wellbeing Program, which includes a broad range of discounts and special offers
• A range of education and training opportunities, with strong partnerships with providers such as Chisolm and Monash University
• All employees receive annual leave loading (17.5 % on top of ordinary hourly rate)
• Superannuation (currently 11%) is paid on top of your salary
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• Strong professional links to hundreds of staff across Peninsula Health
• A growing healthcare service and exciting new opportunities, with Frankston Hospital currently undergoing a $1.1 billion redevelopment project!
What Next
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us – the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.
Thank you for your interest in this role, Peninsula Health is regularly advertising positions across the health service so please take the time to review other relevant opportunities by going to https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.