At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide compassionate counselling to patients and families in palliative care.
- Company: Mercy Health, a purpose-driven organisation with over 10,000 dedicated professionals.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, competitive salary, and the chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: Diverse workplace that values inclusivity and offers excellent career growth.
- Why this job: Join a supportive team and help shape the future of healthcare.
- Qualifications: Recognised counselling qualifications and experience in grief & loss counselling.
The predicted salary is between 69300 - 84700 $ per year.
Counsellor in Community Palliative Care
Employment Type: Permanent part-time
Hours: 56 hours per fortnight
Salary: Based on Victorian Allied Health Professional Enterprise Agreement
Location: Sunshine
Upload with Application: Resume, cover letter, and all relevant qualifications
Contact: Cathy Dow, Allied Health Manager
Mercy Palliative Care (MPC) is a 24-hour community-based palliative care service providing in-home care to patients of all ages with life-limiting illnesses. Our services cover the West Metropolitan region of Melbourne. Our multi-disciplinary team – including allied health, doctors and nurses – is committed to providing holistic care to patients and their families, ensuring they experience the best quality of life while addressing their physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.
A counsellor in community palliative care responds to the psycho-social-spiritual needs of clients of MPC and works as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team. Counselling is provided along the care continuum of palliative care and bereavement support in people’s homes, the office and via telehealth. MPC has a holistic approach to care and this counselling role also includes exploring practical needs and making referrals to other relevant services to benefit patients and their families/carers.
What you’ll bring:
- Recognised qualifications in counselling (prefer Bachelor Degree)
- Experience in grief & loss counselling across a diverse community
- Experience in psycho-social-spiritual assessments & interventions (casework)
- Enthusiastic, flexible, team-orientated with effective communication skills
- Excellent clinical, time-management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem-solve
- A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management
- The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment
You will also be required to provide evidence of, or be in the process of obtaining:
- Counselling qualifications
- A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check
- Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare? Join us and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives – and your career. Are you ready to apply for this role? Click Apply now.
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional custodians of the land in which our Head Office is based, on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture. We extend this acknowledgement to the many traditional lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Counsellor in Melbourne employer: Mercy Health Australia
At Mercy Health, we pride ourselves on being a for-purpose organisation that values compassion and community. Located in Parkville, our team of over 10,000 dedicated professionals enjoys a supportive work culture that fosters personal and professional growth, offering unique opportunities to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those we care for. Join us to be part of a diverse and inclusive environment where your contributions truly matter.
