Counsellor

Mercy Health

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Based on victorian allied health professionals eba
On-site
Psycho-social-spiritual needs
Multi-disciplinary team
Patient-centred care
Mercy Health is seeking a Counsellor for its palliative care service in Sunshine, Victoria. The role involves providing holistic support to patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses, requiring a compassionate individual with relevant qualifications and experience in grief and loss counselling

Job Summary

  • Mercy Palliative Care is a 24-hour community based palliative care service providing in home care to patients of all ages with life limiting illnesses.
  • A counsellor in our team responds to the psycho-social-spiritual needs of clients of Mercy Palliative Care (MPC) and work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

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Mercy Health is seeking a Counsellor for its palliative care service in Sunshine, Victoria. The role involves providing holistic support to patients and families facing life-limiting illnesses, requiring a compassionate individual with relevant qualifications and experience in grief and loss counselling.

Salary

Based on Victorian Allied Health Professionals EBA

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • psycho-social-spiritual needs
  • multi-disciplinary team
  • patient-centred care
  • grief & loss counselling
  • casework

Nice-to-have

  • resilient
  • compassionate
  • whole lot of heart
  • team orientated
  • positive approach

Key Requirements

  • Recognised qualifications in counselling (prefer Bachelor Degree)
  • Experience in grief & loss counselling
  • Experience in psycho-social-spiritual assessments & interventions
  • Unrestricted drivers licence
  • Current Police Record Check
  • Working with Children Check
  • Proof of current influenza vaccination

Work Rights

Not specified

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