Bereavement and Supportive Services Manager

Job Description:

• Role title: Bereavement and Supportive Services Manager

• Role type: Permanent Full-time

• Role grade: Counsellor L4, Social Worker L4, Senior Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist

• Department and location: Sacred Heart Health Service - Palliative Care Service

• Salary: $126,524 - $134,338 + Super + Salary Packaging

Better and fairer care.  Always.
We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services. 
 

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs. 

About the role

• Provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership across the Bereavement Service, Biography Service and palliative care clinical psychology functions within the Sacred Heart Palliative Care Service.

• Manage and support bereavement service staff and palliative care clinical psychologists, and provide leadership support to the biography service managers and their team of volunteers.

• Deliver advanced clinical expertise in bereavement care, including clinical counselling assessments and the provision of ongoing bereavement support, interventions and treatment through individual and group modalities.

• Develop, implement and evaluate models of care within bereavement and supportive care services to ensure high-quality, patient- and family-centred support.

• Manage finances, expenditure and resources for the bereavement and biography services, while leading quality improvement activities to enhance care effectiveness and patient experience.

• Maintain effective communication and partnerships with key stakeholders, contribute to governance and service meetings, assist with policy and procedure development, and maintain own professional development and clinical practice skills.

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualifications, with current AHPRA registration as a Psychologist or eligibility for AASW membership as a Social Worker, and the ability to practise clinically within the scope of the relevant discipline.

• Proven leadership capability, with the ability to motivate, support and organise staff to achieve high-quality clinical and organisational outcomes.

• Experience working in palliative care or end-of-life settings, with sound knowledge of bereavement theories, grief and loss processes, and evidence-based supportive care interventions.

• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, consultation and negotiation skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across disciplines and with external stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience in applying quality improvement principles, including the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical policies, procedures and service initiatives.

• Experience in collecting, analysing and reporting data to inform service planning, evaluation and continuous improvement.

Why work at St Vincent’s?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program.  Make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Committed to financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the hospital

In this role you will be based at St Vincent’s hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, HIV/AIDS, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health 

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
 

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.
 

Equal opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.
 

As part of our commitment to reconciliation we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
 

How to apply

The closing date for applications is 10 February 2025.

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with each of the things listed in the ‘About You’ section of this job advert. 

For more information or a copy of the position description contact [email protected]

Respectfully, this role is not open to recruitment agencies.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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