Pastoral Practitioner

Your Position at St John of God South-East Melbourne Hospitals

You will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team for the provision of holistic pastoral services to patients and clients. You are responsible for the provision of emotional and spiritual support, theological reflection, ritual facilitation, faith/belief integration, establishing pastoral therapeutic relationships, trauma and grief counselling and emotional intelligence.

This is a Permanent Part time role working up to 45 hours a fortnight and this position will involve a willingness to work across our 3 sites, our Berwick Hospital, Frankston Hospital and Langmore Centre.

The Position

• Identify and respond to the spiritual needs of patients/clients and families which facilitates spiritual maturity, theological reflection and emotional intelligence.

• Assess and reflect on patient/client’s verbal and non-verbal communication.

• Employ active listening skills to respond compassionately to client’s needs.

• Establish appropriate professional boundaries according to scope of practice.

• Maintain intentional personal reflective practice.

• Prepare and provide appropriate and meaningful rituals with patients/clients.

• Model and promote respect for cultural diversity, faith and belief integration in the provision of spiritual care.

• Promote and engage in orientation and induction of new team members.

• Comply with organisational and regulatory requirements requiring privacy and confidentiality, and storage of confidential information.

• Partner with patients/clients, families and members of the multidisciplinary team to develop a spiritual care plan in accordance with agreed interventions.

• Integrate quality and risk principles into spiritual care practice

• Contribute to department operational planning including leading key Projects.

You will have completed or be working towards a tertiary level qualification/studies in a relevant field (such as Social work, Counselling, Pastoral, Nursing) and/or have prior experience in the provision of pastoral care in a relevant setting. This may include the SJGHC pastoral internship program and/or supervised pastoral field placement and professional development courses relevant to pastoral practice.

To succeed, you will demonstrate the capability and competence to establish therapeutic pastoral relationships with patients and clients from diverse faith, cultural, and social backgrounds. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is highly regarded.

Above all, patients will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

The Benefits

• Salary: $76,383 to $98,067 per annum (pro rata for part time), plus 12% superannuation

• Permanent Part time role up to 45 hours a fortnight.

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing 

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

For enquiries contact Tracy Medlin , Manager, Pastoral Services, on (03) 8784 5046 

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.