Director of Pastoral and Spiritual Care-Senior Officer Grade C

Canberra

Job Description - Director of Pastoral and Spiritual Care-Senior Officer Grade C (02HOL)

Job Description

Director of Pastoral and Spiritual Care-Senior Officer Grade C ( Job Number: 02HOL )

Description

Employment Type – Permanent, Full Time Position

Title- Director of Pastoral and Spiritual Care

Position Number- 602977

Salary – $119,595-$128,465 (Plus Super)

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Pastoral Care

Closing Date – 23rd May 2024

What can we offer you:

● City living without the traffic – click her to see why you should live in Canberra.

● Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.

● Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

● Flexible working conditions.

About the Hospital:

North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)

This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.

Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

About the role:

The Pastoral and Spiritual Care Department at North Canberra Hospital (NCH) forms part of the multidisciplinary care team to address the spiritual and emotional wellbeing of patients, their loved ones and staff. At NCH we understand that healthcare works best when we create person-centred partnerships that deliver holistic care for the body, mind and spirit. Pastoral care seeks to address the spiritual domain of health, with particular response to the unique human vulnerabilities associated with healthcare including fear, loneliness, pain, grief, and joy. This position provides strategic and operational management of the Pastoral and Spiritual Care service at NCH.

About you:

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

Behavioural Capabilities

● Strong leadership and strategic development skills with the ability to provide education and formation to staff.

● The ability to work in a fast paced environment and deliver quality outcomes.

● A strong commitment to patient safety, best practice and evidenced based care.

● Capability to work at Level 4 of the Spiritual Health Association’s Capability Framework for Spiritual Care Practitioners in Health Services (2020).

● CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record . Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Mandatory

● Have a relevant advanced qualification in the field of Pastoral and Spiritual Care (e.g. a Bachelor or Masters in pastoral care or a related field, such as pastoral counselling, theology or chaplaincy) from an accredited education provider.

● Experience in leading a pastoral care service in an acute health setting.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

● Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

● Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system;

● Applications must include a copy of a current CV. You must provide two written references with your application.

● A maximum two page pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria (below) when drafting your response.

● Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

To be eligible for permanent employment within the ACT Public Service you must be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident

What you require:

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your CV and experience.

● Understanding of the role and practice of Pastoral Care in an acute health setting.

● Experience leading a pastoral care service to provide person-centred pastoral care to people from diverse faith, cultural and social backgrounds who are experiencing ill health, bereavement or other challenging life events.

● Highly developed leadership and management skills, including experience managing people and financial resources, strategic and formation vision-setting, and quality improvement projects.

● Highly-developed oral and written communication skills.

● Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact [email protected]

A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.

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