Northern Sydney Bereavement Coordinator
Job description
An exciting opportunity exists for a Bereavement Coordinator to join the NSLHD Supportive & Palliative Care Team to implement and operationalise a new public health model of care for bereavement services across the district. The role will be responsible to provide high level strategic direction for bereavement services to ensure consistent approaches across NSLHD, engaging and partnering with the community to develop the service. This role is Temporary Part Time, up to June 2024, with view of permanency.
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 30 July 2024
Position Classification: Dependant on qualifications
Remuneration: $56.10 - $61.76 per hour
Hours Per Week: 26
Requisition ID: REQ326208
Salary per hour:
Clinical Nurse Consultant grade 2: $60.56 - $61.76 per hour
Social Worker Level 4: $56.10 - $57.50 per hour
Where you'll be working
The position will be based at RNSH but involve travel to other sites across the NSLHD.
What you'll be doing
The Bereavement Coordinator position is responsible for driving the operationalisation and implementation of a public health model of care for bereavement services in the Northern Sydney area. The primary purpose of the position is to coordinate a comprehensive bereavement service for all residents in this area.
The bereavement coordinator will provide direct support to existing bereavement health care workers (social workers, councillors, nurses) in the district and coordinate consultation and education to multi-disciplinary staff within the Northern Sydney area. The role will also provide high level strategic direction to bereavement services, embedding a public health model of care ensuring consistent approaches across the Northern Sydney area as well as engaging/partnering with community and establishing a bereavement community of practice. This role will implement a range of initiatives focusing on service development, community engagement, referral pathways, capacity building and coordination of services both internal and external to health.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Social Worker eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers OR current nursing registration with AHPRA with approved postgraduate nursing/midwifery qualifications relevant to the field of practice. Minimum of five years post qualification experience with at least 3 years full time experience in grief and bereavement specialty field. In addition the employee must have approved postgraduate qualifications relevant to grief and bereavement specialty or such other qualifications or experience deemed appropriate.
- Experience as a counselling clinician in bereavement, palliative care or end of life contexts and specialist knowledge of bereavement, loss and grief processes.
- Proven ability to work independently, manage service coordination and complex cases effectively.
- Capacity to provide education and training to health professionals in the areas of grief, loss and bereavement and capacity to provide clinical supervision.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, liaison, advocacy and conflict resolution skills, and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability and experience in service planning and development and implementation of new models of care.
- Current NSW driver’s licence and ability to travel.
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Katherine Clark on Katherine.clark@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9926 7875
Applications Close: 2 August 2022
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