Description:
SA HealthJob reference: 897223
Location: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Sub Acute & Allied Health, North Adelaide (5006)
- Salary
- Classification - ASO5 - Administrative Services Officer L5 - $85,790 to $95,413 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Part Time (0.5 FTE) - Term Contract, initially until 31 December, 2025.
About the Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Spiritual Care team as a Spiritual Care Coordinator, where you will be responsible for:
- Ensuring the Spiritual Care Service delivers effective person-centred spiritual care aligned to Women's and Children's Health Network service outcomes and strategic objectives in a contemporary healthcare environment.
- Building the identity, relevance, and value of Spiritual Care within a multi-disciplinary context among staff and the community, that is acknowledged as improving the quality and efficacy of healthcare.
- Assisting with enhancing quality and safety in delivery of Spiritual Care within the Women's and Children's Health Network.
- Foster patient and staff perceptions of the service as a contemporary inclusive person-centred and compassionate Spiritual Care service for people of all faiths and no faith.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Meet eligibility requirements for Certified Membership with Spiritual Care Australia, which requires the successful completion of one or more unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (or equivalent). See https://www.spiritualcareaustralia.org.au/about-us/becoming-a-spiritual-care-practitioner/ .
- Relevant experience as a spiritual care practitioner working with children, adolescents, and families, to provide appropriate spiritual care within their faith tradition, as well as having a broad understanding and respect for other faith traditions.
- Experience working with children and/or adolescents with significant health issues or disability.
- Demonstrated commitment to provision of a sensitive respectful approach to spiritual, multi-faith and multi-cultural issues and demonstrated capacity to effectively engage with a diversity of stakeholders and service providers, including faith communities, enabling the delivery of an integrated service.
- Proven written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to assist with liaising at a senior level within a health care setting for the strategic development and monitoring of a governance framework, that enhances quality assurance and safety.
What WCHN Can Offer You
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women's and Children's Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program
About Us
The Women's & Children's Health Network is the state's leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:
- specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
- state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
- community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
- specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia's women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.
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Special Conditions
To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please click on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.
Immunisation Requirements Checklist
Applicant Documents Checklist
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current resume/curriculum vitae prior to clicking 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide .
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Enquiries
Cathy Haakmeester
Position: Cathy Haakmeester
Phone: 0413 006 128
E-mail: cathy.haakmeester@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date : 27/3/2025 - 11:55pm
Useful Links
ASO5 - Spiritual Care Coordinator - Role description - 897223.pdf
Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.