Counsellor

Auckland, Kaipātiki, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Work as part of our multidisciplinary team. Provide grief & loss counselling

Perform a privileged role in supporting patients and whānau

Permanent part time, 3 days a week. Basedin Takapuna

About the mahi Our Family Support team provide holistic care to our patients, families and whānau in the community and in our in-patient units. We are now looking for a qualified Counsellor to join our North ShoreFamily Support team in a permanent position. In this role, you will collaborate as part of the multidisciplinary team and support patients and whānau with grief and bereavement counselling either in one on one, or group sessions. Specific tasks include:

Receive referrals and assess the psychosocial needs of patients and whānau

Be alongside family/whānau/friends as they sit with their loved one at end of life or for symptom management

Provide face to face counselling services drawing on evidence-based practice such as narrative therapy

Play an active role in the multidisciplinary team, communicating cases clearly and contributing to patient management

Work with colleagues and external agencies to provide best support for family/whānau

Please note this is a three day a week postilion and ideally, you will be available to work Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

About you | M ōhou ake You have experience in palliative care and/or grief and loss counselling and a genuine interest in and affinity with the work of hospice. We’re looking for a special type of person who has the life skills and professional counselling experience to provide compassionate counselling services to patients and whānau. You will talk with them about the issues they are facing and how to deal with the multitude of emotions, thoughts and feelings they are going through.

You will demonstrate:

A degree or post graduate qualification in counselling

Current annualpracticing certificate fromNew Zealand Association of Counsellors or New Zealand Christian CounsellorsAssociation

A willingness and openness to learning about and work with different cultures and perspectives including Te Ao Māori

A collaborative and motivated approach to working in teams

A natural curiosity and keenness to innovate and try new things

About us | Ko mātou tēnei Harbour Hospice is one of the largest hospices in Aotearoa and has been caring for tūroro (patients) and their family and whānau for 40 years. Every day we care for close to 400 people across the North Shore, Hibiscus Coast and Warkworth/Wellsford regions, supporting them at home, in one of our two inpatient units, or in community programmes offered at each of our three sites.

Our bespoke services given free of charge, include medical care, spiritual, psychological and social support, physio, occupational and complementary therapy, social activities and more.

What’s in it for you? If successful, you’ll be welcomed with an in-depth induction and ongoing training opportunities. You’ll join a well-established, supportiveanddedicated multidisciplinary team who share a passion for making every moment count for the people we care for at Hospice. Our employees work in flexible and friendly teams, and we actively promote a workplace culture which embraces and reflects our core values – to be compassionate, inclusive and professional – at all times.

How to apply For more information or to obtain a position description call Peggy Newton, Recruitment Specialist, on 021 241 5567 or click below to submit your application online. Be sure to include a cover letter about you and why you’d like to join the team.

Applications close Sunday 17 March2024 Harbour Hospice is taking a proactive and genuine approach to bring us closer to being an authentic Treaty Partner with Māori. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation and one that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds who share our values.

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