Working with the Northern Sydney Voluntary Assisted Dying Local Support Team (LST) is a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients and families. As a grief and bereavement coordinator, you will be responsible for the coordination of high quality, short-term bereavement care, supporting patients, families and carers through the VAD process and identifying when specialist bereavement services are required for families and carers for ongoing support.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $56.69 - $58.52 per hour
Hours Per Week: 15
Requisition ID: REQ581977
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Royal North Shore Campus
What you'll be doing
The vision for Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) is to be “leaders in healthcare, partners in community wellbeing”. NSLHD is committed to providing healthcare of benefit and consequence, embracing discovery and learning, building collaborative relationships and engaging our community in their care.
The purpose of the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Grief and Bereavement Coordinator position is:
- Planning, coordinating and implementing high-quality, short-term bereavement care that is consistent with NSW Health and NSLHD policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Supporting patients, families and carers who are undertaking the VAD process including attending assessments and substance administration as required.
- Supporting families and carers following the patient’s death including referral to specialist bereavement services for ongoing support where required.
The position is based at Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards whilst coordinating care in all community, private and NSLHD facilities.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- A Bachelor or post graduate degree in Social Work and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with a minimum experience at Level 2.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including working with a diverse range of key stakeholders.
- Ability to provide high level clinical advice and education to enhance service delivery.
- Ability to work as part of multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a complex nature.
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact Hazel Blanco on [email protected] or 02 9462 9795.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 24 June 2025
Tentative Interview Date: 7 July 2025
