Senior Palliative Care Counsellor and Staff Support Worker

Latrobe Regional Health is a leading provider of health care services across the Gippsland Region

About the role

Are you seeking a rewarding and diverse Senior Palliative Care Counsellor role in a leading regional hospital? Join the Palliative Care team at Latrobe Regional Health, where we value our employees by providing a safe and supportive workplace culture that enables you to thrive. 

Latrobe Regional Health is looking for Senior Palliative Care Counsellor & Staff Support Worker to join our growing team on a part time (0.6EFT) fixed term basis until 26 December 2027.

The Senior Palliative Care Counsellor and Staff Support Worker provides advanced psychological, end-of-life, grief and bereavement counselling to patients and families experiencing complex palliative care needs across Gippsland. Based at Latrobe Regional Health and working within the Palliative Care Consultancy Gippsland (PCCG), this senior role delivers clinical leadership, mentoring, education and structured staff support to health professionals. Through face-to-face and telehealth models, the role strengthens patient care, workforce capability and wellbeing while supporting high-quality, safe and compassionate palliative care across regional and sub-regional services.

Working Together | We will respond to challenges together to create a safe, quality health service

The role of the Senior Palliative Care Counsellor & Staff Support Worker is to:

• Provide specialist end-of-life, grief and bereavement counselling to patients and families with complex psychosocial needs.
• Deliver clinical leadership and professional role modelling within the PCCG multidisciplinary team and to health professionals across the region.
• Lead and facilitate regional and sub-regional staff support activities, including reflective practice sessions, debriefs and mentoring of palliative care staff.
• Plan, develop and deliver education programs related to grief, bereavement and psychological aspects of palliative care.
• Support workforce wellbeing by providing expert consultation, guidance and support to clinicians and students across Gippsland.
• Contribute to PCCG service development, quality initiatives and other duties as directed by manager.

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• A relevant qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling or a related discipline, with eligibility for or current membership/registration with a professional body.
• At least five years clinical and counselling experience in grief, bereavement and/or palliative care settings.
• Advanced skills facilitating group support, reflection, debriefing and mentoring for healthcare staff and students.
• Leadership capability, with the ability to guide, educate and support multidisciplinary teams in a complex care environment.
• Post graduate qualifications in grief and bereavement and/or palliative care, and experience in quality, research or service development initiatives (desirable).

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing
• Access to discounted gym membership and fitness services through Fitness Passport Services.

Interested about this exciting opportunity, but want more information? We encourage you to contact Nadine Soutar, Manager GRPCCS email on Nadine.Soutar@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion completed in March 2024, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace workforce diversity and actively encourage applications from across our community including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of all genders and gender identities and people with disabilities. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted via email: AboriginalHealthUnit@lrh.com.au 

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications Close: 11 May 2026

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Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide evidence of an original and valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and a current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.