Music Therapist Grade 1
Fixed term part time (3 days per week)
Malvern
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By 2036, more than 150,000 patients will look to us for healthcare every year.
At Cabrini Health we champion community, compassion and career fulfilment. Our teams are united by the shared purpose of making a meaningful contribution to exceptional, patient-centred care in well- resourced, world class facilities that inspire you to perform at your best and continuously grow professionally.
About Allied Health services
Allied Health at Cabrini is a rapidly expanding and highly integrated service comprising twelve professional disciplines. The department plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the organisation.
Cabrini Allied Health offers a wide range of opportunities, including senior consultant and leadership roles, clinical stream positions, junior staff rotation and support programs, professional development and teaching opportunities, and the cultivation of strong external and university partnerships.
How you will make an impact:
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Music Therapist to deliver group therapy sessions within our Palliative Care / Oncology inpatient ward. In this role, you will provide tailored, evidence-based music therapy interventions aligned with each patient’s physical, psychological, and spiritual needs, capabilities, and interests.
You will also work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and contribute to teaching, training, research, and quality improvement activities as required. This is a part time maternity leave cover position for 12 months.
As a Music Therapist, you will:
Create a safe and supportive environment where patients can express themselves, build resilience, and connect through music.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to support recovery through creative and therapeutic approaches.
Plan, lead, and participate in instrumental and vocal music activities, including group singing, rhythmic exercises, music listening, and other creative interventions.
Deliver sessions using techniques such as guided imagery and relaxation.
Contribute to staff development through education, training, and knowledge sharing.
Act as a role model by promoting professional values, ethics, and best practice.
Support program development, quality initiatives, and continuous improvement activities.
What we're looking for:
You are a qualified Music Therapist registered with AMTA and bring:
Experience in palliative care settings.
Strong group facilitation skills and a compassionate, patient-centred approach.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
What we offer:
Salary packaging: up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits
Convenience: Vibrant Malvern location, close to local shops, cafes and public transport
Travel Perks: Myki Commuter discounted fares
A commitment to health and wellbeing initiatives including discounted access to a wide range of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
Access to a range of retail offers, discounted hospital services and savings on eligible private health fund services
or contact Courtney Agland - Head of Occupational Therapy on 0400 566 371
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect
MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI
Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for annual Influenza plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested. Vaccination for COVID-19 is highly recommended.
