Social Worker Grade 3

1 week ago

Parkville, Victoria, Australia Peter Mac Full time

At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE

Grade 3 Senior Clinician Social Work

Full Time Ongoing Role.

An exciting opportunity to fulfil an ongoing Grade 3 Senior Clinician Social Work role, 80 hours per fortnight with ADO, reporting to the Manager of Social Work, Music Therapy and Art Therapy is now available.

Specific requirements of the role include:

  • Demonstrated ability to provide high quality clincial care and secondary advice to staff,
  • Demonstrated ability to provide high quality supervision to students and staff,
  • Demonstrated ability to contribute to problem solving and service improvement within the senior leadership team,
  • Role modeling exemplary leadership within the team and support to Manager and Grade 4 Clinical Lead,
  • Demonstrated passion for leading quality improvement projects.

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.

For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.

Hiring Manager: Jemma Shanahan
Contact Number:
Email:

Applications Close:11:59PM 5th of June 2024
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Position Summary

The Grade 3 Senior Social Worker is responsible for high quality social work services, program and project work, professional supervision and representation, research and education

Enterprise Agreement

Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement

Classification or Salary Range

SC31 – SC34

Immunisation Risk Category

Immunisation Category B

Key Relationships

Internal

  • Peter Mac at all levels

External

  • Staff in government and non-government agencies
  • Community based care and support service providers
  • Hospitals and other health services
  • Cancer Council Victoria and other peak bodies

Education

Skills

Essential Requirements

  • Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
  • Substantial postgraduate experience in a hospital or health care setting
  • Experience in project & program development
  • Extensive experience in staff supervision
  • Demonstrated advanced knowledge of the application of social work theory, practice frameworks and principles, in the context of the current health care environment
  • Highly developed interpersonal skills. These should incorporate qualities of excellent communication (verbal and written) and skills in collaboration, negotiation and conflict management
  • Demonstrated ability to work in interdisciplinary teams, at an advanced level
  • Highly-developed individual, family work and crisis intervention and care planning skills
  • The ability to identify, plan and implement and evaluate new service strategies
  • Demonstrated commitment to staff and student supervision
  • Evidence of ongoing commitment to professional development
  • Knowledge of, and ability to participate in quality improvement activities and develop strategies to market the work of the profession in the organisation, and beyond
  • Evidence of initiation and coordination of quality/research projects
  • Established computer literacy skills
  • Current Working With Children Check

Desirable Requirements

  • Experience in working with oncology patients and their families
  • Post graduate diploma or degree highly desirable

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations

Eligible for Registration with Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities

Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators

1. Provide and develop high quality clinical services to patients and families within the clinical service allocation.

  • Patient & family satisfaction with services provided.
  • Patients attended to within departmental and professional guidelines.
  • Discharge planning and documentation in accordance with professional and departmental guidelines.
  • Data collection in line with departmental guidelines.

2. Co-ordinate allocated projects programs and portfolio responsibilities.

  • Establish, implement, evaluate and report on all projects in a timely manner
  • Mentors Grade 2 portfolio lead, meets identified goals, guides evaluation and reporting on portfolio area
  • Develops & leads research activities as directed by HOD
  • Provides general leadership and support to HOD

3. Provide professional supervision to social workers and social work students.

  • Supervision to be provided as per professional standards and departmental policy and guidelines.
  • Professional standards met by supervisees.

4. Provide professional representation.

  • Representation of department, profession and as a senior member of Allied Health on both internal and external committees as required.

5. Initiate and implement relevant policies and Quality Improvement Activities.

  • Quality Improvement Project Reports & Evaluations in line with hospital and accreditation requirements
  • Contribute to the development, update and implementation of policies, procedures and protocols at both departmental level and organization wide level as required

Key Accountabilities (Contd..)

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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

Peter Mac requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this requirement.

WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC

  • Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
  • Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
  • We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.

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