Social Worker

Permanent Part Time - 24 hours per week Kilmore District Health (KDH) provides a variety of health and aged care services. Inpatient and outpatient services are offered to the community of Kilmore and district including maternity, medical, surgical, and subacute care. The hospital has 30 Acute beds, 2 Operating suites, a four-bay Urgent Care Centre and a District Nursing Service. Aged Care includes a 30 Bed High Care facility and a 30 Bed Low Care Facility. To help support and ensure a high level of care continues to be provided to the community, we are seeking an experienced innovative and enthusiastic Senior Social Worker to come and join our team. You will be responsible for covering the Social Work portfolio of work within our multidisciplinary teams across Acute, GEM, Maternity, and Residential Aged Care settings. To be successful in this role you will need to possess: * Bachelor/Masters of Social Work * Demonstrated experience within a broad base of community service background * Well-developed communication skills and a proven ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. * Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. * Proactive and responsive to changing patient profiles and service demands Our staff enjoys working at The Kilmore and District Hospital because: * Full scope of practice is encouraged and supported; * Every day is different; * Have access to free parking and quiet rural setting * They are part of a supportive team providing healthcare services to their local community To find out more about this role please contact: Terri Fiorenza, Director Development & Improvement, Terri.Fiorenza@kilmorehealth.org.au, or Stephanie Over, Executive Assistant, Stephanie.Over@kilmorehealth.org.au Application Close 05 July 2023 All employment with Kilmore District Health is subject to and conditional upon a satisfactory Police Check and Victorian 'Employee' Working with Children's Check. KDH is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. KDH promotes our guiding principles of curiosity, purpose, strong ethics, compassion and fairness; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. KDH is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment. All employees of KDH must comply with the health service's Vaccination requirements procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Department directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated and provided evidence of vaccination for various diseases such as, but not limited to, Influenza and COVID-19. Applicants for positions with Kilmore District Health should note that we are currently exploring unification with Northern Health to allow us to deliver better healthcare, enhance specialist services and develop careers. Change will only happen if both the Boards of Kilmore District Health and Northern Health are in unanimous agreement, if community benefit is assured, and if the State Government accepts the Boards' recommendation to unify. For more information, please visit the Better Connected Care web-site at https://betterconnectedcare.com.au/

Kilmore District Health provides a range of Acute, Maternity, Theatre, Urgent Care and Aged Care services to our rapidly increasing catchment population.

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