Social Worker Senior

Social Worker Senior - Women, Children and Family Division at West Moreton Hospital and Health Service.

This role will provide clinical practice, advice, and consultation to multidisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery and support the continuum of care from hospital to the community. All clinical services are provided in line with the Social Work professional code of ethics and practice standards. The role uses high-level knowledge and skills to undertake clinical service delivery where clinical needs are complex, including assessment to identify clinical risk, high-level advocacy, and leadership to the clinical team on the utilisation of relevant legislation and policy to achieve safe patient outcomes.

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• High-level expertise in delivering assessment, interventions, and independent decision-making to provide evidence-based assessments and interventions for families with complex needs, focusing on at‑risk children and families and bereaved parents, to ensure a high standard of patient-centred care and trauma-informed practice.
• High level of professional leadership applied to a complex caseload of adult patients, children and families within an interprofessional team, with independent practice and professional decision making, accessing clinical practice supervision as required.
• Effective written and oral communication in providing multidisciplinary care in a complex environment, including psychosocial assessments, clinical documentation, consultation, reports, and high-level advocacy to contribute to patient care.
• Clinical leadership in supervising and developing staff, supporting evidence-based practice to improve processes, and ongoing professional development.
• Clinical advice and applying clinical expertise to integrate the social work perspective and collaboration to improve health outcomes.

• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16.
• Appointment requires proof of qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate Australian registration authority or association for a Social Worker; eligibility for AASW membership.
• This role involves providing health, counselling and support services that may involve children and will require a blue card.

West Moreton Health is rapidly evolving, with community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is a robust hospital and health service with fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships. For more, read the attached Role Description and Information Packages via the application process.

• 17.5% annual leave loading (additional entitlements may apply)
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
• Professional development
• Salary sacrificing options
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Service (EAS)

Submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (1–2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role. Applications remain current for 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies. We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Location: South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Other

Industries: Hospitals and Health Care