Senior Social Worker

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Deliver high-level Social Work and clinical child development services for children and their families as part of a multidisciplinary Child Development Service (CDS) team across multiple sites of a designated Service Area. Apply clinical evidence to support service development/ improvement activities within the CDS. Provide clinical practice supervision to less experienced Social Workers and support discipline-specific and child development education and training activities.

About The Team

The Child Development Service teams provide a family-centred, specialist public health service for children who have complex developmental and behavioural concerns. The teams provide multidisciplinary clinical services and consultancy/advice to support a comprehensive understanding of the child's developmental profile and how this relates to their functioning and participation in everyday life.

About The Role

• Delivering Social Work and specialist child development clinical services as evidenced by high-level knowledge, clinical skills and expertise in complex contemporary child development clinical practice standards with minimal direct clinical practice supervision.
• Applying independent professional judgement and problem-solving skills to a complex caseload adapting routine clinical practice using valid and reliable evidence to inform service delivery across the continuum of care.
• Working collaboratively and effectively within a multidisciplinary child development team to empower families to understand their child and optimise their health and wellbeing by supporting their participation and engagement in the activities of their everyday life.
• Communicating appropriately and effectively with children and their families' using strengths based and family-centred principles of care to build family capacity to actively manage current and future health care needs
• Demonstrating high-level oral and written communication skills to work effectively with children, parents/carers, multi-disciplinary team members, other health professionals and agencies (including demonstrated ability to produce a range of fit for purpose written reports, medical records, education and professional documents).
• Actively participating in clinical practice supervision and ongoing professional development to ensure contemporary, evidence informed skills and knowledge.
• Actively contributing to the CDS state-wide support program and service improvement to build upon evidenced based knowledge and skills in child development and support service provision across the continuum of care.
• Participating in the provision of clinical practice supervision, education and mentoring to support the ongoing professional and clinical capability of less experienced staff and student health practitioners.
  
  

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital , Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service , our Child and Youth Mental Health Service , and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

Benefits

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
  
  

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here .Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionOther
• IndustriesHospitals and Health Care

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