Social Worker Level 3

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Social Worker Level 3 - Renal Supportive Care

• Make a difference in every patient's journey
• Lead in renal and end-of-life care
• Join a passionate, expert-led care team
  
  

Lead compassionate renal care. Empower patients, support families, guide end-of-life planning. Apply Now

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 30 November 2025)

Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3

Remuneration: $56.68 - $58.52 per hour

Hours Per Week: 20

Location: Blacktown Hospital

Where you'll be working

Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) provides high quality healthcare to diverse communities, guided by values of collaboration, respect, and empowerment. Join a team dedicated to better health services for Western Sydney and beyond.

• Serves Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Cumberland, and Parramatta LGAs
• Offers primary, secondary, and tertiary health care
• Supports over a million residents in the Greater Western Region
• Committed to innovation and patient centered care
• Strong focus on collaboration and respect in service delivery
• Empowering teams to make a lasting impact
  
  

What You'll Be Doing

In this role you'll be supporting renal patients and families through complex journeys of care, focusing on holistic, psychosocial and end-of-life support in a multidisciplinary setting.

• Providing psychosocial counselling
• Facilitating advance care planning
• Supporting informed decision-making
• Collaborating with health professionals
• Educating teams and mentoring students
  
  

How To Apply

Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Criteria

• License: Social Worker
• Qualification: Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW).
  
  

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated high levels of clinical experience possessing extensive specialist knowledge in Renal and/ or Palliative Care Social work including knowledge and experience in advanced care planning, the psychosocial aspects of caring for dying patients and their families, grief counselling and community support for those impacted by chronic illness and increasing decline in health status.
• Demonstrated experience in staff and/or student supervision.
• Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures for service improvement and skills in providing training and education.
• Well-developed time management skills with excellent written and verbal communication, including report writing skills and high-level computer literacy.
• Demonstrated excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and implement quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
• Demonstrated understanding of issues associated with working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse client group.
  
  

Requisition ID: REQ596358

Applications Close: 17th August 2025

Need more information?

• Discover more about the application process.
• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
• For inquiries about the role, contact Nelson Ubera on 0448 482 366.
  
  

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

Blacktown hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a managed waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Blacktown Hospital. This does not apply to staff with a disability parking permit.

Please note: In accordance with NSW Health policy, priority will be given to Australian citizens and permanent residents. A person who is not an Australian citizen or permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or the advertised position.

#S-DNISeniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionOther
• IndustriesHospitals and Health Care

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