Social Worker

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Western Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Western Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing

Reference: 51459

Seeking an enthusiastic Grade 3 Social Worker who demonstrates excellent communication skills, exhibits ethical and professional responsibility, and is keen to further develop clinical and research skills in an exciting and innovative work environment.

This full-time permanent position provides the opportunity to implement your expert knowledge and skills in providing recovery orientated care within a secure residential mental health setting. The role is supported by a well-established multdisplinary team and offers the opportunity to work with consumers, families and carers. In addition to this, the position enables you to extend your leadership skills and provide supervision to social work grade 1 &2 staff and through opportunities for further learning and participation in team and departmental activities.

**To be Successful in this Role, you will have**:

- Skills and experience working with consumers with mental illness and their family and carers, including skills in assessment, crisis intervention, counselling, relapse prevention and recovery focussed principles in a brief intervention framework.
- A passion for providing high quality person-centred and evidence-based - and have a strong interest in driving model of care and service delivery change for consumers with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions (dual diagnosis)
- Experience and interest in clinical supervision and mentorship (both within Social Work) and more broadly to a multidisciplinary team
- A sense of calm and stability in a dynamic and developing clinical setting
- Contribute flexibly, creatively and enthusiastically to initiatives for ongoing improvement

**About Us**

Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.



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