Social Worker Grade 3
2 weeks ago
Fixed Term
- Full Time Trauma/ICU - Until October 2025
- Located at The Alfred, in Prahran
- Maximise your take home salary with salary packaging & novated leasing options
**Alfred Health**
Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.
- **Fixed Term
- Full Time Trauma/ICU - Until October 2025 - Parental leave cover**:
- ** Full Time at 80 hours per f/n (w/ flexible monthly ADO's)**:
- ** Social Worker, Grade 3**:
- ** Location: The Alfred**:
- ** Great Staff Benefits**
**The Department**
The Social Work Department operates in accordance with the philosophy and goals of The Alfred. A focus on quality of life and participation in care is a primary goal of the Department.
Social Work aims to identify and address the psychosocial impacts of illness and hospitalisation for patients and their families by providing a range of services which increase quality of life and participation in care. Social Work also assists patients and their families with a smooth transition from hospital to home.
Social Work provides a range of services including:
- Counselling
- Discharge Planning
- Crisis interventions
- Bereavement counselling
- Family support
- Care coordination
- Making Appropriate referrals
- Community liaison
**Position Summary**
A fantastic opportunity exists for an experienced Social worker to work in the Trauma Stream which encompassess the clinical units of Trauma 5West. You will have demonstrated prior experience in managing a complex clinical caseload and will have sound knowledge and skills in grief and loss counselling. You will possess strong assessment, case planning, report writing experience and have an understanding of discharge planning which will be essential to this role. You will work within a strong multidisciplinary team and will be part of an organisation where professionalism, innovation and the ability to find creative solutions to challenges is highly regarded. You will be required to work in any of these units as directed by the Trauma Team leader. The role will also involve working in the largest Intensive care unit in Australia. You will be an experienced clinician who is able to provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, adjustment counselling, therapy, case planning, family work, community liaison, networking and referral to external stakeholders and discharge planning. Extensive experience in providing end of life care support is essential. You will also be required to provide leadership, supervision and support to junior Social work clinicians. The successful applicant will need to contribute to quality improvement and research activities and provide staff and student supervision.
**Experience and Qualifications Required**
- Applicants must hold a Bachelor Degree in Social Work
- Applicants must have an understanding of the psychosocial issues associated with this patient cohort
- Substantial experience in working within a hospital setting will be essential to this role
**_ Essential:_**
Please note: A current and valid Working with Children’s Check will be required to work within the core days in which the Cardiac Heart Failure and Transplant Team.
**Staff Benefits**
- Generous salary packaging and novated leasing are available through Maxxia
- Onsite child care services, payroll deductible expense
- Onsite staff gym, a payroll deductible expense
- Modern onsite library faculties, exclusive to Alfred Health staff
- Access to health and wellbeing incentives
- Discounted health insurance
**For enquiries regarding this role, please contact Mardi Newing ICU Grade 4 Social Work Lead on 9076 3026**
**Applications close at 11pm January 01, 2025**
Alfred Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.
In accordance with the Health Minister's Covid-19 Mandatory Vaccination Order, all Alfred Health employees are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 or hold an acceptable medical exemption. Furthermore, in accordance with the Health Services Amendment (Mandatory Vaccination of Healthcare Workers) Act 2020, health care workers in Category A or B roles (as determined by the department’s risk ratings) are required to be vaccinated against influenza or hold an acceptable medical exemption.
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