War Memorial Hospital Social Worker

3 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Uniting War Memorial Hospital Full time

War Memorial Hospital (WMH) is a 3rd Schedule Aged Rehabilitation hospital, situated in Waverley, owned and operated by Uniting and part of the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD). Services are comprised of 24-hour inpatient care, Monday to Friday outpatient departments, several specialist community teams inclusive of Transitional Aged Care, Aged Care Assessment Team, Geriatric Flying Squad, Young Onset Dementia, 6 day a week day centre program, 24-hour accommodation service for regional guests and the full range of hospital support services. It is set within beautiful tranquil grounds and is a well-supported team environment.

**Learn more about War Memorial Hospital at the following link**:
War Memorial Hospital video

The primary purpose of this role is to plan, coordinate and deliver high quality patient-centred Social Work care to patients of War Memorial Hospital (WMH), consistent with Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), Uniting, NSW Health and _South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD)_ policies, procedures and standards. The incumbent will provide in-depth clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within Social Work for older people in the community.

This senior position sits within the WMH Social Work Department and works across the suite of outpatient, community (Geriatric Flying Squad) and inpatient services as determined by the Social Work Manager. They will engage in leadership activities and proactively identify and work towards, quality improvement activities within the department.

This position is a permanent part time role with preferred days of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Uniting is a not-for-profit organisation with competitive salary packaging.

**Selection Criteria**:
1. Minimum of 3 years Social Work experience with older people and understanding of the individual and societal issues associated with ageing.

2. 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

3. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to proactively engage with patients to enhance service delivery

5. Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to others.

6. Demonstrated ability and commitment to initiate and lead quality and service improvement initiatives with other staff and a commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning.

7. Qualifications in accordance with the WMH Health Professionals Agreement, and eligibility for registration with the Australian Association Of Social Workers

8. Current NSW Drivers’ licence Class C

**All NSW Health workers are required to have received at least three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine AND an Influenza vaccine by 1**st** June 2023 or have an approved medical contraindication certificate. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 and Influenza vaccination status at interview.**

**Position Description**:PD_Social Worker Level 3_PPT 24hpw_July 2023.pdf**

**Application Guide**:WMH Application Guide with forms_May 2023.pdf**

**Applications Close**: 11.30pm, 4th October 2023

WMH is proudly committed to the provision of environmentally sustainable health services. WMH operates under Uniting’s values and Code of Conduct which employees are committed to uphold. It is important that the people who work at Uniting have a sense of commitment to our purpose. We are an equal opportunity employer and we select staff based on merit and experience. Uniting supports an inclusive approach in the workplace.



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