Social Work Allied Health Assistant

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Alfred Health Full time

**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.
- **Allied Health Assistant Social Work**:

- ** Casual Position**:

- ** AHA TC1 Classification**:

- ** Alfred Health Social Work Service**

**The Department**

The Alfred Health Social Work Service operates across The Alfred, Caulfield and Sandringham Hospitals. The Social Work Service is aligned to the Alfred Health strategic goals and operational performance targets. The Social Work Service includes approximately 52 EFT (operational reports) with an additional 70 EFT (professional reports) who provide interventions to inpatients and outpatients across all Alfred Health clinical programs.

The Social Work Service is committed to the teaching and ongoing professional education of staff and students, research and quality improvement activities. All Social Work staff must meet the profession’s competency-based minimum standards of practice at all times and must be eligible for AASW registration.

The Alfred Health Social Work Service provides the workforce to each clinical program and therefore supports each clinical program meeting performance targets including patient experience, access, and elective surgery and waitlist management measures.

**The Role**

**Key Skills Required**

The Allied Health Assistant Role is responsible for:

- Assisting with paperwork relevant to patient discharge planning where complex engagement by social work is required such as referral so VPTAS, HARP, ACAS, TCP & MAC and an understanding of NDIS supports would be advantageous
- Assisting social workers in communicating with service providers and making referrals to external service providers.
- Sourcing, collating, maintaining and updating ward and department resources including Council resources, meal options, and Centrelink information accommodation options.
- Ensuring confidential client records are kept in accordance with relevant legislation.
- Effectively managing reception desk enquiries from patients, other hospital staff and visitors, and accepting delivery of goods as and when required.
- Maintaining departmental forms and Social Work resources (including ensuring an adequate supply of, VCAT forms, Centrelink and Aged Care Packs).
- Maintaining resource files and active management and maintenance of online resources to create an easily accessible online resource file.
- Keeping up-to-date statistics on Cerner.

**Benefits**
- Salary Packaging
- Discounted Health Insurance
- Onsite Gym (Alfred Hospital)
- Child care services (Alfred Hospital)

**Applications close: 11pm Wednesday, 15 February 2023**

**Please contact Jo Matchado on 9076 3026 if you have any questions.**

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.

All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This is in accordance with the Vaccination of Health Care Workers (COVID-19) Directions - Health Services. All Alfred Health employees are required to be vaccinated against influenza. This is in accordance with the Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers (Influenza Vaccine) Directions - Health Services Establishments for influenza.

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