Social Worker

3 days ago


Geelong, Australia Barwon Health Full time

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time

**Program**

Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care

**Location**

University Hospital Geelong

**Hours Per Fortnight**

80

**Position Summary**
- Be part of a dynamic and supportive social work and multidisciplinary team.
- Acute Services - Permanent Full Time (80 hours).
- Enjoy a supportive care role for patients in a team environment

**About the facility**

Barwon Health is the major regional health provider for the Barwon South West Region. It is Victoria’s largest regional health services with one of the busiest Hospital’s in the State, University Hospital Geelong. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 7,500 staff and more than 1,200 volunteers. We provide care at all stages of life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care and subacute/rehabilitation. Care is provide to the community through over 28 key locations throughout the region.

**About the role**

Our Social work roles are part of a Social Work team and department, who work closely together and provide daily peer support. The daily clinical work is also team based within a multi-disciplinary setting. Our staff rotate across campuses as service demands require and this occurs with orientation and support.

This vacancy:

- supports Acute Services.
- provides psychosocial assessment involving the patient, family and engaged agencies.
- works alongside treating team, providing consultation.
- provides clinical intervention ensuring that the needs of the client and family are attended to.
- Refers patients to appropriate Barwon Health departments or external agencies as appropriate.
- Participates in wider service meetings, education opportunities and working groups.
- Management of complex risk situations.
- Being part of a dynamic and supportive social work and multidisciplinary team.

**About the culture**

Social Workers at Barwon Health work across a diverse range of the Health areas including Acute, sub-acute and community based program areas at a number of campuses of Barwon Health. They require clinical knowledge and skills relevant to working as a clinician in a health setting. The social work clinician will have an awareness and understanding of the health service environment. The roles are based in a multidisciplinary/team setting. Some parts of our service work across a 7-day a week roster, while others Monday to Friday. All roles can work across both the University Hospital of Geelong (UHG) Campus & the McKellar Inpatient Rehabilitation (IRC) campus. The work is team based and is dynamic and rewarding.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness program
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djilang, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
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**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Desirable: Experience in a health care environment
Desirable: Knowledge or experience in NDIS/VCAT/OPA/Aged Care beneficial
Essential: Ability to work one weekend day a fortnight with a day in lieu during the week.
Essential: Qualifications reflective of eligibility for membership of the AASW (BSW/MSW Qual)
Essential: Willingness to assist with covering the team during times of staff leave.
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Cov



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