Social Worker- Mental Health

Requisition ID52549-Posted -Fixed Term Period (I)-Fixed Term Full Time (FT)

Reference Number:52549: Social Worker- Mental Health
Employment Type:Fixed Term Full Time (FT)
Location:Northern Health (All Campuses)

About Northern Health

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD (still within the bounds of Myki and ride-sharing), Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be.

Northern Health are seeking applications from motivated and suitably experienced Grade 3 Mental Health Social Workers to join the team at Northern Psychiatric Units- Ward 7 and Ward 8.

About Mental Health Division

Northern Health is the third largest mental health service in Victoria Northern.

Within the Mental Health Division, we pride ourselves on providing high quality mental health services to people living in the northern regions of Melbourne, and work in a collaborative way with consumers and carers based on recovery principles.

We aim to provide strong clinical leadership to support all staff in the provision of professional treatment and care by our integrated community teams, inpatient, and residential services.

About the Role

This Senior Social Worker role is based across two adult acute mental health units, which provide recovery focussed, trauma informed care for consumers aged between 18- 64, who are in need of acute support to make their next steps forward in their mental health journey.

This position is located at The Northern Hospital, and the two mental health units are located directly next door to one another- Ward 8 is a mixed gender unit and Ward 7 is a Women’s service.

As part of the multidisciplinary team, the Social Worker will provide professional social work services, including accommodation referrals and assistance, psychosocial assessment, assistance with payments and Centrelink, social case work, discharge planning, work with families and carers, and community liaison work, while gaining specialist skills and experience in assessment, acute treatment and support and other interventions for people with mental health concerns and their family/carers.

This role is available on a full time, fixed term basis until March 2026.

To be successful in this role you will have

- An Approved degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers

- 3 years of relevant experience

You will have the ability to

- Work collaboratively with other members of the multidisciplinary team, to provide social work interventions, to consumers and their families and/or carers.

- Provide specialist consultations, assessments and evidence based social work interventions to assist in better outcomes for consumers and carers.

- Provide effective leadership to the social work and other allied health staff and within the NPU executive.

- Maintain accurate written and electronic documentation and records of progress of consumers, interventions and services provided to consumers, their families/carers.

- Participate in and contribute to generic/social work practised based and service orientated research, evaluation and audits as required.

- Foster positive relationships with all stakeholders.

- Work collaboratively with Non-Government organisations, GP’s, NDIS, private psychiatrists and others in the provision of quality care for clients.

- Actively participate in managerial and discipline specific supervision.

- Attend and participate in team meetings including those with a managerial, discipline and/or clinical focus.

Next Steps

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For further details, please refer to the Position Description . Alternatively, you can contact Birat Sharma, Grade 4 Social Worker, on 8505 8919, or Rebecca Nilsson, Program Manager, on 84058870 or Rebecca.nilsson@nh.org.au

Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025 at 11.59pm.

Shortlisting will commence immediately for this vacancy. If an appropriate candidate is sourced, the advertising may close early, thus we advise you to apply right away.

Why work at the Northern Health?

NH offer a range of benefits which support and reward staff both personally and professionally.

Our staff benefits include award winning facilities and campus partnerships, Professional development and events, an award winning Health and wellbeing program and financial benefits.

- Health and Wellbeing programs, including our new ‘Thrive’ program

- Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support

- An inclusive and culturally safe space

- Access to salary packaging, EAP, our online library and onsite car parking

Work with us Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

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