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Social Worker/Key Clinician - Aged Psychiatry

Requisition No: 2326

Executive Division: Operations

Program: Mental Health Services

Department: Aged Psychiatry A&T Team(APATT)-Western

Enterprise Agreement: Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise

Job Function: Allied Health Professionals

Project:

- Location: Sunshine - Community-Based
- Salary: Social Worker Grade 2 (YC42–YC45) + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

About the role:
Western Health’s Aged Psychiatry Assessment and Treatment Team (APATT) provides specialist mental health support to adults aged 65+ living in the community. As a Social Worker/Key Clinician, you will deliver psychosocial assessments, recovery-oriented interventions, discharge planning, carer support, and crisis management. Working both autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the wellbeing, safety and recovery outcomes of older adults experiencing mental health challenges.

Key responsibilities:

- Deliver comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and develop recovery-oriented treatment plans
- Provide brief, medium and long-term therapeutic interventions
- Work collaboratively with consumers, carers, families and community supports
- Complete clinical documentation in line with service requirements
- Offer specialist social work consultation, including family/carer support, housing and resource navigation
- Participate in multidisciplinary reviews and contribute to service quality initiatives

About you:

- Degree in Social Work and eligibility for AASW membership
- Minimum 12 months post-graduate social work experience (mental health experience highly regarded)
- Skilled in psychosocial assessment and therapeutic social work interventions
- Understanding of psychiatric illness, ageing-related health issues, and recovery-oriented practice
- Excellent communication, documentation and stakeholder engagement skills

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach servicesto aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals:Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s),Footscray Hospital,Williamstown Hospitaland Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.

Compensation and benefits

- Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
- Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
- Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

Learning and development opportunities

- Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
- Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
- Mentorship and career support.

Community impact and inclusion

- Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through compassionate care.
- Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.
- Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.

Organisational culture and environment

- Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.
- Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare.

Ready to make an impact?

If you’re passionate about supporting older adults through compassionate, person-centred mental health care, we’d love to hear from you. Simply click Apply and follow the prompts.

If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.

Closing date: 11:59pm on 6 January 2026.

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).

Western Health does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.

Western Health acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities.

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