Compassionate Hospital Care Specialist

1 month ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Cornerstone Medical Recruitment Full time

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Hospital Social Worker to join our team at Cornerstone Medical Recruitment in VIC. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments for all clients referred, involving their families and carers as appropriate in facilitating discharge planning, as well as developing goal-based care plans.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage with clients from diverse social, economic, religious, and cultural backgrounds.
  • Identify cultural, religious, emotional, physical, cognitive, psychological, and educational needs, strengths, and barriers for clients and their families and carers.
  • Provide a comprehensive psychosocial assessment for all clients referred, involving their families and carers as appropriate.
  • Develop goal-based care plans with all clients.
  • Implement necessary changes to care in collaboration with the client/family/caregiver and multidisciplinary team.
  • Provide responsible, professional, and timely assistance and support to patients, their carers, and family members concerning the processes involved with ACAS assessments and transition to Residential Aged Care facilities.
  • Provide information, support, and counselling to palliative clients and their families.
  • Promote and facilitate client involvement in decision-making, care planning, and discharge planning.
  • Adhere to all professional, legal, and ethical guidelines to ensure excellent client and carer outcomes.
  • Evaluate client and carer responses to intervention and communicate impact to the multidisciplinary team, including the client's GP.
  • Provide timely and accurate communication of client information with all members of the healthcare team, including the GP.
  • Assess and identify legal issues involved in competency and guardianship, liaising with relevant governing bodies and implementing referrals where appropriate.
  • Recognise and report signs and symptoms of abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation.
  • Manage and report risk and actively work towards implementing risk reduction strategies.
  • Serve as an advocate for clients, families, and carers where necessary.
  • Establish effective relationships with patients/clients, their family/carers, service providers, and other stakeholders.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will require:

  • Bachelor of Social Work or Master of Social Work.
  • Eligibility for membership of Australian Association of Social Workers.
  • A minimum of 2 years' experience as a qualified Social Worker.
  • Clinical experience within the public health sector.
  • Demonstrated clinical skills, knowledge, and reasoning in psychosocial assessment and goal-based interventions in an acute, sub-acute, and/or community setting.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including proven ability to interact with consumers and their families in a caring and sensitive manner.
  • Demonstrated commitment to person-centred practice.
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Experience in accessing a variety of community resources and systems.
  • Established skills in organisation, planning, and priority setting.
  • Demonstrated computer skills and accuracy in data entry.
  • Current Victorian driver's licence.
  • A Police Check and a Working with Children check that is current and dated within 12 months of issue.

Benefits

This rewarding opportunity offers:

  • A competitive salary range of $65-70 per hour + Super.
  • Shared accommodation provided.

About Us

Cornerstone Medical Recruitment is a leading medical recruitment agency committed to providing exceptional healthcare professionals with fulfilling career opportunities.

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