Senior Social Worker

6 days ago

Waverley Municipal Council, Australia Uniting Full time
About War Memorial Hospital

War Memorial Hospital (WMH) is a leading aged rehabilitation hospital in Waverley, owned and operated by Uniting. The hospital offers 24-hour inpatient care, Monday to Friday outpatient departments, and various specialist community teams, including Transitional Aged Care, Aged Care Assessment Team, Geriatric Flying Squad, Young Onset Dementia, and day centre programs.

The hospital is set within beautiful tranquil grounds and boasts a well-supported team environment.

Geriatric Flying Squad Role

The Geriatric Flying Squad (GFS) is a multi-disciplinary rapid response team that reviews older patients in the community setting and within residential aged care facilities who are experiencing a sub-acute decline from a range of geriatric syndromes. The goal of intervention is to provide a comprehensive geriatric assessment aimed at preventing avoidable hospital admissions and reinvigorating quality of life in the older person's primary place of residence.

This senior role will join the Geriatric Flying Squad department to plan, coordinate, and deliver high-quality Social Work intervention to community clients of War Memorial Hospital consistent with Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), Uniting, NSW Health, and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District policies, procedures, and standards, to achieve patient/client health outcomes within specified timeframes.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide in-depth clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within Social Work for older people in the community
  • Plan, coordinate, and deliver high-quality Social Work intervention to community clients of War Memorial Hospital
  • Engage with patients, carers, other service providers, and the local community to enable provision of a GFS service that is comprehensive, accessible, responsive, high-quality, and person-centred
  • Work within the multidisciplinary team of Nurse Practitioners, Geriatricians, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapist, and other relevant health professionals
Requirements
  • Relevant Social Work university qualification and a minimum of 4 years social work experience with older people and understanding of the individual and societal issues associated with ageing
  • Excellent negotiation, decision-making, and advocacy skills, including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders throughout all organisational levels
  • Demonstrated high-level written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to proactively engage with patients to enhance service delivery
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex, or critical nature
  • Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and guide and support others in providing service excellence, with the capacity to provide clinical supervision to others
  • Demonstrated ability and commitment to initiate and lead quality and service improvement initiatives with other staff and a commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning
  • Ability to gather and evaluate data to ensure efficient service delivery
  • Current NSW drivers license class C
Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is estimated to be around $90,000 - $110,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.

Uniting offers competitive salary packaging, which can help reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay.

In addition to a competitive salary, Uniting also offers a range of benefits, including flexible working hours, opportunities for professional development, and a supportive and inclusive work environment.

About Uniting

Uniting is a not-for-profit organisation committed to providing environmentally sustainable health services. We operate under Uniting's values and Code of Conduct, which employees are committed to uphold.

We are an equal opportunity employer and select staff based on merit and experience. We celebrate our diversity and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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