Social Worker Clinical Lead

Social Worker Clinical Lead - Grade 4

Permanent Part Time

Cabrini Malvern

Cabrini offers:
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax free each year, plus $2650 meal & entertainment card benefits- Rewarding career growth opportunities- Attractive hourly rates + 11% Super + 17% leave loading- Vibrant Malvern location, close to public transport- Myki Commuter discounted fares- Flexible work arrangements- Opportunity to develop skills across multiple areas

How you will make an impact:
Join Cabrini Health as a Social Worker Clinical Lead, providing clinical leadership for Social Workers. Drive excellence in care and a culture of collaborative support within the Social Work team. Develop clinical and professional skills through supervisory practice and mentorship while maintaining a clinical caseload.

The Social Worker Clinical Lead will possess a comprehensive understanding of organizational and health influences on tertiary health service provision. With the support of the Head of OT and Manager of Social Work, they will lead continuous service development and align the Social Work service with Cabrini's strategic direction. By engaging stakeholders, interdisciplinary teams, and professional networks, the Clinical Lead will establish strong partnerships and practices to ensure optimal patient care and outcomes.

This is a part-time position with flexible work arrangements available. This role may involve travel between Cabrini sites.

Key responsibilities:
- Provide clinical leadership for Social Workers at Cabrini Health.- Drive excellence in care and foster a culture of collaborative support within the Social Work team.- Develop clinical and professional skills within the team through contemporary supervisory practice and mentorship.- Maintain a clinical caseload while fulfilling leadership responsibilities.- Understand broader organization and health influences on tertiary health service provision, leading continuous service development in alignment with Cabrini's strategic direction.

About you

You are an experienced and dynamic Social Worker who is passionate about delivering high-quality psychosocial support services in line with Cabrini's mission and values. With eligibility for membership to the AASW and a minimum of 10 years of post-graduate experience, you have demonstrated leadership skills and a commitment to ongoing professional development. A strong background in delivering Social Work services in a tertiary setting and knowledge of the private healthcare system are desirable.

You will have:
- Eligibility for membership to the AASW (essential)- Minimum of 10 years well consolidated post-graduate experience- Experience in leadership roles- Post-entry/post-graduate Masters Degree (or equivalent) or above in a relevant area- Demonstrated experience in leadership and staff management, including delivery of Social Work services in a tertiary setting- Desirable: knowledge of the private healthcare system

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Enquiries to: Acting Head of Occupational Therapy and Manager of Social Work, Ruth Skene on 0400 566 371

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community. You will have opportunities to learn new skills and give back to your community.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s south east. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, we have been providing quality, compassionate care to our community for 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini. Wherever we work, we are compassionate, connected people transforming lives together. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Cabrini is an equitable and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a safe environment for children and vulnerable people.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for Influenza and COVID-19 (including boosters), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.