Social Worker

1 week ago


Melbourne, Australia Monash Health Full time

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 63932

**Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful.**

**Our Journey**

We are a busy and dynamic team assisting patients and families by providing a professional service for patients referred across acute medicine and outpatient clinics.
- Our Social Work service includes acute and specialty areas such as Intensive Care, Emergency Department and Women’s and Children’s services.
- The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be a part of a busy, energetic and friendly Allied Health team.
- This position is based at Monash Medical Centre.

We are now looking to appoint 1 permanent part time (30.4 hours per week) and fabulous Grade 1 Social Work professional, at Monash Medical Centre in the Acute Medicine area. You will have opportunity for amazing professional development, career growth and be a part of an awesome and supportive social work team at Monash Health.

**A Day in the Life**

As a Monash Health employee, you will have the ability to maintain a high level of communication with patients, visitors and colleagues enabling you to deliver exceptional care. As a member of the team you are integral to the Monash Health Social Work service delivery and consistently demonstrate our core values. You will be part of a flexible workforce with personalised support.

You will be a member of a dynamic team with the opportunity to work in a setting assisting adult patient cohorts from general medicine, general surgery, Emergency department, Women’s and Children’s and other specialty areas as required. The focus is on psychosocial assessments, risk assessments, complex discharge planning and family support.

**What you bring**:

- You are a qualified and experienced Social Worker with post graduate experience providing a strong focus on patient centred care.
- Through your hard working and enthusiastic nature you have the ability to adapt to changing settings and shifts during the business week and weekends or public holidays.
- You are a dynamic Allied Health professional who is passionate about making a positive contribution to the health of your patients,
- You are highly motivated to perform at your best every day, demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Your dedication to safe best practice and quality care
- An unwavering commitment to delivering patient centred care
- Possess a positive attitude to your work, compassion and the ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team
- Motivation to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence
- Experience in a hospital or other health setting is desirable.

**What you need**:
To be considered for this important role you will ideally possess the following:

- An AASW accredited Bachelor degree or entry level Master’s Degree of Social Work that provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Experience in a healthcare setting is desirable
- Good organisational skills and a positive, enthusiastic attitude towards work
- Experience in working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- Able to work autonomously
- A friendly, outgoing and reliable demeanour
- Well-developed clinical assessment and complex discharge planning skills
- A current Victorian drivers licence

**In return**:

- Exposure to a variety of hospital settings and working with Monash Health’s exceptional healthcare clinicians
- Receive corporate benefits such as salary packaging, access to staff parking, on site Gym, and Employee Assistance Program
- You will be provided with Continuing education and access to online resources

**Monash is a great place to work**

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 people work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and ICare values.

**How to Apply**

**Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).


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