Social Worker Grade 2

7 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Western Health Australia Full time

Requisition No: 3913
- Executive Division: Operations
- Division: Mental Health & Wellbeing Services
- Program: Mental Health Services
- Department: Aged Inpatient Unit - Sunshine
- Enterprise Agreement: Victorian Public Mental Health Services Enterprise
- Job Function: Allied Health Professionals
- Project:
**Social Worker Grade 2**

**Older Persons Mental Health Unit**

**Sunshine Hospital**

The role of the Social Worker - Grade 2 is to contribute to excellence in patient care through the provision of professional social work services and to provide the highest standard of clinical input to the multidisciplinary treatment team.

The Social Worker - Grade 2 will provide professional social work services, including psychosocial assessment, social casework (individual & family), supportive counselling, consumer & carer advocacy, family work (including family meetings), group work and community liaison, while demonstrating specialist skills in assessment and discharge planning, and other interventions with aged people with mental health problems and their families/carers.

The position requires previous social work experience, preferably with experience in the aged, mental health or aged mental health sectors. The position requires well-developed clinical expertise and a commitment to high standards of patient care, and a demonstrated capacity to work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team.

The successful incumbent will have a minimum of two years' post-graduate social work experience in clinical settings. Previous experience in mental health, aged care, or aged mental health regarded favourably.

**Position Description**

**Applications close at 11:59pm on 16 May 2025.**

**About Us**

Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance

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.
- 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._

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