Manager Social Work

Exciting Full-Time opportunity based at Braeside Hospital, Prairiewood
- Lead a dynamic team covering Palliative Care, Rehab and Older Persons Mental Health
- NSW Health Affiliated Organisation - continuity of entitlements

***About HammondCare**:
HammondCare is an independent Christian charity that exists to improve the quality of life for people with complex health or aged care needs, regardless of their circumstances. We specialise in palliative care, rehabilitation, older persons' mental health, aged and dementia care, and other related health and aged care services. HammondCare’s sub-acute hospitals are located at Prairiewood, Greenwich and Wahroonga, with our community palliative care services stretching across South-Western Sydney LHD and Northern Sydney LHD. HammondCare seeks to embed evidence-based best practices in its services. HammondCare

Hammond Care is a NSW Health Affiliated Health Organisation (AHO) providing recognition and continuity of transferable NSW Health staff entitlements. We strive to provide staff with support, education, responsibility and recognition, work / life balance, and satisfying roles.

***About the role**:
We are seeking a dynamic, committed and capable leader for our Social Work team at Braeside Hospital and our South-Western Sydney community palliative care services. This leader will need to demonstrate a passion for their work, and a commitment to work within the Mission in Action of HammondCare. They will lead the planning, management and delivery of Social Work Services, to support the provision of skilled, effective and timely Social Work interventions to our clients and their carers. This includes continuous development of a high quality, evidence based social work service and skilled social work practitioners across the region, who convey the organisation’s Mission and Values, and operate consistently within the ethics and values of the AASW. They will participate as an active member of the HammondCare Health and Hospitals leadership team, reporting to the Director of Allied Health.

The Manager will support team members working within a multi-disciplinary context from all areas of our clinical specialties - palliative care, rehabilitation and older persons mental health - in inpatient, outpatient and community settings. This role supports staff working within a highly diverse cultural and linguistic environment, with SWSLHD having more than 55% of people speaking languages other than English at home. HammondCare’s focus is on enhancing the quality of life of our clients, with a holistic approach that respects diversity, and embraces physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual and practical issues. This role includes a client caseload in addition to the management responsibilities.

This position is based at Braeside Hospital in Prairiewood, with the capacity to travel across to other HammondCare sites as required.

**Responsibilities**
- Ensure the provision of a high quality, evidence based social work service, that maintains the values and standards of HammondCare, the AASW, and complies with all relevant policies, guidelines and legislative requirements.
- Provide management, development, professional supervision and leadership to the Social Work team across all areas of clinical specialty, within a culture of continuous quality improvement.
- Maintain a part-time caseload, providing skilled, effective and timely social work services to clients and their carers, providing a holistic psychosocial perspective and collaborating as an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across SWSLHD, to facilitate the seamless transfer of clients between services, the interchange of information, and a streamlined and effective health care service.
- Develop and implement Social Work Service Development Plans identifying and addressing trends, issues, service needs, team knowledge and skills development, best practice improvements etc.
- Implement and monitor new procedures, programs or policies in consultation with Social Work staff, Manager Social Work (north) and other Managers, based on evidence and current best practice.
- Participate in service planning, implementation and monitoring within clinical units / services and across departments / other service portfolio areas, in collaboration with Director of Allied Health, senior nursing staff, Service Directors, and other Managers.
- Ensure all internal and external compliance and reporting requirements relating to the provision of Social Work services are met.

***About you**:
**Essential criteria**
- Recognised tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership to AASW. Overseas qualifications must provide AASW Overseas Assessment number.
- Current working rights in Australia i.e. citizenship, permanent residency or appropriate working visa.
- Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Mission in Actio