Social Worker, Paediatric Endocrinology

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 56191

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

**Our Journey**:
Social Workers at Monash Children’s Hospital sit within the Monash Children’s Allied Health Team, providing specialised services to infant, paediatric and adolescent patients and their families. Social work services are provided in inpatient settings including Paediatric ICU, Children’s Cancer Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; in ambulatory care services such as the Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (DPED) and via state-wide services such as the Paediatric Palliative Care Program and the Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service.

**A Day in the Life**:
As the Grade 2 Social Worker in the DPED team, you will be an integral team member for both endocrinology and diabetes services.

Paediatric endocrinology services are predominantly delivered in an outpatient setting within Monash Children’s Hospital. There are regular paediatric endocrinology clinics, including general endocrinology, a multidisciplinary endocrine and nutrition clinic, late effects of cancer and a paediatric metabolic bone clinic. There is also a strong liaison with obstetric, neonatal and adult services, which offers a unique opportunity within Victorian Hospitals, by providing tertiary clinical care across all age groups.

The paediatric diabetes service currently manages over 800 patients aged less than 18 years, with -approximately 170 newly diagnosed patients aged less than 19 years annually. Multidisciplinary paediatric diabetes clinics (for children and adolescents aged 15 years and younger) are held weekly, A multidisciplinary young adult diabetes service (YADS) transition clinic caters for young people with diabetes aged 15 - 25 years, and this clinic is now attended by approximately 400 young adults aged 15 - 25 years with both paediatric and adult medical, nursing/allied health support, and a strong emphasis on psychosocial support.

**What you will bring**:

- You will have a good knowledge of resources and understanding of the assessment and intervention frameworks used to guide practice including the Children’s Youth and Families Act and appropriate referral networks.
- You will be able to demonstrate skills in psycho-social assessments, problem solving, communication and discharge planning.
- You will be skilled at supporting families adjusting to their child’s illness and able to provide grief and bereavement support as required.
- You will develop and maintain strong links with universities and your Monash Health social work colleagues and supervise students and other staff as required.
- You will be a dynamic, innovative and flexible practitioner and will receive regular supervision from highly experienced social work supervisors with opportunities for ongoing professional development.

You will be required to participate in Social Work on-call after hour’s service across the Monash Hospital sites and may be expected to work across sites within Monash Health as required.

**What you will need**:

- Minimum 2 years clinical social work experience
- A relevant social work qualification
- Eligible for AASW membership
- Experience preferably in an acute health care setting and/or with children and families

**In Return**:

- access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base
- avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills
- mentorship and career guidance
- support to attend relevant forums and conferences
- a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free flu vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates
- health imaging services
- + more

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).

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jennifer Ward on 0466 730 939.