Social Worker Level 1/2

**_Are you a new graduate or early in your career? Kickstart your journey with us Join our multidisciplinary team as a Social Worker, where you will support patients and families through their health journey and ensure smooth, timely discharges_**

**Remuneration**: $35.78 - $41.81 Per Hour + 11.5% Super + Salary Packaging

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time until March 2026

**Position Classification**: Social Worker Level 1/2
**Hours Per Week**: 24
**Requisition ID**:REQ514973

**Closing Date**: Wednesday 18th September 2024

**Social Worker Level 1/2 - Targeted**

**Belmont Hospital**

**About the role**:
Our Social Workers deliver interventions to patients throughout the hospital, including in the Medical and Surgical Wards and the Emergency Department.

In this role, you will be available to work on Thursdays and Fridays with flexibility offered for the remaining day.

**Where you’ll be working**:

- Belmont Hospital is situated at the northern end of Lake Macquarie surrounded by picturesque views, coastal walking tracks, family friendly parks and lakeside picnic areas and award-winning restaurants and cafes. Just down the road you will find the most stunning beaches in NSW to relax on and explore.
- You will become part of our small and supportive team where each member plays a crucial role, contributing their unique skills and insights to create a collaborative and nurturing work environment.
- Our team comprising of a Level 4 Team Leader, Two (2) x Clinical Specialist Level 3 staff and an early career Social Worker.

**Benefits**:

- Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time).
- Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
- Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
- Career Development opportunity.
- You will receive support from the Team Leader and the other Senior clinicians in the team.
- Individualised professional development plans will be developed with staff and opportunities provided dependent on learning identified.

**Requirements**:

- Must hold as a minimum a bachelor degree in social work which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.

**About you**:

- You will have the ability to develop a greater understanding of NDIS and RACF processes, support patients with complex care needs and be organised and flexible in your approach.
- You will be able to provide clear documentation on your interventions and patient care plans and communicate succinctly with the multi disciplinary team.
- You will be organised and able to provide handover to other staff for patients who require follow-up on the days you are not working.

**Additional information**:

- This role commences in December 2024.
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
- Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week commencing Monday 23rd September 2024.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

**Need more information?**
- Click here for the Position Description

**Information for Applicants**:
**This is a Category A position.** **Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with** NSW Health policy directive PD2023_022: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases **for Category A positions prior to offer.** All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

**HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of **benefits **such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.**

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