Social Worker

Your role at St John of God Midland Hospital

The Social Worker - Mental Health works alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical social work services to clients/patients using evidence based clinical practice skills. You will ensure practice is in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics and Practice Guidelines and SJGHC policies and guidelines.

The Position- Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills in assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating Social Work interventions.- Provide Social work services to DVA, TAC and WorkCover patients.- Actively intervene with appropriate counselling, support, education, community liaison and referrals.- Actively participate and where appropriate, lead family meetings.- Participate in multi-disciplinary service approach for clients, including contributing to the evaluation of the Social Work service and Clinical Specialty.- Deliver patient-centered care, building health literacy and promoting self-management.- Demonstrate reflective practice and commitment to professional development.- Supports Social Work service by communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service.- Supports the profession through Social Work student learning.- Liaise with compensable bodies, financial institutions and external care agencies where appropriate.- Liaise with patients and their Carers to identify social support requirements.- Contribute to effective and efficient patient discharge planning via timely collaboration and communication with the multi-disciplinary team, the patient and their Carers.- Maintain a working knowledge of supported accommodation and nursing home facilities and patient eligibility.- Ensure timely referrals to community Health Care Providers.- Liaise effectively with community agencies and external Health Care Provider.- Maintain current knowledge of legislation and policies relating to discharging patients.- Maintain current knowledge of legislation and policies relating to DVA and Compensable patients (TAC & WorkCover).- Conduct quality audits that collect quantitative and qualitative data, which can be used toward improvement in patient care.

You will hold relevant Tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership to the Australian Association of Social Work. You will have demonstrated skills in social work assessment, case management and discharge planning.

To succeed you will have well-developed interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills as well as capacity to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team. Mental health experience is highly desirable.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you- Salary: $79,823 to $112,259 pro rata for part time, plus 11.5% superannuation- A fixed term part time position, 45.6 hours per fortnight up to 12 months working Monday, Tuesday and Thursday- Discounts on hospital services & private health insurance- Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
- Novated leasing-
- work related expenses-
- self-education and-
- additional superannuation-
- Free on-site parking- Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through Fitness Passport- Innovative Professional Development opportunities- A welcoming and supportive culture- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
- All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the above position requirements_

For enquiries contact Kym Knight, Social Work Manager, on (08) 9462 4031.

Closing Date: 14/10/2024