Social Worker

Social Worker - Grade 2

Permanent part-time position - 0.8 FTE / 30 hours per week or full time 38 hours per week

Cabrini Malvern & Brighton

Cabrini Benefits:
- Flexible work arrangements.- Attractive Hourly rates + 11% Super and 17.5% leave loading- Opportunity to develop skills across multiple areas.- Up to $15,900 salary packaging, plus $2,650 meal and entertainment card benefits- Excellent workplace culture with ongoing peer support and supervision.- Vibrant Malvern and Brighton locations, close to public transport with discounted Myki commuter fares

The Role

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker (Grade 2) to work in our Acute team at Malvern and Brighton on either a part time or full time basis to provide psychosocial care and support discharge planning for our inpatient services. Flexibility to work with our palliative and rehabilitation services across Malvern and Brighton sites as required.

This role will also have opportunity to be involved in service and professional development activities within the team. This will include supervision of students, Allied Health Assistant and Grade 1 Social Workers.

You will be supported by a strong social work team, which is committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred, and evidence-based services within a supportive environment.

Key responsibilities include:
- You are able to establish positive and collaborative working relationships with hospital staff, patients and families, utilising your excellent communication skills.- Maintain conflict resolution and negotiation skills, whilst achieving positive outcomes for patients and families.- Manage your complex caseload effectively and facilitate timely discharges for patients from hospital.- Consult and collaborate with others and work as an effective member of team to deliver organisational outcomes.- Demonstrate your ability to undertake professional supervision and/or mentor junior staff, and supervise students.- Have flexibility, innovation, creativity and optimism.- Demonstrate ability to develop evidence-based and innovative practices and projects.

About you- Bringing sound knowledge of social work theories and practices in accordance with AASW Guidelines and Code of Ethics.- Clinical practice experience in the healthcare setting (minimum of 3 years).- A 'can do' attitude and ability to manage competing demands.- Eligible for membership of the AASW.- Desirable: Experience in hospital based care and knowledge of private hospital sector.

Enquiries to: Acting Head of Occupational Therapy and Manager of Social Work, Ruth Skene on 0400 566 371 or Social Work Acute Senior Clinician, Daina Fell 0439 176 411

Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini and help optimize the patient experience and health outcomes for our community. You will have opportunities to learn new skills and give back to your community.

Working for Cabrini

Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s south east. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, we have been providing quality, compassionate care to our community for 75 years.

There is something special about Cabrini. Wherever we work, we are compassionate, connected people transforming lives together. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.

Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.

Cabrini is an equitable and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a safe environment for children and vulnerable people.

Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

MANDATORY FOR ALL NEW STAFF TO CABRINI

Employment with Cabrini Health will be based on satisfactory background checks such as professional references, National Police Check, vaccinations for Influenza and COVID-19 (including boosters), plus a Working with Children Check (WWCC) may also be requested.