Social Worker

Your role at St John of God Subiaco Hospital

The Social Worker works alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical social work services to clients/patients using evidence based clinical practice skills. Ensures practice is in accordance to the Australian Association of Social Workers _Code of Ethics and Practice Guidelines_ and SJGHC policies and guidelines.

The Position- Provide Social work services to DVA, TAC and WorkCover patients.- Actively intervene with appropriate counseling, 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 possess a relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers. You will have demonstrated skills in social work assessment, case management and discharge planning.

To succeed you will have demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills in assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating social work interventions and a capacity to collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team.

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

We can offer you- Salary: $50.33 to $70.78 per hour (includes casual loading) plus 11.5% superannuation- Casual position- 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-
- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs- Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance- Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)- Green travel allowance - if you walk, car pool or use public transport you could be eligible for up to $1,500 per year- Access to fitness and wellbeing benefits through- Fitness Passport For enquiries contact Ian Goh, Manager Allied Health on 9382 6111

Closing Date: 24th October 2024