Social Worker

**Position Title: Senior Social Worker (Level 3)**

**Employment Type: Full Time**

**Hours per week: 38 hours per week**

**Position Grade: Level 3**

**Salary: $108,595.00 - $112,114.00 base salary per annum**

**Enterprise Agreement**:The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Professional & Associated Staff Agreement** 2009**

**Department Name: The Gorman Unit, Alcohol and Drug Services, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney**

**About us**:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Come and work for one of the largest inner-city hospitals in Sydney. Servicing a wide variety of patients from across the CBD and Eastern Suburbs; including providing care to trauma, medical, surgical, and mental health & drug and alcohol adult patients.

Based in Darlinghurst surrounded not only by our community we have great public transport links, food from all around the world and a village like community spirit in the heart of the city.

**Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include**:

- Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
- Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life balance

**About the role**:
The Gorman Unit Senior Social Worker will work as part of the St Vincent’s Drug Health Service (DHS) to provide clinical leadership to the allied health staff of the Gorman Unit; and the wider St Vincents Social Work Team. This role will ensure high level service to patients, their families and carers by providing assessments, counselling and case management to both the Gorman inpatient and outpatient service.

You will also be responsible for conducting assessments, care planning, brief interventions and discharge planning to clients accessing the service. Assisting in the development and facilitation of therapeutic groups. You will liaise with other health care professionals within St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and with external agencies relevant to the area of clinical allocation.

You are responsible for ensuring that appropriate treatment strategies are conducted in consultation with consumers of the service and that outcome measures are routinely gathered. As the Gorman Unit Senior Social Worker you provide supervision to staff and students as required, conduct educations sessions for staff of all disciplines, provide training and support excellence in clinical practice founded in current evidence.

The Drug Health Service is committed to the provision of regular clinical supervision to all staff working directly with clients as part of their role in the organization. Clinical supervision is considered to be an important part of an employee’s professional development.

**Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's**:
**About you**:
Are you an experienced Social Worker with a passion for inpatient client support looking to take the next step? We're a team that's all about support and building on your strengths and if you feel the same, we are the team for you.

You'll have a Nurse Unit Manager, ADS Allied Health Clinical Lead, ADS Managers and Social Work Manager supporting you. All our teams are also fully dedicated to collaborating with you.

If you are looking for a change and to make a change, come and join the team in leading patient centred excellence within an acute inpatient setting.

**Application Instructions**:
**Selection Criteria**:
Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.Bachelor of Social Work from a recognised tertiary provider or equivalent tertiary qualification with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with relevant social work experience in a tertiary health setting.Demonstrated experience in assessment, individual counselling and group facilitationDemonstrated competencies and experience in the clinical leadership of health professionals and in the provision of clinical supervision of staff and students.Demonstrated effective time management and negotiation skills and ability to priorities competing workloads with in a complex environmentHigh level understanding and experience of the complex social issues related to harm reduction and strengths-based approaches in working with people affected with substance use.Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with report writing and computer literacyDemonstrated experience in developing, implementing and evaluating quality

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