Social Worker Grade 2

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 60871

**Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful****

**Monash Health is **a great place** to work**

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free flu vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates
- health imaging services
- + more

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 people work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and ICare values.

**Our **Journey**:
Social Workers at Monash Children’s Hospital sit within the Monash Children’s Allied Health Team, providing specialised services to infant, paediatric and adolescent patients and their families. Social work services are provided in inpatient settings including Paediatric ICU, Children’s Cancer Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; in ambulatory care services such as the Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and via state-wide services such as the Paediatric Palliative Care Program and the Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service.

**A Day in the Life**:
As the Grade 2 Social Worker in paediatric oncology, you will collaborate with colleagues across the acute and community sectors to foster clinical excellence and consistency of practice within the service. You will provide social work services to children with cancer and their families/carers within clinics, on inpatient wards and in the purpose built Children’s Cancer Centre. In this role you will work very closely within the expert, supportive multi-disciplinary team. It is a fast paced role with excellent learning opportunities to develop your clinical skills. There is scope to develop or use your quality improvement, teaching and/or research skills.

**What you will bring**:

- You will have a good knowledge of resources and understanding of the assessment and intervention frameworks used to guide practice including the Children’s Youth and Families Act and appropriate referral networks.
- You will be able to demonstrate skills in psycho-social assessments, problem solving, communication and discharge planning.
- You will be skilled at supporting families adjusting to their child’s illness and able to provide grief and bereavement support as required.
- You will develop and maintain strong links with universities and your Monash Health social work colleagues and supervise students and other staff as required.
- You will be a dynamic, innovative and flexible practitioner and will receive regular supervision from highly experienced social work supervisors with opportunities for ongoing professional development.

You will be required to participate in Social Work on-call after hour’s service across the Monash Hospital sites and may be expected to work across sites within Monash Health as required.

**What you will need**:

- A relevant social work qualification
- Eligible for AASW membership
- Experience preferably in an acute health care setting and/or with children and families

**In Return**:

- access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base
- avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills
- mentorship and career guidance
- support to attend relevant forums and conferences
- a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies

**How to Apply**

**Applications can only be a**ccepted through submission via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit)**.**

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jennifer Ward on 0466 730 939.