Social Worker

**Position Title**: Social Worker - Chronic and Complex Care Service

**Employment Type**: Maximum Term Part Time - 3 Year Contract

**Hours per week**: 24hours per week

**Position Grade**: Social Worker Level 3 Year 1 - 2

**Salary**: $105,093 - 108,612 (pro rata) per annum

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

**Department Name**: Chronic and Complex Care Services

**Position Summary**:
A vacancy exists in the Enhanced Community Palliative Care and Heart Lung Chronic Care Service for a highly motivated Social Worker - Level 3- Chronic and Complex Care Service with appropriate knowledge and skills to join our friendly and supportive team. Our progressive and innovative team offers development opportunities for our staff and a caring environment for the delivery of high quality patient centred care.

The successful applicant(s) will involve working within a multidisciplinary team to strengthen connections between general community services and palliative care teams, closely with the St Vincent’s Hospital and community staff, government and non-government organizations and service providers. You will be working part time at 24 hours per week roster, providing consultation, advocacy, clinical assessments and counselling to patients, families and carers. The position will contribute clinical knowledge and skills to crisis work, patient flow, complex care, end of life care and discharge planning for vulnerable patients. You will also be providing consultation to team members and education for patients and staff as required.

The service operate Monday
- Friday, days of work will be discussed at time of interview.

The vacancy is open to Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens who hold a valid New Zealand passport, Australian permanent residents and those non-residents deemed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship to be eligible to work in Australia only.

**About St Vincent's Health Network Sydney**:
St Vincent's Health Network Sydney is made up of three public hospitals, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sacred Heart Health Service and St Joseph's Hospital at Auburn. We are part of St Vincent's Health Australia, the largest diversified health care organisation within Australia's not for profit Catholic health care sector. As a Catholic health and aged care service provider, our mission is to bring God's love to those in need through the healing ministry of Jesus, with a commitment to those who are poor and vulnerable.

**What we offer**:

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

**Application Instructions**:
**Selection Criteria**:
1. Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia

2.Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent tertiary qualification creating eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with demonstrated experience in clinical health social work settings with high level skills in aged care social work service.

3. Demonstrated competencies in relevant social work practice frameworks including: human rights, social justice, crisis intervention, adjustment to illness and disability, short term solution focused intervention, grief and loss, complex assessment, advocacy, care and discharge planning.

4. High level understanding and experience of the complex social issues for patients, families and carers in regard to aged care services, rehabilitation, disability and residential care.

5. Demonstrated commitment to and experience in inclusive collaboration and multidisciplinary team work in high demand environment including time management, negotiation, written, oral and computer skills.

6.Demonstrated competencies and experience in the provision of clinical supervision of staff/students. Ability to undertake and lead clinical planning, research, quality and education projects within social work services.

7. Sound knowledge of legislative requirements and the social work role in regard to domestic violence, elder abuse, child protection, guardianship and victims of crime.

8. Current unrestricted NSW Class C Driver’s License.

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