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: 63817

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

**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.

We are presently seeking an experienced Grade 2 Social Worker to join our dedicated team at the Children’s Cancer Centre. This is a full-time, permanent on-going role.

**A Day in the Life**

As the Grade 2 Social Worker at Monash Children’s Hospital in the Children’s Cancer Centre you will collaborate with colleagues across the paediatric acute, subacute and community sectors to foster clinical excellence and consistency of practice within the service. You will provide social work services primarily to paediatric oncology patients their families/carers, however maybe required to work in other areas of the hospital at times. In this role you will work very closely within the expert, supportive multi-disciplinary Children’s Cancer 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. You will be required to participate in the after-hours on call roster at Monash Health and may be expected to work across sites within Monash Health as required.

**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

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

**How to Apply**

**Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).