Social Worker Mental Health Grade 2 or 3

2 days ago

Frankston, Australia Peninsula Health Full time

**Social Worker - Grade 3 or Grade 2 applicants welcome. Classification will be determined based on experience**:

- **Opportunity to provide discipline specific interventions**:

- **7 day rotating roster (0830-1700 hrs) in Frankston.**

**Who We Are and What We Stand For**

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values:
**Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative.** We are One Peninsula Health.

**What You Will Be Doing**

The Intensive Recovery Team will focus on the provision of intensive therapeutic interventions for adult clients of the community mental health service identified as being at risk of recurring acute episodes and associated hospital admissions without more intensive therapeutic interventions.

The Social Worker on the team will play a pivotal role in a multidisciplinary team delivering intensive therapeutic interventions for adult clients of the community mental health service identified as being at risk of recurring acute episodes and associated hospital admissions without more intensive therapeutic interventions.

**What You Need**

We anticipate you will have:

- Social Work: Approved degree in social work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers
- Minimum two years post-qualifying professional experience in a hospital or related setting
- Clinical understanding of the treatment for mental illness provided in in-patient and community settings and working knowledge of community support services
- Excellent skills in comprehensive assessments, discharge planning and counselling
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to supervise staff and/ or students.

Please contact for the Grade 3 Position Description

**What Next**

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

**Additional Requirements**

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.

**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time. **Selection Criteria Essential: Social Work: Do you have an approved degree in social work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers?

Essential: Do you have a minimum two years post-qualifying professional experience in a hospital or related setting?

Essential: Do you have a clinical understanding of the treatment for mental illness provided in in-patient and community settings and working knowledge of community support services?

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