New Graduate Social Worker

• New Graduate Social Worker Grade 1

• Get your social work career off to a great start

• Benefit from our structured new graduate framework to support your learning

• No on-call or after-hours roster

About the Role

An opportunity currently exists for a new graduate social worker to join our team. To fulfil this role, it is essential that you have completed a hospital-based placement. The position will be based on the acute wards at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) located in Fitzroy.

To perform this role, you will:

• Use your skills to undertake multi-dimensional, comprehensive psychosocial assessments, apply clinical reasoning, and formulate appropriate complex intervention and discharge plans

• Liaise with patients, their families and/or carers to co-ordinate, facilitate and communicate patient treatment and outcomes

• Actively participate in quality improvement and research activities

• Provide supervision and participate in clinical education programs as required

• Promote and develop positive relationships within the department, wider organisation and with community partners
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The classification for this position is SC13 ($74,172.80 per annum).

 
Your Contribution

• Bachelor Degree or Qualifying Masters in Social Work with graduation in the last 12 months

• Eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers

• Social work experience in a hospital inpatient care setting is essential

• Current National criminal history check, or willing to obtain.

• Current Working with Children's Check desirable

What we offer

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay

• Employee Assistance Program

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities

• Staff Health Centre

• CBD Location, close to Public Transport and close to lots of car parks

• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation

• Career development & advancement encouraged

• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Social Work Department
The Social Work Department at SVHM is recognised as a leader in developing and delivering best clinical practice to highly vulnerable groups such as people experiencing homelessness, family violence and addiction.  At SVHM, your social work values will fit well within an organisation whose mission and strategy clearly sets out its commitment to advocating for vulnerable groups and providing excellent and compassionate health care.

The Social Work Department at SVHM is recognised as a leader in developing and delivering best clinical practice to highly vulnerable groups such as people experiencing homelessness, family violence and addiction.  At SVHM, your social work values will fit well within an organisation whose mission and strategy clearly sets out its commitment to advocating for vulnerable groups and providing excellent and compassionate health care.

Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application
Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.  There is no need to respond directly to each of the key selection criteria.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).

Contact

Penny Lording

Position Description

3. LOCAL WORK ENVIRONMENT
Social Work is situated in the directorate of Integrated Care Services and reports to the General Manager, Allied Health and Pharmacy. The Social Work Department, is managed by the Chief Social Worker and is comprised of 3 service teams: Chronic Illness, Acute Medicine and Sub-Acute. The department staff are governed by the policies and procedures of the health service and additional department specific protocols. Social Workers are formally employed through the Social Work Department and allocated to work areas according to demand. Staff may be required to change their unit allocation, area of work or site in the interest of the most efficient use of staff resources and in order to maximize staff development opportunities. This position may be required to participate in cross campus rotations. St Vincent's Social Work is formally affiliated with the School of Social Work at the University of Melbourne for fieldwork teaching. Academic links also exist for both under graduate and post graduate teaching and education.

4. POSITION PURPOSE
Grade 1 Social Workers provide high quality social work services to patients and families through the use of proficient clinical skills, effective communication and collaboration. You will be able to demonstrate independent clinical decision making and developing your professional leadership skills through pro-active 
participation within the Social Work service and multidisciplinary teams. You will carry a clinical caseload and be able to participate in the education and quality improvement activities undertaken within the Department. 

5. POSITION DUTIES
 Undertake multi-dimensional comprehensive psychosocial assessments, apply clinical reasoning, and formulate appropriately targeted treatment plans with realistic/achievable goals
 Provide proficient interventions and discharge plans for patients and families with regard to context, time constraints and ethical and cultural sensitivitiesdentify proactively and manage psychosocial risk factors within clinical load including the ability to set priorities
 Complete initial assessments within required time frames
 Develop knowledge of medical diagnoses in area(s) of work and knowledge of related social health issues and resources
 Participate in a coordinated team approach to patient care including facilitating family meetings as required.
 Promote and develop positive relationships within the department, organisation, health sector and community that promote appropriate service delivery and patient care
 Actively participate and contribute within Department meetings
 Promote an understanding of the professional Social Work role within the organisation
 Accurately document in medical histories to ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and organisational policies
 Participate in medical history audit process to evaluate documentation standards within department as required
 Actively participate in education and learning of self and others, in both professional development and evaluation
 Ensure accountable and timely information sharing, documentation of referrals and statistical data collection
 Participate in and show a commitment towards quality improvement and research activities
 Participate in orientation of staff and students as required
 Initiate and take responsibility for the ongoing development of discipline specific expertise
 Respond professionally to feedback on performance and seek assistance as required
 Complete policy review as per department requirement
 Participate in credentialing and activities which define the scope of clinical practice and support safe clinical practice
 Other duties as directed by the Chief Social Worker or their delegate

6. INCUMBENT OBLIGATIONS
General
 Perform duties of the position to best of their ability and to a standard acceptable to SVHM
 Comply with all SVHM policies, procedures, by laws and directions 
 Treat others with respect and always behave professionally and in accordance with the SVHM 
 Only access confidential information held by SVHM when this is necessary for business purposes, 
maintaining the confidentiality of that information once accessed
 Participate in the annual SVHM performance review process
 Display adaptability and flexibility to meet the changing operational needs of the business
 Comply with applicable Enterprise Bargaining Agreement provisions
 Display a willingness to develop self and seek to improve performance
 Attend clinical orientation upon commencement
 Maintain clinical registration and any required indemnity cover

Person Centred Care
 Ensure consumers receive information in an appropriate and accessible format
 Actively support consumers to make informed decisions about their treatment and ongoing care
 Ensure consumers are aware of their rights responsibilities and how to provide feedback
Health and Safety 
 Protect the health and safety of self and others, complying with all health and safety related policies, procedures and directions
 Complete required Fire and Emergency Training annually
 Complete required Workplace Culture and Equity Training annually
 Attend general hospital orientation within 3 months of commencement
 As required, comply with fit-testing and PPE requirements

7. INCUMBENT CAPABILIITY REQUIREMENTS (Level 1)
The incumbent of this position will be expected to possess the following core capabilities:

• Capability Demonstrated behaviour
• Personal Personal effectiveness Operates within policies and regulations in line with the mission and values
• Learning Agility Is open to learning new skills and ideas and applies these in the workplace
• Outcomes Patient/Resident/client centred Responds to patients as individuals while delivering care according to prescribed guidelines
• Innovation and Improvement Solves immediate problems on own tasks and is  open to change
• Strategy Driving Results Completes allocated tasks to prescribed standards and timeframes
• Organisational Acumen Understands role of own department and related  departments
• People Working with and Managing others Modifies own behaviour and work style to be most effective
• Collaboration Cooperates with team members to deliver team goals

8. SELECTION CRITERIA
8.1 ESSENTIAL REGISTRATION, LICENSE OR QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor of Social Work Degree/Qualifying Masters Degree

• Graduated within the last 12 months

• Eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)

8.2 OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Social Work placement in a hospital setting (essential

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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