Social Worker

6 days ago

Mount Isa, Australia North West Hospital and Health Service Full time $42,144 - $51,824 per year

North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS)

  • Unique locations
  • Friendly communities
  • Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

Working with us

  • Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days professional development leave per annum.
  • Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3,512.00 per annum.
  • Rural and Remote incentive:Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay.

The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.

Mount Isa is a great place to live and work

About the role

As a Social Worker with the NWHHS, you will play a key role in supporting patients and families through a holistic, person-centred approach to care. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across a range of clinical settings to provide high-quality, culturally responsive, and evidence-based services that enhance patient wellbeing and recovery.

In this role you will:

  • Provide Social Work and case management services within a multidisciplinary team across varied clinical areas.
  • Undertake psychosocial assessments, discharge planning, counselling, and crisis intervention.
  • Participate in weekend rosters, on-call, extended hours, and outreach services as required.
  • Support a safe, patient-centred culture and uphold high standards of clinical care.
  • Build skills through supervision, ongoing learning, and quality improvement activities.
  • Deliver culturally safe, responsive care for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and diverse communities.

Requirements

  • Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
  • Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
  • This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A / B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
  • Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a 'working with children check; from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position.
  • A period of probation may apply.

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Contact: Dayle Easlea on

Applications close: Wednesday 26 November 2025

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