Social Worker
3 days ago
- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Modbury Hospital – Modbury
- Salary (plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits):
- AHP1 $ $44.44 per hour +25% loading
- AHP2 $ $54.35 per hour +25% loading
- Casual, up to 30 June 2026
About the Role:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking Social Workers to support patients and families across our Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care (ACRPC) Division.
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.
In this role you'll provide crucial psychosocial support, discharge planning and family counselling. This diverse role offers exposure to complex cases while contributing to improved patient outcomes and quality of life.
Social workers in ACRPC have diverse roles and support client cohorts in speciality areas, respect the diverse nature of the social work role and the specialty areas within ACRPC, including but not limited to:
Palliative Care: providing social work support to palliative care patients, their families and carers across illness and bereavement phases.
Geriatrics: providing social work support to older adults, families and carers, going through life transitions, through an understanding of geriatric conditions and best practice guidelines around management, assessment, intervention, case management and referrals eg. ACAT, MAC, TCP and SACAT.
Rehabilitation: providing social work support to adults participating in rehabilitation. This may involve assessment and intervention for adults going through complex life transitions, grief and loss and needing support for complex psychosocial situations; specialised assessment based on diagnosis eg. stroke and amputee; or referrals to services including NDIS, SACAT, ACAS, MAC and TCP.
To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
About You:
To thrive in this role you will have strong communication and assessment skills, display empathy, resilience and cultural sensitivity and possess a commitment to person-centred care.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Check(s):
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 914025
Enquiries:
Office of Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care
Phone:
E-mail:
Application Closing Date:
19 September 2025 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
Social Worker - Aged Care, Rehabilitation & Palliative Care Casual Pool - AHP1 - role
Social Worker - Aged Care, Rehabilitation & Palliative Care Casual Pool - AHP2 - role
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
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