Social Worker

7 hours ago


Elizabeth Vale, South Australia SA Health - Northern Adelaide Local Health Network Full time $21,120 - $28,200 per year
  • Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals – Elizabeth Vale and 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

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit Social Workers to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

About the Role:

This flexible opportunity allows you to contribute to healthcare excellence while maintaining work-life balance.

As part of our casual pool, you'll provide essential psychosocial support across various departments. You'll work alongside multidisciplinary teams to address complex social and emotional needs of patients and families during challenging times.

Key Responsibilities:

  • conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments
  • develop and implement intervention plans
  • provide crisis support and counselling services
  • collaborate with healthcare teams and community services
  • facilitate discharge planning and community connections

Appointment to the role will be at the AHP1 or AHP2 classification, dependent on the level of experience.

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 excel in this role, you will possess strong communication and assessment skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Be able to integrate models of social work practice and skills into action, including writing timely comprehensive reports. Be prepared to work in a fast-paced working environment across two NALHN public hospitals where workspace and resources are shared. Weekend work and public holiday day work will be required.

Ready to advance your social work career in a supportive healthcare action learning environment? Apply now to join our casual pool and help shape the future of healthcare in our community.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

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.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:

"My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care."

"I feel like I'm part of a growing and developing service."

"I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support."

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

Lyell McEwin Hospital – The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

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.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Social Worker in NALHN include:

  • professional development opportunities. We have a well established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eligible for external, funded professional development via the Allied Health Professionals Plus Professional Development Reimbursement Program, to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
  • opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
  • regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals

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: 916625

Enquiries:

Allied Health Facilitator

Phone:

E-mail:

Application Closing Date:

27 February 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

Social Worker - Casual Pool AHP1 - role

Social Worker - Casual Pool AHP2 - role

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.



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