Aged Care Social Worker

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Position Classification: Social Worker Level 1/2

Location: Nepean Hospital

Remuneration: $ $52.83 per hour

Hours Per Week: 23

Requisition ID: REQ579321

Applications Close: 31/08/2025

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed

and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney's western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Social Worker to join our Aged Care team. In this role, you will deliver high-quality social work services informed by contemporary theories and practices, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best outcomes for patients. You will conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments, provide counselling across a range of needs including crisis, grief, and adjustment, and actively participate in case conferences and discharge planning. Your work will involve liaising with community agencies and services such as My Aged Care, Carers Gateway, NCAT Guardianship Division, and the NDIS to support complex referrals and transitions.

Join a supportive and collaborative team where you will make a meaningful difference in the lives of older patients. Apply now to be part of a service that values empathy, professionalism, and teamwork.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHDis committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal pleaseclick here.

What you will bring to the role

• Tertiary Qualification in Social Work and eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• Demonstrated understanding of Aged Care Social Work within a Hospital environment
• Demonstrated high level communication, report writing and computer skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a part of a Multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated understanding of psychosocial stressors that could impact on the admission.
• Basic knowledge of My Aged Care, Carers Gateway, NSW Civil Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division, National Disability Insurance Scheme, the Ageing and Disability Commission and Residential Aged Care.
• Demonstrated capacity to Link theory and practice
• Current unrestricted driver's license and willingness to travel for work.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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