Aged Care Assessment Team

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time and Part Time until 29th June 2025

**Position Classification**: Social Worker Level 1/2
**Remuneration**: $35.77 - $51.04 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: Various Hours Available
**Requisition ID**: REQ528896

**Applications Close**:13th November 2024

**What you'll be doing**

Provide a high quality social work service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with ISLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. This position provides the above social work service to the Shoalhaven Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT).

The key role is to provide a comprehensive aged care assessment, referral, support and information to the patient, client, consumer and their families/carer regarding services that require access to Commonwealth funded aged care placement or alternative services. This includes formulating plans to meet the needs of the patient/client/consumer according to the Department of Health and Aging while meeting the ACAT Guidelines.

**What we can offer you**

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) provides you with an excellent career choice with many rewarding experiences. At ISLHD we are not just offering jobs, we are offering you the opportunity to excel in your chosen field and to experience a work life balance.

Work flexibility is very important at ISLHD and we provide our people with a range of benefits and conditions to assist with balancing the demands of work and personal life where possible. We offer:

- ADOs each month (for eligible full time employees)
- Study and development leave
- Access to in-house training, learning and educational opportunities
- Discounted parking
- Salary packaging options to reduce your tax and increase your take home pay (for eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - counselling for you and your family

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.

**Talent Pool**

Applicants holding temporary visas with working rights may be considered for a temporary appointment up to the expiry date of their visa. However, this option is only available when no suitable applicant for a permanent appointment is identified.

A National Police Check (criminal history record check) is a requirement for all new appointments to NSW Health and will be undertaken on preferred applicants, with the informed consent of the applicant.

This role is a **Category A **role. Preferred applicants will be reviewed for compliance and required to maintain compliance with the screening, assessment and vaccination requirements, relevant to your position, as outlined in NSW Health policy directive on Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases.

Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated ability to work in a health related field and ability to provide a range of social work interventions eg psychosocial assessment, case management ,group work, advocacy and education.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the aged care system.
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in comprehensive aged care assessments and care management of older people with complex needs including skills in activities of daily living assessments, cognitive assessments, social/community support needs, client environment safety and Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) placements.
- Proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrated competence in the use of electronic information systems.8. Current NSW Drivers Licence, with the ability to travel in accordance with position responsibilities.

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