Social Worker Grade 3/ Team Leader

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 65768

**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people's lives.**

**About the Role**

We are now looking to appoint a permanent full time Grade 3 Senior Social Worker/Team Leader in Subacute at Casey Hospital. You will have opportunities for amazing professional development, career growth and be a part of an awesome and supportive social work team at Monash Health.We are a busy and dynamic team assisting patients and families by providing a professional service for patients referred across the acute and sub-acute inpatient setting. Our Social Work service includes Women's and Children's services, Adult Acute, Sub-Acute (Aged and Rehabilitation) and specialty areas such as Intensive Care and Emergency Department.The successful applicants will have the opportunity to be a part of a busy, energetic and friendly Allied Health team. This position is based at Casey Hospital.

**A Day in the Life**

As a Monash Health employee, you will have the ability to maintain a high level of communication with patients, visitors and colleagues enabling you to deliver exceptional care. As a member of the team you are integral to the Monash Health Social Work service delivery and consistently demonstrate our core values. You will be part of a flexible workforce with personalised support.

**What you Bring**

The Grade 3 Social Worker will provide quality care for clients with the use of competent clinical skills, effective communication, and active participation within the social work service and multidisciplinary teams. The role is recognised for the clinical expertise, consolidated skills and professional knowledge, ability to provide consultation and clinical leadership to health professionals within the Social Work Department and wider hospital setting, including liaison with senior medical, nursing and allied health teams.

More specifically you will be responsible for co-ordinating and leading a social work stream in the provision of effective, high-quality care for patients in the designated stream. You will also assist with management, supervision and professional development of staff and students. A caseload will be carried in designated areas, maintaining clinical expertise.

**What you Need**:
To be considered for this important role you will ideally possess the following:

- Bachelor of Social Work or Masters Social Work (Qualifying) OR equivalent as assessed and approved by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Accredited Social Worker: as approved by the AASW
- A current Victorian Driver's Licence
- Desirable: Completion of a post-graduate qualification in a relevant field or working towards such a qualification

**In Return**:

- Exposure to a variety of hospital settings and working with Monash Health's exceptional healthcare clinicians
- Receive corporate benefits such as salary packaging, access to staff parking, on site Gym, and Employee Assistance Program
- You will receive all casual employee benefits
- You will be provided with Continuing education and access to online resources**Monash Health is a great place to work**

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Monash Health is Victoria's largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care to south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations, via telehealth, within local communities and in people's homes.

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

**How to Apply**

**Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).