Social Worker Advanced

About the role
This position provides advanced clinical knowledge and skills to deliver specialist contemporary, evidence based Social Work services and leadership as a member of the multidisciplinary team, to consumers of the Chermside Community Mental Health Team, their families/carers, and external stakeholders to optimise psychosocial outcomes and to facilitate recovery from mental illness.
This position also leads a MNMH service improvement portfolio, focussed on building the capability of MNMH to respond to Child Protection needs within our service.
About you
- Respect - demonstrates interpersonal savvy, manages conflict appropriately, communicates effectively and balances the needs of all stakeholders with utmost respect to all people at all times
- Teamwork - collaborates effectively, develops talent, values difference and builds effective teams to bring about best use of resources to deliver healthcare services
- Compassion - is completely consumer focussed, demonstrates self-awareness and the effects of behaviour on others, deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity, demonstrates resilience in the delivery of consumer services
- High Performance - cultivates innovation, is action oriented, drives results and supports Metro North's vision and purpose to exceed expectations of our consumers and stakeholders
- Integrity - demonstrates sound decision quality, ensures accountability, demonstrates courage in the face of adversity and works effectively / manages complexity to ensure work output and decisions are ethical and invariably of a high standard

In terms of technical knowledge, skills and experience and within the context of the responsibilities described above under Key Accountabilities, the ideal applicant will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

- Demonstrated specialist level of knowledge, expertise and skill in mental health, child protection and social work assessments, formulation, and interventions, with an understanding of the principles, processes and environments that support recovery and an ability to work within Recovery and Trauma Informed frameworks, with complex consumers in a community mental health setting.
- Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team and communicate effectively using well developed oral and written communication skills to enable effective interaction with consumers, carers, and other stakeholders in individual and group situations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead service change in a specialist area through quality and service improvement activities, offer direction and support to managers and the multidisciplinary team and provide clinical supervision to less experienced practitioners and students.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
- Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
- 17.5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first.