Aged Care Social Worker

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Social Worker Level 1/2
**Location**: Nepean Hospital
**Remuneration**: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 23
**Requisition ID**: REQ579321
**Applications Close**: 31/08/2025
- With _**_CORE_**_ Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment,_
- 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.

**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

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

**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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