Day Rehabilitation Program Social Worker

**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time
**Position Classification**: Social Worker Level 1 / 2
**Remuneration**: $35.77 - $51.04
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ516052
**Applications Close**: Sunday 15 September, 2024

An exciting opportunity is available for a Social Worker Level 1/2 to join the team at Bulli Hospital. This is a temporary full time maternity relief position with the possibility of extension at same / reduced hours.

**Where you'll be working**
Bulli Hospital is a 120 bed facility offering sub-acute Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care services across four wards. Bulli works closely with the Aged Care, Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Specialist team across the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District to ensure a safe and timely transfer of patients who have completed an acute episode of care and require ongoing care and management. Bulli Hospital also provides outpatient Geriatric Services and a day rehabilitation program. The outpatient services are supported by senior medical specialists, specialist nursing staff and Allied Health. The outpatient unit houses therapy and assessment areas for patient appointments. In addition, Bulli Hospital provides treatment for minor injury and illness, similar to a GP, via the Urgent Care Centre. This model of care enables patients to be seen and assessed by specialist nurse practitioners or medical officers to deliver treatment and management plans.

**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 Pork Kembla Hospital Day Rehabilitation Program.

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.

For positions designated as child-related employment, or positions that may result in proximity to children, you will be required to obtain a Working with Children clearance number from the Office of the Children's Guardian.

Please note that a volunteer WWCC (which is free) cannot be used for paid employment.

**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
- 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 understanding of grief, loss and adjustment issues, ability to provide education and advocacy for consumers, families and carers for clients of the Day Rehabilitation Program.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a particular time frame and a good knowledge of resources available post discharge.
- 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 syst