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Salary- Limestone Coast Local Health Network, Country Health Connect
- Salary: $102,641 - $110,094 p.a - Ongoing Full Time - AHP3
**Please Note: Position is located across Limestone Coast, South-East region of South Australia.**
An exciting opportunity is available to work in this newly created role as the Clinical Senior Social Worker – Child Protection & Domestic and Family Violence (CP&DFV) across Limestone Coast Local Health Network.
Enjoying a wonderful country location, you will indulge in a relaxing lifestyle, with access to excellent schooling options for your children. There are many sporting clubs, activities, and social events suitable for health professionals and families within one hour drive from the city centre. Mount Gambier Airport has multiple flights daily to Adelaide and Melbourne (45-minute flight time). There are also many opportunities to network with other professionals in the region through professional development opportunities.
Key responsibilities:
- As an experienced and highly competent clinician, you will deliver quality services and provide clinical / professional leadership to health employees working in LCLHN.
- Responsible for contributing to the implementation of Child Protection and Domestic and Family Violence reforms and policy directives across the LCLHN.
- Work with health staff, managers, and other stakeholders to ensure implementation of best practice initiatives and compliance with legislative requirements and policy directives relevant to Child Protection and Domestic and Family Violence.
- Contribute high quality and specialised knowledge, skills and abilities and will be required to provide clinical support or guidance to health staff to assist families and or clients with complex issues in accordance with best practice guidelines.
BENEFITS
- In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
- Up to $13,000 reimbursed Relocation cost may be available
- Location is negotiable across Limestone Coast region
- Work/life balance - many sporting clubs, activities and social events suitable for young and mature professionals
- Supported in Clinical Supervision and Professional Development opportunities
ABOUT YOU
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Experienced and highly competent clinician
- Experience in providing advice, clinical supervision and clinical education to less experienced professional staff and students.
- Demonstrated ability to lead an effective team of diverse membership.
- Previous contribution to service planning and development at local, cluster, regional or state level
- Contributed previously to quality improvement, evaluation and research
- Must hold a recognised qualification within Social Work and be eligible for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Work.
Please refer to the job pack below for more detailed information on the position, responsibilities and qualifications.
ABOUT US
The Limestone Coast Local Health Network is surrounded by a world class wine region, outdoor adventures, and some of South Australia’s best coastline, offering a work-life balance like no other.
Our professional and caring staff deliver health care and wellbeing support across regional South Australia in hospitals, local health services, community centres, residential aged care facilities and clients’ own homes.
Your lifestyle
- Relaxed and affordable lifestyle
- Access to safe beaches, excellent recreational fishing, sailing and surf
- Outstanding National Parks and great sporting and recreational facilities
- Well-serviced with educational facilities, including TAFE and University campuses
- Plenty of social activities including sporting clubs, music groups and great food and beverage experiences
The Limestone Coast Local Health Network provides a wide range of health care services to residents within the Limestone Coast region, which is situated in the southeastern part of South Australia and extending all the way to the Victorian border.
Find out more about working with the Limestone Coast Local Health Network at www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/workatLCLHN.
The Limestone Coast Local Health Network (LCLHN) is committed to building a flexible, diverse and inclusive culture, planning for and promoting diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as diverse community groups and ages including, LGBTQI+, people living with a disability and other diversity groups. The LCLHN recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our staff and consumers in being an employer of choice.
For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.
Check(s)
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
- National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
For more information about the role please refer to the Job Pack. Job Ref: 864612
Enquiries
Sarah Puust
Position: A/Regional Manager Allied Health & Rehabilitation
Phone: 87211460
E-mail: ***********@sa.gov.au
Application Close Date
Sunday 5th May 2024 - 11:55PM
Attachments
864612 Clinical Senior Social Worker - Job Pack.pdf
JCS+Social+Worker+final.pdf
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