Enhanced Community Care - Social Worker

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Lvl 3
Remuneration: 108595 - 112114
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ496217Location: Broken Hill NSW

• Opportunity to work on the frontline to join a truly supportive team that is empowered to provide the ultimate patient experience
• Grow your career with us with ongoing learning and development
• Get exposure to work across different areas you would not get in the big smoke!

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at " " in the Far West. What you'll be doingProvide a high-quality Social Work service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with FWLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. This position provides the above Social Work service to the Enhanced Care Team as part of the Integrated Care Team.

• Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills in the provision of clinical care and operate independently with minimum direct clinical supervision to provide a high quality clinical service.
• Participate in planning, implementing, evaluating and reporting on services to promote effectiveness and efficiency of clinical service delivery.
• Provision of psychosocial assessment, counselling, information and advocacy to clients, patients, consumers and their families/carers in a client/consumer centred framework
• Liaise with other care and service providers to ensure seamless continuum of care that meets the needs of clients, patients, consumers and their families/carers.
• Provide appropriate Social Work interventions and support for consumers of the Palliative Care service, in a time of high levels of family stress.
• Identify and act on opportunities for improvement in clinical practice and develop and lead ongoing quality improvement activities in order to improve clinical care, and act on opportunities to participate in clinical research.
• Be accountable for the provision of a high level clinical social work service (including services of a more complex nature) in order to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Far West NSW Local Health District , including exercise of independent professional judgement in solving problems and managing complex situations.

What is on offer

• 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
• Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6K meal & entertainment + enquire about relocation packaging that may be available to you
• Novating leasing
• Remote Area Housing Benefit
• Isolation &climate allowance
• Fitness Passport
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development through frequent online and face to face learning opportunities

About the Far West LHDThe is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to provide excellence in rural and remote health and we truly empower our staff to deliver the best health outcomes for our communityKey to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.About Broken HillOften referred to as an “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries (more than pubs)! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafésHow to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible.

• A bachelor's degree in social work which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers. Knowledge, skills and experience to meet the requirements of the NSW Health Professionals Award Level 2.
• 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 ability to work with Bereavement, Grief and Loss in a Palliative Care setting and an understanding of current grief and loss theory.
• Demonstrated ability to work with consumers, families and carers in a time of high levels of family stress.
• Extensive specialist or broad generalist knowledge, clinical proficiency and ability to work with minimal supervision, and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own work/ caseload.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.

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For role related queries or questions contact Rebecca Smith on Rebecca.Smith7@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close: 28 June 2024Stepping UpThe Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health.If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.