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SalaryEmployment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 Hours Per Week
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 7 Grade 3
Remuneration: $160,241 Per Annum
Requisition ID: REQ474064
Application Close Date: 24/03/2024
Interview Date Range: 27/03/2024 – 03/04/2024
Contact Details: Matthew Jennings - 0429 365 852 I Matthew.Jennings@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage the Liverpool Hospital Social Work department in a full-time permanent capacity.
The incumbent will work with the broader Allied Health leadership team and district Social Work Heads of Department in planning for improvements and enhancement to services.
The successful applicant will also be eligible to apply for opportunities including:
- additional funded professional development
- a 4-year temporary SWSLHD District Discipline Director position.
The Head of Department is responsible for the management of the Social Work service, with a leadership role for the
profession of Social Work within the department, including the management of professional standards and
development of safety and quality. The position will also manage a clinical load commensurate with other duties.
The Head of Department works:
- locally with other facility Allied Health Heads of Department and the Facility Director of Allied Health/General
- Manager to enhance services, standards and quality across Liverpool Hospital
- across SWSLHD with the Discipline Director and other Social Work Heads of Department to enhance the services, standards and quality across the district.
Liverpool Hospital is in the local government area of Liverpool and is 50 minutes from the Sydney CBD. Liverpool is home to an incredibly diverse and unique population, both reflected in the hospital workforce and in the services offered to the local community.
Liverpool Hospital is a principal referral hospital with affiliations to the University of NSW, Western Sydney University, the Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, and the University of Wollongong. It also provides an active education programme for medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible. * Must hold as a minimum a bachelor’s degree in Social Work which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.
- Demonstrated experience supervising staff and team performance
- Demonstrated knowledge and skills in service management functions.
- Demonstrated leadership in the planning, implementation and evaluation of local service delivery incorporating the quality improvement process
- Demonstrated high level communication skills (oral and written) including advocacy and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated experience implementing Evidence Based Practice (EBP) into service planning and evaluation
- Demonstrated advanced Social Work clinical experience across a range of settings - including a demonstrated understanding of Social Work service provision in complex health settings.
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Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney 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.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
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