Senior Social Worker - Hospital In The Home / Rapid Assessment And Care Evaluation

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time - 30 January 2023 to 2 July 2023
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3/4
Remuneration: $2014.10 - $2240.21 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ357001

This recruitment may be used to fill future positions via an eligibility list for permanent, full time, part time, temporary and casual positions.

• Are YOU an experienced Social Worker?
• Looking for a role that gets you out into the community?
• Join us at Central Coast Local Health District as a Senior Social Worker - Hospital in the Home / Rapid Assessment and Care Evaluation.

About You

• You have demonstrated application of extensive clinical experience across a diverse and broad range of diagnoses and conditions within the community setting.
• You have extensive skills and experience in clinical/professional supervision of Social Work staff and students, and demonstrated experience in effectively managing variations in staff performance and expertise.
• Degree in Social Work from an accredited course providing eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers and hold current driver’s licence (overseas qualifications must supply the AASW Overseas Assessment number).

What you'll be doing

This position will work within a dedicated interdisciplinary team to deliver high quality care in a dynamic team environment providing social work intervention to support clients in the community, as well as many specialist teams across CCLHD (such as Transitional Aged care programs, Specialist Palliative Care Service, chronic disease programs & Integrated Care Co-ordination team).

The position plays a critical clinical and supervisory role and is responsible for the delivery and monitoring of Social Work services to clients referred to the service. The primary clinical component of the position provides assessment and counselling to assist patients and their carers to deal with the emotional impact of illness and to undertake case planning, liaison and advocacy and referral to ensure access to appropriate community services. The social worker will be expected to be active in the areas of service development, service evaluation and staff and student teaching.

Social Work services are provided in the community setting involve home visits, clinic and group interventions. This will require travel to locations throughout the Central Coast region.

Where you'll be working

As the leading healthcare provider in the region, Central Coast Local Health District is well known for its cutting-edge patient care and exceptional community services. CCLHD provides the community with a caring, comprehensive and patient-centred environment dedicated to improving the patient journey.

We offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, a monthly day off, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements and professional development programs.

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For role related queries or questions contact Matthew Egan on PH: 0416 199 384 Matthew.Egan@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Sunday 4 December 2022 at 11:59 pm

Interviews will be held on the 8th or 9th of December

You are encouraged to complete applications on a week day where Technical Support is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm by phoning ROB Help Desk on 1300 679 367.