Senior Social Worker - Supportive And Palliative Care

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Up to 4th July 2025)
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Remuneration: $54.76 – $56.54 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ486957

Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond' and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment.

What you'll be doing
The Senior Social Worker is responsible for the provision of social work services to patients within the Palliative and Supportive Care unit at Auburn Hospital. The Senior Social Worker is responsible for a clinical caseload of patients with complex needs who are approaching the end of their life. The position will be contributing high level clinical knowledge and skill in the domains of advance care planning, end of life care, anticipatory grief, bereavement, and crisis work. This may include specialised psychosocial skills in assessing and assisting the management of patients and families with progressive conditions.

Benefits of working for Western Sydney Local Health District:

• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month, in addition to your annual leave (For full time staff)
• Salary Packaging - lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay. (Applicable for eligible employees)  http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary  
• Meal entertainment lowers your taxable income and increases your take-home pay.  (Applicable for eligible employees) http://wslhdintranet.wsahs.nsw.gov.au/salary-packaging-with-smartsalary
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional counselling and coaching service that offers confidential, short-term support for work-related and personal issues, which you and your immediate family can access
• Managers Support - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) professional consultative service for all managers, HR or senior staff that is confidential and unlimited for people management support
• Generous leave conditions in accordance with NSW Health (State) awards
• Recognition of prior relevant service may be considered toward commencing salary 
• Leave may be transferrable from other public sector agencies in accordance with leave mobility provisions

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations.  For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Please note: A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position.

Essential Requirements:

1. Qualification:  Degree in Social Work with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)

Selection Criteria:

1. Degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the AASW.
2. Demonstrated experience and skills in counselling in Palliative Care or other clinical settings involving life limiting illnesses, including specialist knowledge of grief and bereavement processes.
3. Demonstrated experience and advanced clinical skills in comprehensive psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, individual and family counselling skills, complex case management, end of life care, advocacy, negotiation, and problem solving.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills including conflict resolution skills and time management skills.
5. Demonstrated ability to work autonomously with limited supervision, apply independent professional judgement and high-level clinical reasoning skills, whilst working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
6. Demonstrated experience and skill in clinical supervision and teaching of staff and students.
7. Demonstrated ability and experience in identifying areas for clinical practice improvement, developing and leading quality improvement activities.
8. Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a social work and multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improved patient and/or consumer care and outcomes.

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For role related queries or questions contact Megan Byrne on ***********@health.nsw.gov.au or on 0447 143 ***

Applications Close: 30th May 2024