Senior Social Worker

Position Title: Senior Social Worker (Emergency Department)
Employment Type: Permanent Part time
Hours per week: 32 hours
Position Grade: Social Work Level 3 (Year 1/2)
Salary: 108,595.00 - 112,114.00 pro-rata base salary per annum

Enterprise Agreement:The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Professional & Associated Staff Agreement 2022

Department Name: Social Work, Darlinghurst Campus

About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic team leading our approach to the provision of quality care to clients of the Social Work (SW) Department. This role will be a Senior Social Work position in our highly regarded Emergency SW team which provides comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment and responses to patients their families and carers, presenting for the range of acute and crisis services we provide at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney. You will be working 64 hours a fortnight in a permanent part time position as part of a dedicated SW team on a rotating SW roster that includes weekends.

Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.

Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

About you:
We are seeking a skilled and energetic Social Worker who possess a passion for person centred care in a crisis setting. We welcome applications from people who are committed to high quality SW service while working closely with the inter-professional team. You are a highly collegial and collaborative SW who is keen to maximise psychosocial care and can provide high quality consultation, advocacy, clinical assessments and counselling.

Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria:
1. Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
2. Bachelor of Social Work from a recognised tertiary provider or equivalent tertiary qualification with eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with relevant social work experience in a tertiary health setting. 
3. Demonstrated expertise, skills and experience in critical illness, mental health, drug and alcohol, domestic violence, child protection, victims of crime, trauma, sudden and unexpected death and the coronial process.
4. Demonstrated competencies in crisis intervention, trauma counselling, short term solution focused intervention, grief and loss work, complex assessment, care and discharge planning in an acute health setting.
5. Demonstrated commitment to and experience in multidisciplinary team work in a complex environment with competing demands.
6. Demonstrated competencies and / or experience in the provision of clinical supervision of staff
7. Ability to lead and contribute to research projects, quality and education activities within social work services with high level oral, written communication and negotiation skills
8. Experience and participation in an extended hours service and/or on call service

Applications close on 06 June 2024

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at ***************@svha.org.au

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