Social Work Senior Clinician Acute Care

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 24 March 2025 with the possibility of extensionPosition Classification: Social Worker Level 4Remuneration: $2252.73 - $2307.33 per week

Hours Per Week: 38Requisition ID: REQ478530

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

Where you'll be working

 Acute Care Team Royal North Shore Hospital

What you'll be doing

Provide high level, specialist Social Work service to patients, clients, consumers and their family/carers to ensure the provision of optimal health outcomes consistent with NSLHD policies, procedures, standards, relevant legislation, and the NSW Health Code of Conduct. 

The Social Worker position is responsible for the provision of specialist therapeutic and case management services to adults and families who access trauma services.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

1. Social Work degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), including the ability to demonstrate a practical application of the AASW Code of Ethics. Recent post graduate clinical experience as a level 2 Social Worker or above
2. Demonstrated extensive specialist knowledge in Social Work intervention in the fields of trauma, sudden death, domestic and family violence, child protection, victims of crime, carer issues and family conflict. Proven ability to provide assessment, case management and counselling skills and ability to make independent professional judgements.
3. Extensive clinical experience as a Social Worker within an acute hospital setting. Demonstrated advanced assessment and reasoning skills for the management of complex caseloads in a pressurised environment.
4. Proven ability to work autonomously. Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines including the ability to work within scope of practice.
5. Demonstrated high level ability to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing, and proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
6. Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement activities and service evaluation processes with other staff and demonstrated capacity to provide clinical supervision.

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For role related queries or questions contact Kerry Griffiths on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au or 04258 313 344

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases including COVID-19. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards. 

Applications Close: 5 April 2024