Social Work Team Leader

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 4
Remuneration: $117,544 - $120,393 per annum plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ499294We are a Team of Social Workers who strive to support each other while valuing learning opportunities to expand our professional skills in delivering excellent patient care. We are looking to recruit clinicians who model authenticity, respect and trust between team members, as our goal is to create cohesiveness in delivering holistic care to our patients and their families.Where you'll be workingThe Sutherland Hospital is a major metropolitan hospital in the south east of Sydney. The Sutherland Hospital campus offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and community services, including surgical, medical, emergency, maternity, child, youth and family, critical care, aged care and rehabilitation. We also provide an After Hours Crisis On Call Social Work Service to the Hospital, 24 hours, 7 days a week.What you'll be doingThe Social Work Team Leader forms a key part of the Social Work leadership group at Sutherland Hospital in Caringbah, helping to achieve this mission using our CORE values of collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment.The Social Work Team Leader position includes a clinical allocation, and provides line management and clinical supervision for Social Workers working across clinical areas including;

• Critical Care and Medicine,
• Emergency,
• Women and Children’s Health,
• General Medicine,
• Neurology,
• Cardiac, and
• Respiratory.

The successful applicant will have a recognised clinical specialty with a high level of clinical expertise and knowledge in these clinical areas. The Social Work Team Leader has a consultative role within their clinical specialty. They may also conduct clinical research and participate in the provision of clinical in-service education programs to staff and students. The Social Work Team Leader will assist in operational/supervisory responsibilities under the direction of the Social Work Department Head, and may be required to manage specific tasks or projects.South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is committed to improving the care provided to our patients in line with our vision of Working together to improve the health and wellbeing of our community.This position has operational accountability for their team and reports operationally to the Department Head and has professional accountability to their Discipline Advisor.
The Team Leader will provide operational direction, lead, guide and manage the team across the relevant facility and facilitate the implementation of high levels of clinical expertise in order to provide high quality care to patients/clients and their carers consistent with NSW Ministry of Health (MoH) and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards. The position contributes directly to the development of policy, with consideration of the strategic context.Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
All Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.
Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position.
SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au

• Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award, with eligibility to the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning.
• Extensive post graduate experience working as a Social Worker across a range of clinical areas in a health setting, including demonstrated understanding of complex health conditions and the impact on patient well-being.
• Ability to provide high level of guidance, leadership and management of resources and services.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and demonstrate application of evidence based practice within their clinical area
• Negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Current drivers licence (or a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position).
• Demonstrated experience in providing crisis interventions, the ability to participate in the After Hours Crisis On-Call Social Work Service.

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For role related queries or questions contact Emma Middlemiss on Emma.Middlemiss@health.nsw.gov.auApplications Close: 7 July 2024