AddressJoin our team in revolutionising healthcare at John Hunter Hospital, where excellence meets innovation.
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 5
Remuneration: $126,240 - $129,309 Per Annum + 11% Super + Salary Packaging
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ489654
Applications Close: Tuesday, 4th June 2024
Social Worker Team Leader
Medical and Interventional Services
About the role:
Collaborating closely with Service Managers and fellow Team Leaders, you'll uphold departmental standards and meet KPIs, ensuring patients and families receive optimal support. Your role demands adept communication, as you'll liaise with team members across diverse locations, addressing facility needs promptly and facilitating effective patient care solutions. With a commitment to ongoing education and training, we offer comprehensive support to enhance your capabilities in this dynamic environment.
Where you'll be working:
This is an opportunity to work for the largest employer in the region which services a population of more than 900,000 across the Hunter, New England, and Lower Mid North Coast areas. John Hunter Hospital is a Level 6, tertiary referral, major trauma and teaching hospital and is the largest hospital in the Hunter New England Local Health District. HNELHD has strong, innovative connections with the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute.
As the largest employer in the region, we encourage our staff to use their knowledge, skills, and experience to innovate and challenge existing methods of operating for the benefit of our patients. Meeting the principles of excellence, every patient, every time.
The NSW Government has committed $835 million to redevelop the John Hunter and John Hunter Children's Hospital. The John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct project will deliver an innovative and integrated precinct with industry-leading facilities. The project will work in collaboration with health, education, and research partners to meet the current and future needs of the greater Newcastle, Hunter New England, and Northern NSW regions.
Benefits:
- Benefit from comprehensive support for ongoing education and training.
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero.
- ADO's each month (for full time employees).
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees).
- Salary packaging options.
- Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members.
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals.
Requirements:
- Must hold as a minimum a bachelor degree in Social Work which provides eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.
- Willingness and ability to actively participate in the after-hours / weekend on-call roster covering John Hunter Hospital and John Hunter Children's Hospital.
- Eligible to drive in NSW and willingness to travel for work purposes.
This position is for you if:
- You enjoy mentoring staff and working in the fast-paced environment of a tertiary-level acute hospital.
- You enjoy the challenges of managing a large team – 14 FTE of level 1 – 4 staff and take on a proportional clinical workload to be negotiated.
- You are organised and flexible and have advanced communication skills to liaise with the Social Work and Multidisciplinary Team.
Need more information?
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For role-related queries or questions contact Fran Hodgson on ************@health.nsw.gov.au.
Information for Applicants:
We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
