Social Worker- Grade 2, At Home Subacute

Who We Are and What We Stand For

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

About At Home Subacute

At Home Subacute is the leading initiative to move subacute and rehabilitation care into the home and community environment, and make home the first preference for care. Services are focused on shifting care out of the hospital setting and empowers people to optimise their recovery, function and quality of life.

At Home Subacute delivers sub-acute rehabilitation (neurological, orthopedic, general), geriatric evaluation and management and palliative care in the community setting; care that would otherwise have been delivered in a hospital bed.

What You Will Be Doing

The Grade 2 Social Work role will be working within the multidisciplinary At Home Subacute team to achieve optimal rehabilitation outcomes for people in their homes and community settings. There is a strong emphasis on providing excellent evidenced based practice treatment, with a multidisciplinary team approach for person centred care. Care will be delivered within general rehabilitation, GEM and palliative care inpatient streams, as well as community Ambulatory models of care. This social work role will also provide service to the Hospital in the Home client cohort as needed, including patients on the Home-Based Cancer Care pathway.

What You Need

We anticipate you will have:

• Ability to competently perform high quality social work assessment, intervention and patient management across a range of caseloads
• Member or eligibility of the AASW
• Experience in the sub-acute or community settings
• Current Victorian driver's licence

What Next

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2***.

Additional Requirements

Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:

https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/

Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.

*Please refer to salary circular for ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (VICTORIAN PUBLIC SECTOR) (SINGLE INTEREST EMPLOYERS) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021 – 2026 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.

Thank you for your interest in this role, Peninsula Health is regularly advertising allied health positions across the health service so please take the time to review other relevant opportunities by going to https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/