Social Worker

Social Worker Grade 1 - Edenhope
Permanent, Full-time

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

About the role

As a Social Worker, you will deliver high quality service to consumers within the community as well as inpatients and Aged Care facility. This will include actively developing and providing a broad range of structured activities, rehabilitation programs and other therapeutic interventions.

The position will also be integral to assist with the Rural Outreach program, a non-clinical mental health outreach program specifically designed for rural communities.

Key Responsibilities

Provide specialist assessment, care planning of consumers with complex psychosocial needs
Identify psychosocial interventions required to support families and carers
Monitor and facilitate the progress of consumers through the course of their inpatient stay
Sound knowledge of external service providers, and the ability to identify appropriate services to meet the needs of consumers and their carers.
Actively participation in clinical handover, clinical review, case conferences and other care delivery planning as required.

Skills and experience

Social Work Degree and eligibility for the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
The ability to provide a patient/client centred approach.
Well-developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
The ability to prioritise and manage workload demands
Ability to work as a part of a multidisciplinary team for best client outcomes.

Grampians Health Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
Access to discounted health club membership
Staff rewards and recognition programs

Edenhope region

Grampians Health Edenhope is located in the Victorian country town of Edenhope. It is surrounded by nature reserves, wineries and beautiful walking and biking trails. Grampians Health Edenhope also provides a wide range of services such as acute nursing, aged care nursing, district nursing and community nursing to name a few.

How to apply

Click APPLY or contact Jo-Anne Grant Primary Health Coordinator, on 03 5585 9830 for a confidential discussion.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.

Selection Criteria
Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.
Essential : The successful candidate must hold, or be prepared to undergo, an employee Working with Children Check (WWCC). Please advise if you currently hold an employee WWCC, if not are you willing to undergo one?