Social Worker Mental Health Rehabilitation

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time Coffs Harbour
Position Classification: Social Worker Lvl 3
Remuneration: 108595 - 112114
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ483634Closing date: 13 May 2024Benefit from the lifestyle changes a move to beautiful Coffs Harbour would mean to you and your family.
Coffs Harbour is located on the North Coast of New South Wales, midway between Sydney and Brisbane. The area boasts superb beaches, mountain scenery, heritage listed rainforests, fine restaurants and a near idyllic climate. It is a family friendly area with outstanding schools and recreational facilities.The North Coast Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit is a modern 20 bed purpose built medium stay unit located on Coffs Harbour Health Campus. It provides collaborative and respectful rehabilitation care to clients with persistent and disabling mental illness from the Hastings Shire to the Queensland border, in order to promote recovery and functional gain focussed on self-determination and hope, and therefore to minimise disability and further hospitalisations. The Unit operates in close partnership with community Mental Health services, non governmental organisations and other key service partners in the Mid North Coast and Northern New South Wales Local Health Districts.The Social Worker/s within the NCMHRU provide an integral role in the multidisciplinary team planning and delivering care including a wide range of therapeutic/supportive individual and group interventions delivered in the unit and in the surrounding community. The Social Worker/s will contribute strongly to the ongoing development and function of the unit and to ensuring an optimal standard of client care and continued improvement of client outcomes in the unit.

• Degree in Social Work or other equivalent qualification providing eligibility for membership of AASW.
• Highly demonstrated expertise and knowledge of Social Work in the context of Health.
• Demonstrated excellence in completing psychosocial assessments, planning and intervention for complex patient/family presentations in the Health context.
• Demonstrated skills to participate in the development/monitoring/implementation and review of the Social Work role in an identified setting.
• Demonstrated commitment and highly developed skills in working with a team approach, alongside other disciplines and external agencies.
• Demonstrated excellence in verbal, written and computer skills, and ability to manage a significant workload

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For role related queries or questions contact Toni Lawson on Toni.Lawson@health.nsw.gov.au