AddressClosing Date: Monday 4th March 2024
Social Worker – NICU
John Hunter Children’s Hospital
About us:
John Hunter Children’s Hospital (JHCH) is part of The Children, Young People and Families Directorate of Hunter New England Local Health District. It is one of three tertiary children’s hospitals in NSW, the only one situated outside of a capital city. JHCH is made up of four wards, a neonatal intensive care unit, outpatients department, school room, and oncology day stay unit.
About the job:
- In this role you will work within the John Hunter Children’s Hospital Social Work Service.
- Join a team that is passionate about improving the health and psychosocial outcomes for Children, Young People and their Families. This is a collaborative team within a supportive learning and development culture.
- This position will work across the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Special Care Nursery and Outpatient follow-up clinics.
- Working with families in states of crisis, grief, hope and adjustment. This role will be undertaking crisis psychosocial assessments with some situations requiring longer-term intervention and psychological and psychosocial support to patients and their families. This role will work alongside other NICU Social Workers as well as other Social Workers working within the Children’s Hospital.
- In this role you will be supported through an orientation period. There will be opportunities for relevant ongoing professional education and development. You will receive both professional supervision and line management support.
- In this position you will work Tuesdays, Thursdays and every second Wednesday.
Benefits:
- Superannuation contributions 11%.
- Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees).
- Four (4) weeks annual leave for temporary and permanent employees (pro-rata if part time).
- Salary packaging - Up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing.
- 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.
- Working for a highly regarded public health facility, where supporting the local community is at the forefront of our business strategy.
- Career Development opportunity.
Requirements:
Our successful candidate will possess the following:
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, with eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Eligibility to drive in NSW and willingness to travel for work purposes.
- Willingness and ability to actively participate in the After Hours On Call roster providing crisis response across John Hunter and John Hunter Children’s Hospital.
- Passion for supporting families at times of crisis and adjustment and providing child-centred social work practice.
- Passion for supporting parents with postnatal mental health needs.
- Open to learning and innovation in clinical practice.
Additional information:
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent part time and temporary part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
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Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below).
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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