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Monash Health is Victoria's largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people's homes.
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Our Journey
Social Workers at Monash Children's Hospital sit within the Monash Children's Allied Health Team, providing specialised services to infant, paediatric and adolescent patients and their families. Social work services are provided in inpatient settings including Paediatric ICU, Children's Cancer Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; in ambulatory care services such as the Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and via state-wide services such as the Paediatric Palliative Care Program and the Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service.
A Day in the Life
This Social Work role sits within the Monash Children's Allied Health department and has close ties to the Paediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology Department. The position primarily involves supporting children and families with diabetes and other endocrine conditions. In addition to this the caseload will also cover Adolescent and Adolescent Eating Disorders, however may provide cover to other paediatric caseloads as required.
As the Grade 2 Social Worker, you will collaborate with colleagues across the acute and community sectors to foster clinical excellence and consistency of practice within the service. You will provide social work services within outpatient clinics, on inpatient wards and other areas as appropriate. You will be an important member of two teams - the Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes team as well as the Adolescent medicine team. There is scope to develop or use your quality improvement, teaching and/or research skills
You will be required to participate in two Monday evening clinics per month (finishing at 8 p.m) as well as a Dandenong clinic in normal business hours on the alternate Mondays. There is an expectation that you will also participate in the on call after hours Social Work service across the Monash Hospital sites and may be expected to work across sites within Monash Health as required.
What you will bring:
- You will have a good knowledge of resources and understanding of the assessment and intervention frameworks used to guide practice including the Children's Youth and Families Act and appropriate referral networks.
- You will be able to demonstrate skills in psycho-social assessments, problem solving, communication and discharge planning.
- You will be skilled at supporting families adjusting to their child's illness and able to provide grief and bereavement support as required.
- You will develop and maintain strong links with universities and your Monash Health social work colleagues and supervise students and other staff as required.
- You will be a dynamic, innovative and flexible practitioner and will receive regular supervision from highly experienced social work supervisors with opportunities for ongoing professional development.
What you will need:
- A relevant social work qualification
- Eligible for AASW membership
- More than 2 years of experience preferably in an acute health care setting and/or with children and families
In Return:
- access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base
- avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills
- mentorship and career guidance
- support to attend relevant forums and conferences
- a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies
For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jennifer Ward on 0466 730 ***.
For the Position Description please click here
We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.
How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide'
Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.
Applications close on 21 June, 2024
