An exciting opportunity currently exists for you to join the Older Persons Subacute and Rehabilitation Services as a Social Worker - Senior (Palliative Care). You will deliver high level clinical Social Work services for clients of the Palliative Care Service to ensure optimal assessment, clinical intervention, discharge planning, end of life care and bereavement support as part of a multidisciplinary team providing specialised palliative care.

Job details

About us: The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About your role:

• Apply high level professional judgement and decision making to manage a complex caseload, adapting routine and non-routine clinical practice based on valid and reliable clinical evidence with minimal direct clinical practice supervision.
• Develop clinical practice knowledge and expertise through active learning within health and the Social Work Service and by engaging in professional development activities and professional supervision in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) code of ethics and AASW professional practice standards.
• Provide a leadership role in the clinical assessment and intervention planning for service recipients from a Social Work and multidisciplinary team perspective, ensuring timely identification of client's needs, service provision, and discharge planning within the work unit or professional team.
• Lead and manage staff by fostering and committing to patient safety and quality in the delivery of health care by maintaining and evaluating safety and quality practices and initiatives.

Mandatory inclusion:

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CAH649068 Role Description (PDF, 237KB)
  Role Description