Join us as a Senior Social Worker (Infant Mental Health)

Are you a compassionate and skilled Social Worker with a passion for infant mental health?

We're seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join the Family LinQ program within the Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS), delivering high-quality, evidence-based Infant Mental Health services in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

Job details

Your new Role:

As a Senior Social Worker, you will provide specialist Infant Mental Health clinical services to infants and their families, working closely within a dynamic interprofessional team. Your work will be instrumental in supporting optimal patient outcomes and advancing service quality through leadership, education, and clinical supervision. This part-time role offers 38 hours per fortnight on Monday to Friday day shifts, with the added convenience of onsite parking available. 

• Clinical Leadership & Service Delivery: Manage a complex caseload involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation of infant mental health needs, applying evidence-based practices and ethical standards with increasing autonomy.
• Team Collaboration: Act as a clinical reference point within the Family LinQ team, participating actively in case conferences and multidisciplinary meetings, and providing expert advice and support.
• Supervision & Education: Mentor and supervise junior clinicians, students, and allied health assistants, fostering a learning environment that promotes professional growth.
• Service Improvement: Lead and contribute to quality improvement projects, clinical practice development, and research activities to enhance Infant Mental Health services.
• Community Engagement: Build strategic partnerships with community organizations to ensure effective discharge planning and continuity of care tailored to culturally diverse families.

About You:

 We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate:

• Clinical Expertise: Extensive experience delivering infant mental health social work services with a sound understanding of complex clinical decision-making.
• Strong Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and external agencies.
• Leadership & Mentoring: Proven ability to provide clinical supervision, support less experienced staff, and contribute to student education.
• Service Improvement Focus: A proactive approach to identifying opportunities for enhancing clinical practices and patient outcomes.
• Commitment to Quality: Dedication to upholding safety, ethical standards, and inclusive, patient-centred care.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

 INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• MS07649598 Role Description (PDF, 410KB)
  Role Description
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 415KB)
  Information Package for Applicants