You are invited to join a dynamic team with Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs as a Social Worker. In this role you will delivery of services as a member of a multidisciplinary team that facilitates the recovery and rehabilitation of people with mental illness, supporting consumers to take ownership and develop personal strategies that allow them to rebuild their capacity and achieve greater belonging within their community.

Job details

About us: 

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

About you:

In your new role you will:

• Deliver social work clinical services in accordance with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) Code of Ethics and AASW professional practice standards.
• Provide supervision and social work consultancy and advice (within delegations) to other staff members within your team and across the Mental Health and AOD Service.
• Actively participate in professional and multidisciplinary team meetings, including clinical case conferences, departmental and Hospital and Health Service meetings.

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.

• CAH654369 Role Description (PDF, 195KB)
  Role Description
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants