A temporary part-time opportunity to provide high-quality psychosocial assessment, therapeutic intervention, advocacy and discharge planning services to patients and their support networks during some of life's most challenging circumstances.

Job details

About the role

As a Social Worker within the Cancer Care and Chronic Disease Team, you will provide specialist psychosocial support to patients and families navigating the challenges associated with cancer, chronic illness and complex health conditions. Working across both inpatient and outpatient settings, you will assess psychosocial needs, identify and manage risk, and deliver therapeutic interventions that promote wellbeing, resilience and positive health outcomes.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:

• Deliver core clinical social work services to patients affected by cancer and chronic diseases by assessing psychosocial needs of patients, identifying clinical risk and providing clinical interventions to maximise psychosocial outcomes for patients.
• Deliver clinical services to patients and their families impacted by issues including, but not limited to death, grief and loss and adjustment to life threatening illness.
• Provide high level social work services to patients through collaborative participation as a multidisciplinary team member and contribute towards multidisciplinary team processes in relation to service delivery in the allocated clinical area/s.
• Deliver services and support to patients both admitted and within the outpatient setting.
• Provide clinical education about the social work role for undergraduate students, less experienced staff and the multidisciplinary team with the support of senior clinical staff.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Further information

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

Documents

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

• Benefits for working with MN (PDF)
  
  RBH688064 - Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application Support (PDF)