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Social Worker - Senior (Mental Health Hospital in the Home), Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
Cairns
An exciting opportunity currently exists for you to join the Mental Health, Alcohol, and Other Drugs Services as a Social Worker - Senior (Mental Health Hospital in the Home). You will deliver high quality evidenced based social work clinical services to patients/consumers as part of a high functioning acute mental health multi-disciplinary team.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Nursing |
| Classification | HP4 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region,Far North Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/CAH670889 |
| Closing date | 16-Dec-2025 |
| Job duration | Permanent Part Time |
| Contact person | Saluja Khadka |
| Contact details | 07 4226 3100 Access the National Relay Service |
Make the move, Make a difference
About us:
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 opportunity:
In this position you will…..
- Acts as a clinical reference point with the MH-HITH team and respond to every-day clinical demands.
- Actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings including clinical care reviews and departmental meetings.
- Demonstrate high level clinical and time management skills in screening and prioritising workload demands in a complex and high patient clinical environment.
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
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