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Health Practitioner (Social Work) Trainee
Woolloongabba
Grow your skills as a Social Work Trainee.
Gain hands-on clinical experience as a Social Work Trainee while completing your studies, supporting patient care at Princess Alexandra Hospital
Job details
| Position status | Casual |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible |
| Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support |
| Classification | HP1 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MS12671434 |
| Closing date | 22-Dec-2025 |
| Job duration | Casual |
| Contact person | Fiona Trad |
| Contact details | (07) 3176 2610 Access the National Relay Service |
Your new role:
As a Social Work Trainee, you'll contribute to high-quality, patient-centred care while developing your clinical skills under professional supervision. Working casually to support your study commitments, you'll gain valuable exposure to a busy tertiary hospital environment. In this role, you will:
- Support patient care through defined clinical tasks under allied health supervision.
- Communicate effectively within an interprofessional team.
- Provide education to patients and families on a range of topics.
- Participate in meetings, quality improvement and ongoing training.
About you:
You are a motivated social work student who is committed to delivering compassionate, safe and inclusive care. You will bring:
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a team.
- A commitment to patient-centred care and respect for diverse backgrounds.
- Initiative, accountability and willingness to learn in a clinical environment.
- Ability to manage tasks, maintain accurate documentation and follow clinical guidance.
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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.
About us:
Princess Alexandra Hospital:
The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.
We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.
We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.
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 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.
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