Permanent Part-time opportunity to apply advanced Social Work knowledge, skills, and clinical judgement to deliver high-level assessment, rehabilitation, and case management services for people living with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), their families, and carers.

Job details

About the role

As a Senior Social Worker, you will manage a complex caseload of consumers and provide expert psychosocial assessment, intervention, and rehabilitation-focused case management across the continuum of care. The role requires a high degree of autonomy, critical thinking, and professional judgement when navigating complex issues such as decision-making capacity, consent, risk, mental health, behavioural impact, and family dynamics.

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 high level Social Work clinical services within the multidisciplinary team, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards, including comprehensive psychosocial assessments and interventions.
• Exercise independent professional clinical judgement in providing Social Work clinical services of a complex nature where principles, procedures, techniques, or methods require expansion, adaptation or modification, without the need for direct regular clinical practice supervision and with infrequent practice supervision using valid and reliable evidence.
• Utilise high level communication and interpersonal skills to achieve optimal consumer and service delivery outcomes.
• Provide high level clinical advice to diverse stakeholders including professional and operational supervisors, relevant service managers, medical and allied health team members regarding service delivery and the prioritisation and development of social work clinical services.
• Initiate and lead quality improvement activities including assisting in the evaluation, review and development of the local service and its resources.

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.

• COH681938 - Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application Support (PDF)
  
  Benefits for working with MN (PDF)