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Woolloongabba
Make a meaningful impact in hospital social work in Princess Alexandra Hospital.
Deliver patient-centred Social Work services at Princess Alexandra Hospital, supporting complex discharge planning, trauma informed care, NDIS and aged care pathways within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent,Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support |
| Classification | HP3 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MS05682786 |
| Closing date | 27-May-2026 |
| Job duration | 6 months + |
| Contact person | Amy Wilson |
| Contact details | (07) 3176 2610 Access the National Relay Service |
Your new role:
As a Social Worker within Princess Alexandra Hospital, you will provide high quality, evidence-based care to patients with complex psychosocial needs. Working as part of an interprofessional team, you will support safe discharge planning, advocate for patient-centred outcomes and contribute to service improvement initiatives across the department.
In this role you will:
- Deliver comprehensive psychosocial assessments and interventions
- Support complex discharge planning and care coordination
- Work across NDIS, My Aged Care and community support pathways
- Provide trauma informed, compassionate and patient-focused care
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, patients and families
About you:
You are a compassionate and adaptable Social Worker who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment and is passionate about achieving positive patient outcomes.
You will bring:
- Experience in hospital or clinical Social Work settings
- Knowledge of NDIS, My Aged Care and discharge planning processes
- Strong assessment, risk management and care coordination skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
- A collaborative approach to multidisciplinary teamwork
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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:
The Social Work Department forms part of the Princess Alexandra Hospital Division of Allied Health and Rehabilitation.
The Division of Allied Health and Rehabilitation provides high quality, strong person-centred, evidence based, multi-disciplinary clinical, education and research services across the continuum of patient care. The Division also has the key function of leading First Nations Health and Outpatient Reform and Governance.
Rehabilitation Services consists of inpatient, outpatient and community rehabilitation and persistent pain services for people with acquired brain injury (ABI), amputation, persistent pain, spinal cord injury (SCI) and other disabilities.
Allied Health modalities support all services across the hospital and wider community. These services aim to improve patient outcomes focusing on supporting self-management and independence, improving functional outcomes and rehabilitation and reducing admissions and length of stay.
Social Workers are attached to a central Social Work Department with its own cost centre. The staff of 60 full-time equivalents including 2.0 Administration Officers are allocated across Six social work teams, namely: - Cancer Services, Internal Medicine Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Trauma, Acute Surgical, Chronic Disease/Illness, Rehabilitation Including Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury. The Department hosts a Vulnerable Patients Unit and a Clinical Educator is located within the Social Work Department.
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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