Looking for the opportunity to change people’s lives and make a difference?

Join our Social Work team and use your clinical expertise to make a meaningful difference across acute and palliative care, supporting patients and families through some of life’s most complex and challenging moments.

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Your new role:

As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a key role in delivering high-level, person-centred Social Work services across acute and palliative care, supporting patients and families through complex and often life-changing experiences.

• Deliver senior clinical Social Work services across acute and palliative care, including complex assessment, intervention, discharge planning, bereavement support and end-of-life care.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, providing high-level clinical advice and expertise to support safe, timely and holistic patient care.
• Provide clinical supervision, education and support to less experienced Social Workers, students and Allied Health Assistants, contributing to the development of the broader Social Work team.
• Contribute to service improvement, research, quality initiatives and evidence-based practice, helping to strengthen Social Work services across Logan and Beaudesert Health Service.

About you:

We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Social Worker who can bring strong clinical expertise, sound judgement and a collaborative approach to a dynamic healthcare environment.

• You have demonstrated senior-level Social Work knowledge, skills and clinical expertise, with the ability to manage complex presentations and confidently prioritise competing clinical demands.
• You are a strong communicator who can work effectively within multidisciplinary teams, provide high-level clinical advice and build positive relationships with patients, families, colleagues and external stakeholders.
• You have the confidence and capability to support and develop others, including providing supervision, education and guidance to less experienced practitioners and students.
• You are committed to evidence-based practice and continuous improvement, with the ability to identify, develop and evaluate initiatives that enhance patient care and Social Work service delivery.

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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:

Logan Hospital:

Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.

We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.

Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the Logan Hospital expansion.

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.

Documents

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

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS08690089 - Role Description (PDF)