Shape Better Outcomes for People Living with Dementia!

Temporary Part Time opportunity for a Senior Social Worker to join the Dementia Outreach Service (DEMOS), providing high-quality, evidence-based clinical care to people living with dementia and their families and carers. Bring your expertise in complex psychosocial care, clinical leadership and service improvement to a supportive multidisciplinary team.

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Your new role:

As a Senior Social Worker within the Dementia Outreach Service (DEMOS), you will provide expert clinical Social Work services to people living with dementia and their families and carers across the community. You will use your clinical expertise to manage complex psychosocial needs, provide advice to colleagues, support less experienced clinicians and contribute to improving dementia care across the service.

• Provide senior, evidence-based Social Work assessment, intervention and care planning for people with complex dementia-related needs.
• Provide clinical advice, supervision and education to less experienced clinicians, students and support staff.
• Work collaboratively with an interprofessional team, consumers, carers and community organisations to support person-centred outcomes and effective care transitions.
• Contribute to quality improvement, research, service development and clinical practice initiatives that enhance Social Work and dementia services.

About you:

We are looking for an experienced Social Worker who brings strong clinical capability, sound professional judgement and a passion for supporting people living with dementia in community settings.

• Demonstrated senior-level expertise in Social Work clinical practice, particularly within community health.
• Experience supporting people experiencing cognitive impairment, dementia and responsive behaviours, including in home and residential care settings.
• Strong communication, collaboration and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to provide clinical advice to multidisciplinary colleagues and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical supervision and education and contribute to service improvement initiatives.

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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:

Community and Oral Health Services:

Community and Oral Health Services deliver a broad range of quality community-based care and support services to help people improve and maintain their wellbeing and independence as well as oral health services to adults and children.

We deliver a myriad of services across Metro South including Hospital in the Home, Rehabilitation, Chronic Disease, Acute Care, Dementia Outreach, Oral Health, and specialist residential care along with delivering numerous other vital community health services.

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)
  
  MS09691271 Role Description (PDF)