Temporary opportunities available to provide advanced clinical social work services that support individuals, families and carers to improve health outcomes, maintain independence and enhance quality of life.

Job details

About the role

As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a vital role in delivering advanced, person-centred social work services that support consumers, families and carers across a diverse range of healthcare settings. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you will provide high-level psychosocial assessment, intervention, care coordination and discharge planning to individuals experiencing complex health, disability, ageing, rehabilitation, palliative care and chronic disease management needs. You will exercise a high degree of professional autonomy, applying expert clinical judgement to support positive patient outcomes while navigating complex social and healthcare challenges.

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:

• 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.
• Apply clinical evidence to practice supporting continuous improvement of quality service delivery and participate in clinical research activities within the Social Work and multi-disciplinary team, as required.
• Utilise high level communication and interpersonal skills to achieve optimal patient and service delivery outcomes.
• Provide high level clinical advice to diverse stakeholders including professional and operational supervisors, relevant service managers, medical and allied health regarding service delivery, equipment, technology and the prioritisation and development of social work clinical services.
• Provide clinical leadership managing complexity related to psychosocial care needs of consumers and their families/carers, and advocate to ensure that legislative, ethical and professional standards are maintained.

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.

• COH692660 - Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application Support (PDF)
  
  Benefits for working with MN (PDF)